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Congratulations on  your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

Housing. Ikelite has over 30 years of experience in the underwater

photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and

built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur

photographer.

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera

and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls

and camera LCD screens.

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for

stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the

factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200’ (60m).

Ikelite Digital Housing

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Housing #6110.91 for Sony DSC-V1

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Lens Port

Power

Night Shot

Night Frame

Mode

Dial

Shutter

Release

FRONT VIEW

Lid

Snap

Quick Release

Button

Strobe

Mount

Rubber

Handles

Tray

Shutter 
Release

BACK VIEW

O'ring

External  
Strobe Connector

Lid

Snap

Menu

LCD

Zoom

Jog Dial

Exposure Index

Focus

AE Lock

Delete

Control
Button 

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Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk.

To open, push Lid Snap

Lock forward and lift as

shown. Keep pressure

on the Lid Snap so it

does not fly open

quickly.

Some lid snaps have a

lot of spring tension

once they go over center, have a firm grip on the lid snap. Lid

Snaps may be opened one at a time. 

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

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Install a fully charged battery into the camera before securing the

camera to the housing’s mounting tray.
Remove the back from

the housing. The

mounting tray for the

camera is secured to the

housing back. Position

the camera on the tray

and secure it with the

mounting bolt which

threads into the camera's

tripod socket.

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Some camera tripod

socket threads are plastic. The mounting bolt is metal. Do not

cross thread or over tighten as you may damage the camera

tripod socket threads.

Canon G1

CAMERA / MOUNT

Lid

Hook

O' Ring

Mounting

Bolt

Mounting

Tray

Lid

Hook

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When using an external strobe connect the housings Hot Shoe

Connection, slide the connector into the hot shoe of the camera

from the back as shown. Slide the connector forward until it

stops. This can be done after the camera is mounted to the

mounting tray.

External Strobe
Connection

O'ring

Housing Back

Housing Hot Shoe Connector

Camera
Hot Shoe

Camera

Only remove the External Strobe Connector's waterproof cap when a

sync cord is going to be connected.

Summary of Contents for DSC-V1

Page 1: ...Digital Housing i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l f o r Sony DSC V1 H o u s i n g 6110 91 ...

Page 2: ... Snap so it does not fly open quickly Some lid snaps have a lot of spring tension once they go over center have a firm grip on the lid snap Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time Lift Push Forward Lid Snap Lock I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g t th he e C Ca am me er ra a Install a fully charged battery into the camera before securing the camera to the housing s mounting tray Remove the back from the...

Page 3: ... on the lid snaps until they snap into place Lid snaps on opposite sides of the housing should be closed at the same time Be sure they are down far enough to engage the lock D Do ou ub bl le e c ch he ec ck k Once the housing is closed check the o ring seal Check the gap between the housing back and the housing it should be even all the way around Look through the clear plastic back at the o ring ...

Page 4: ...icone lubricant with the housing We recommend that you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other brands may cause the o ring to swell and not seal properly 2 Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and o rings Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth Lubricant is not a sealant it is used to reduce friction Excessive lubricant can collect sand and dirt w...

Page 5: ...er r 6 64 44 41 1 4 41 1 E Ex xt te er rn na al l F Fl la as sh h U Us si in ng g D DS S S Su ub bs st tr ro ob be es s w wi it th h t th he e E EV V C Co on nt tr ro ol ll le er r The Ikelite EV Controller provides 10 manual power settings in half stop increments with the DS51 or DS125 Substrobes The EV Controller can be triggered by the camera s built in flash or the optional 4103 sync cord atta...

Page 6: ... Ikelite products are warranted against any manufacturing defects for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase Defective products should be returned prepaid to Ikelite Ikelite will at its discretion repair or replace such products and will return to customer prepaid All other claims of any nature including but not limited to bulb failure are not covered Except as mentioned above no other w...

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