Canon EOS R5 - User Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – Housing
• Page 3 – Important Notices
• Page 4 – Contents
• Page 6 – Getting to Know Your Housing
• Page 9 – Housing Features; Base with Quick Release Handle; Tripod mount
• Page 10 – Vacuum Valve; Valve lock; Trigger Extensions; Setting Up Your Camera; Pre-Installation Checklist; Insert a fully charged camera battery.
• Page 11 – Camera Settings; Shutter mode; Camera Settings Display; Cheat Sheets
• Page 12 – Back Button Focus; Shutter; Setting Up Your Housing; Removing the Port Hole Cover; Align the zoom gear retainer tool with the notches in the zoom
• Page 13 – from the lens port mount.; Remove the port hole cover from the housing.; Installing a Zoom or Focus Gear; Place the zoom or focus gear (sold separately) into the lens port; Zoom or; Place the gear retainer into the opening around the gear.
• Page 14 – Opening the Housing; Push the lid snap lock forward and lift the curved end away from; Lock; Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the
• Page 15 – Installing the Camera; Remove any lanyard or neck strap which may be attached to the; Mount screw; Pull out on the housing control knobs to move the controls out of; housing. Push the camera all of the way forward until it stops.; Push housing control knobs in and check orientation with the
• Page 16 – Attaching the Hotshoe; Slide the housing hotshoe into camera’s hotshoe mount until it; Closing the Housing; Make sure the o-ring is clean and in its proper location on the back
• Page 17 – visible through the back of the housing.; Attaching a Lens Port; Installing the Lens and Port; Attach the lens to the camera. If using a zoom/focus gear set that
• Page 18 – IKELITE
• Page 19 – Press the port firmly towards the housing until the base of the; Setting Up An External Strobe
• Page 20 – Remove connector protectors and bulkhead caps from each; Bulkhead
• Page 21 – Align plug and insert into the housing bulkhead. Each male pin; are functioning properly.; Getting in the Water; Final Check; line visible through the back of the housing.; Check camera battery level and available storage space on your; check for leaks using the optional vacuum pump (sold separately).
• Page 22 – Submerge the housing in a fresh water tank dedicated to; Entering the Water; Before entering the water, turn the camera on and operate each; Shooting Underwater; Be careful not to stir up sand or silt.
• Page 23 – Learning about Underwater Photography; and; Maintaining Your Housing; Rinse the housing in fresh water. Rotate the housing controls and
• Page 24 – removing the lens port.; Lens Port
• Page 25 – plastic bag inside of the housing.; Leave the lid snaps open to release pressure on the lid snap; Servicing Recommendations; Lubricating Controls
• Page 26 – Lubricating Push Buttons; shaft inside the housing.; Press and release the push button several times to work the
• Page 27 – Lubricating Control Shafts
• Page 28 – Remove and re-install one control at a time.; Troubleshooting; Water enters the housing; Check and reinstall the rear and front o-rings.
• Page 30 – Camera is not functioning normally underwater; Check that no controls are being accidentally pressed.; Backscatter or “snow” in images; Avoid using strobes in extremely low-visibility conditions.; Spare Parts
• Page 32 – Contact Us