Ikelite Olympus E-3 - 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. Housing is pressure tested to 200’ (60m).

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#6851.3 for Olympus E-3

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AEL/AFL

Strobe
Mount

Rubber
Handle

Quick-Release
Strobe
Mount

Gear Sleeve
Drive Gear

Zoom
Control

Lid
Snap

Lens
Release

Preview
Button

Lid
Snap

Shutter
Release

Port Lock

Aluminum Tray

Port

Opening

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Lid
Snap

Sub-dial

AEL/
AFL

Quick
Release
Button

External Strobe Connector
and Waterproof Cap

Viewfinder Port

[E] TTL Circuit Buttons
[F] Live View
[G] White Balance
[H] Playback

[ I ] Arrow Pad
[J] Image Stabilization
[K] Card Cover Lock
[L] AF Button

A

B C D

Lens
Release

Zoom

[A] Erase
[B] Info
[C] Menu
[D] Live View

Shutter
Release

E

F

G

H

I

J

Main Dial

Power Switch

K

L

M

N

N

N

O P Q

[M] Mode
[N] Flash
[O] White Balance
[P] +/-

[Q] ISO

FRONT VIEW

BACK VIEW

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Camera
Tray

Camera
Mounting
Bolt

Gear
Sleeve

Port
O'ring

Optional
Port

Lid
Snap

Back O’ring

Sub-dial

AEL/AFL

Shutter
Release

Preview Button

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1. 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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1. In the E-3 custom menu settings, select “button/Dial”, then

select “button Timer”, scroll to “Hold” and press “OK”. This will

allow each camera function to remain on the LCD screen for

adjustment after a push button is pressed and released.

2. REMOVE eye-cup from camera.

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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

with lens on the tray

and secure it with the

mounting bolt which

threads into the

camera’s tripod socket.

Use a flathead

screwdriver

(recommended) or coin

to tighten the

mounting bolt so the camera bottom is flush against the tray.

O‘ring

Mounting Bolt

Camera Tray

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Inside the housing back on the black panel housing (see

illustration next page) the conversion circuitry is a switch for

setting the DS Substrobe ID.

Set the switch to the Model

of DS Substrobe being used,

SD125/DS200 or DS51.

• When using dual strobes

of different models such as

a DS51 and a DS125, set the

ID switch to DS51.

DS

DS

125

50/51

200

80

++

DS125 / DS200

DS50 / DS51 / DS80

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