Ikelite D90 - Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

Housing. Ikelite has over 45 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 to 200’ (60m).

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#6809.1 for Nikon D90

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Strobe
Mount

Rubber
Handle

Quick-Release
Strobe
Mount

Zoom
Control

Lid
Snap

Lens
Release

Sub-
Comand
Dial

Shutter
Release

Port Lock

Aluminum Tray

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Lid
Snap

AF, Release
Buttons

On-Off

Flash +/-

Gear Sleeve
Drive Gear

Port

Opening

Meter, +/-

AE/AF Lock

Quick
Release
Button

External Strobe Connector
and Waterproof Cap

Viewfinder Port

[E] White Balance
[F] ISO
[G] Quality
[H] Main Command Dial

[I] Live View Button
[J] Multi-Selector
[K] OK
[L] Info/Quick Settings
[M] Flash Compensation

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Lens
Release/
AF-M

Lid-Snap

Zoom

Bracketing

AE-AF Lock

[A] Mode Dial
[B] Delete
[C] Playback
[D] Menu

TTL

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Lid-Snap

FRONT VIEW

BACK VIEW

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SIDE VIEW

Camera
Tray

Camera
Mounting
Bolt

Gear
Sleeve

Port
O'ring

Port Lock

Optional
Port

Lid
Snap

Shutter
Release

AE/AF Lock

Back O’ring

Sub-command
Dial

AF, Release Buttons

Meter, +/-

Power

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1. Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk.

To open, push Lid Snap Lock forward and

lift as shown. Keep a firm grip on the Lid

Snap so it does not fly open quickly.

Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

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- Insert a fully charged battery

- Insert memory card (1GB or greater capacity recommended)

- Set the Mode dial to “M” manual or “A” aperture priority

- Set red-eye reduction and “FP” to OFF in the Menu Settings

- In “M” manaul mode, set shutter speed to 1/60th second or

1/125th second for fast moving subjects.

- Set aperture to F8 for general photography or F22 for macro

photography (close-ups).

- Set image resolution to highest jpeg setting or RAW

- Set ISO to 100 and Meter to “center-weighted”

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Remove the back from

the housing. The

mounting tray for the

camera is secured to

the housing back.

Position the camera

and lens on the tray,

and then secure it with

the mounting bolt

which threads into the

camera’s tripod socket.

Use a coin or flathead

screwdriver (preferred)

to tighten the

mounting bolt so the

camera bottom is tight against the tray.

O‘ring

Mounting Bolt

Camera Tray

Nikon

D90

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Inside the housing back on the

black panel, the conversion

circuitry has a switch for

setting the DS Substrobe ID.

Set the conversion circuitry

strobe ID switch located on the

black panel to the Model of DS

Substrobe being used.

• When using dual strobes

of different models such as

a DS51 and a DS125, set the

ID switch to DS51 or the lower

powered strobe.

DS

DS

125

50/51

80

160

200

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Set DS Substrobes
to TTL Mode