Shooting Under Water - Ikelite 200DL Manual

2. If possible, we recommend entering the water without your housing
to ensure you are comfortable and your life-saving equipment is
in working order. Once you are stable, have someone pass your
camera housing to you.
3. Submerge the housing at the surface of the water and visually
confirm that there are no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream
of bubbles coming from one of the housing seals. If water does
appear to be entering the housing, point the lens port downward
and return the housing to the surface as quickly as possible. Please
observe all necessary safety precautions. NEVER ascend faster
than accepted safety limits.
4. Use your hand to gently flush away any small bubbles that may be
on the face of the lens port. Bubbles will produce soft focus spots in
your photo or video.

Shooting Under Water

It is important to respect all living creatures underwater,
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including people, marine life, and coral. While we encourage
people to get close to their subjects when taking a photograph,
we recommend they not touch, lie on, or in any way disturb the
things they find underwater.
1. When using ONLY the optical viewfinder, push the "info" button to
display or change current settings. This will give you an instant
glance at the camera settings on the LCD screen and allow quick
adjustments.
2. Get as close as possible to your subject. For the best results, only
photograph subjects that are less than 6' (1.8m) away.
3. Be careful not to stir up sandy or silty environments.
4. Photograph subjects straight on or up at a slight angle.
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