Understanding our Underwater Camera Housings

1. Watch the installation videos carefully.  Details are important. The Outex system is designed to be simple, and to give you both visual, and tactile feedback.
2. Perform the test. It will teach you good habits, and teach you critical basics.
3. Practice a few times in a controlled environment. The first time is always the hardest. But you'll be a pro after a few uses, and you installation time will decrease dramatically over time.

Phone kit installation is very similar to all other Outex products. The Cover creates a waterproof seal in conjunction with the lens port.

As with all Outex installation, to avoid breaking or damaging any of the items involved if you drop them, we suggest you perform the installation while sitting down with the devices over your lap, or at a table with a soft top such as towel or cloth.

Test the installation without any gear inside first. This process will teach you good habits and critical basics of the Outex seal process, just like our camera products. The wrist strap goes thru the cover loop.

Critical Installation Steps

1. Insert the phone into the Outex cover thru the opening, with the phone camera lens facing forward/outward thru the lens opening. Hold the cover with one hand and phone with the other and shuffle the phone back & forth until it’s fully inserted. Set it aside.
2. Remove the washer & nut from the lens port by unthreading them from counterclockwise. Insert the lens port into the cover’s built-in channel inside the opening, ensuring the cover opening ‘lip’ is evenly distributed all the way around. The built-in channel inside the cover secures the port in place and keeps the threads exposed for the seal in step #3.
3. Place the washer onto the port with the washer’s female/L-shaped side in direct contact with the cover’s male lip. The washer’s flat surface side should be facing up, exposed. Now thread the nut clockwise against the port’s threads. Use one hand to pickup & hold the phone/cover, and the other to screw in the nut on the port’s thread. Tighten it until secure but turning it several times. Threading it will create the waterproof seal.

Detailed overview of the waterproof seal installation:

1. Detach/unscrew the nut + washer

2. Insert the metal flange into the cover's built-in channel groove near the opening. Pull cover back until threads are exposed.

3. Thread/screw the nut + washer back on. Turns get tighter as you turn clockwise, creating a better seal.

The Phone Dome Port installation is identical to the flat lens port, except that the Dome’s washer & nut are built into the Dome itself.

The Phone Dome Port installation is identical to the flat lens port, except that the Dome’s washer & nut are built into the Dome itself.

The Phone Dome Port installation is identical to the flat lens port, except that the Dome’s washer & nut are built into the Dome itself. Watch the video.

The Phone Dome Port installation is identical to the flat lens port, except that the Dome’s washer & nut are built into the Dome itself.

Use the hard buttons to operate your camera. Most phones are pre-programed that way already, but you can also customize the hard buttons by reconfiguring them in settings. The cover reduces the touchscreen sensitivity but allows you to operate basic functions. Water pressure will disable touchscreen control, but you can use it at the surface.

Helpful Installation Tips for the Phone Kits

• Remove any external phone cases.
• The wrist strap is the best way to ensure you won’t drop or sink your kit.
• The Dome adds significant buoyancy as it traps enough air inside to float most phones.
• Operate the phone using hard buttons and touchscreen pressure rather than sliding your fingers on the touchscreen. Water pressure will prevent use of the touchscreen, but you can use it above water, then use the hard buttons underwater as needed.
• Explore your camera’s lens and imaging settings. Most phones have more than one lenses for different focal lengths and your results will vary/depend accordingly.

Please browse our YouTube.com/Outex channel for additional videos, tips, and tricks.  

Outex Is Not Insurance

Outex Housings are like any other product.  It performs well as designed and we encourage you to browse our user-community menu pages to see our products in use by thousands of customers around the world in various scenarios. We stand behind the benefits of our products, but cannot protect against user error or accidents. All water housing solutions offer some element of risk, which is largely dependent on the condition, installation, and use. If you're looking for insurance to protect your gear in the case of accidental use, there are affordable options from a number of companies. Here are some examples:

• http://www.prophotographersinsurance.com/
• https://www.next-insurance.com/business/photographer-insurance/
• https://www.worthavegroup.com/