Cordex Instruments Ex II 2 G User manual

INSTRUMENTS
CorDEX
SAFER | FASTER | BETTER
CENTURION XP SERIES
USER GUIDE
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www.cordexinstruments.com
Ref. ID 301, Rev. A
II 2 G
I M2
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1. INTRODUCTION 3
Overview 3
Package Contents 3
2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
CAMERA 3
Front View 3
Side View 3
Rear View 4
LCD Monitor Display 5
Video Mode 6
Playback mode Still image playback 6
Playback mode Video playback 6
3. GETTING STARTED 7
Preparation 7
Turning the Power On/Off 7
Choosing the Language 8
Formatting the Memory Card or
Internal Memory 9
4. TAKING PICTURES 9
Capturing Images 9
Setting the Scene Mode 10
Adjusting the Exposure
(EV Compensation) 11
5. TAKING VIDEOS 12
Recording Video Clips 12
6. VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS 13
Playing Back Still Images 13
Playing Back Video Clips 14
Thumbnail Display 15
Slideshow Display 15
Protecting Images 16
Canceling the Protection 16
Erasing Images 17
7. MENU OPTIONS 18
Capture Menu 18
Size 18
Quality 19
Scene Mode 19
EV 19
Metering 19
White Balance 19
ISO 20
Color 20
Saturation 20
Sharpness 20
Video Menu 21
Size 21
EV 21
White Balance 20
Playback Menu 22
Delete 22
Copy to Card 22
Slide Show 22
Protect 22
Thumbnail 22
Setup Menu 23
Format 23
Beep 23
Language 23
Auto Off 23
System Reset 23
Light Freq. 24
8. DOWNLOADING FILES 25
System Requirement 25
Downloading Your Files 25
9. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 27
Specification 27
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
Congratulations on your purchase of the Centurion XP digital camera. The Centurion XP
is flameproof for use in Ex (potentially explosive) environments. Equipped with a 5.0-
megapixel sensor, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to
2560 x 1920 pixels.
The camera has a 16MB internal memory (13.5MB available for image storage) and can
be ordered with an optional memory expansion of 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb or 4GB. This cannot
be removed and must be specified at time of order. Images can be downloaded using the
USB socket.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Carefully unpack your Centurion XP and ensure that you have the following items:
• CenturionXPSeriesDigitalCamera
• CenturionXPSeriesBattery
• SafeAreaChargingStation
• USBCommunicationWand
• Software&DocumentationCD
• M3AllenKey

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2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
FRONT VIEW
Shutter Button
Power Button
Flash
Lens
Self-timer LED
Battery
Compartment
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1 2 3
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SIDE VIEW
USB Connector
compartment
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REAR VIEW
LCD Monitor Screen
 OKButton
Digital Zoom Button
4-Way control button
Up button
Menu button
Right button
Flash button
Down button
Mode button
Left button
Self-timer button
Playback button
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LCD Monitor Display
1. Mode indication
Auto Mode
Sport Mode
Night Mode
Portrait Mode
Landscape Mode
Backlight Mode
2. Flash mode
Auto Flash
Force Flash
Flash Off
3. Battery condition
Full battery power
Medium battery
power
Low battery power
No battery power
4. Storage
Internal memory
SD/SDHC memory
card
5. Image size resolution
3648 x 2736
3264 x 2448
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1280 x 960
640 x 480
6. Image quality
Fine
Standard
Economy
7. Available number
of shots
8. Main focus area
9. Self-timer icon
10 sec.
2. sec
10. ISO
Auto
100
200
11. Exposure
compensation
12. Metering
Average
Spot
13. W.Balance
Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
14. Focus setting
Normal (Blank)
Macro (not available
on this model).
Video Mode
1. Mode icon
2. Available recording time
3. Main focus area
4. Battery condition
5. Storage media
6. Video Resolution
7. Exposure compensation
8. White balance
9. Focus setting
Playback mode
Still image playback
1. Play mode
2. Battery condition
3. Storage media
4. File number
5. Folder number
6. Protect icon
Playback mode
Video playback
1. Play mode
2. Mode icon
3. Total recorded time
4. Battery condition
5. Storage media
6. Video resolution
7. File number
8. Folder number
9. Playback indicator

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3. GETTING STARTED
PREPARATION
1. Open the camera’s battery compartment.
Remove the six retaining screws using the supplied Allen key.
2. Load the battery pack paying careful attention to the orientation of the pack.
3. Close the battery cover, replace the screws and make sure the cover is locked securely.
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF
• PressandholddownthePOWERbuttonuntilthecameraturnson.
• Toturnthepoweroff,pressthePOWERbuttonagain.
The camera has an AUTO OFF feature: the camera turns off automatically when the
camera has not been operated for a fixed period of time (see page 22). To resume the
operation condition, turn the power on again.
NEVER OPEN THE BATTERY OR USB COMPARTMENTS
IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT.
CHOOSING THE LANGUAGE
Specify in which language menus and
messages are to be displayed on the LCD
monitor.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select (Setup) menu with the ubutton.
3. Select (Language) with the
p/qbuttons, and press the OK button.
The Language setting screen is displayed.
4. Select the displayed language with the
p/qbuttons, and press the OK button.
The setting will be stored.
FORMATTING THE MEMORY CARD OR
INTERNAL MEMORY
This utility formats the internal memory (or
memory card) and erases all stored images
and data.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select (Setup) menu with the ubutton.
3. Select (Format) with the p/qbuttons,
and press the OK button.
4. Select (Execute) with the p/qbuttons,
and press the OK button.
To cancel the formatting, select (Cancel)
and press the OK button.

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4. TAKING PICTURES
CAPTURING IMAGES
1. Switch the Camera on.
Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. Compose the image on the preview screen.
If necessary, use the Zoom function to magnify the scene. Press
the OK button to zoom in on the subject. The digital magnification
ranges from 1.0x to 4.0x. Note that the more the image is
magnified, the grainier the image may become.
When you record video clips, the zoom function is not available.
3. Choose a Flash mode.
Press the button to choose a flash mode:
Auto Flash: Let the camera choose when to use the flash.
Always On: Always use the flash.
Flash Off: Never use the flash.
The flash has an effective range of 0.9-1.5m (35-59”).
4. If you do not want to use the camera’s automatic settings, select a
special SCENE MODE (see “Setting the Scene Mode”, below).
5. Press the shutter button to capture the image.
SETTING THE SCENE MODE
The camera has six scene mode settings for the following
To set a scene mode:
1. Press the MENU button.
The Capture Menu is displayed.
2. Use the p/qbuttons to select
Scene Mode.
3. Press the OK button.
4. Use the p/qbuttons to select the
required mode.
5. Press the OK button.
6. Press the tbutton to exit the menu.
Whenever you switch the camera on, the
AUTO scene mode is selected.
Auto: Let the camera choose the settings.
Sport: Fast moving subjects.
Night: Dark scenes such as night views.
Portrait: Make the foreground stand out against a
defocused (blurred) background.
Landscape: Capture an image with infinity focus,
high sharpness and high saturation.
Backlight: Capture images when the light
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ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE (EV COMPENSATION)
You can manually adjust the exposure used by the digital camera. Use this mode
when the proper exposure cannot be obtained, for example, when the contrast
between the subject and the background is extremely large. The EV compensation
value can be set in the range from -2.0EV to +2.0EV.
To change the EV setting:
1. Press the MENU button.
The Capture Menu is displayed.
2. Use the p/qbuttons to select EV.
3. Press the OK button.
4. Use the p/qbuttons to change the EV
compensation value in the range 2.0EV
to +2.0EV.
5. Press the OK button to save the new
setting; press the tbutton to exit the
menu without saving any change.
6. Press the tbutton to exit the menu.
+(positive) compensation
* Printed matter with black text on whitish paper.
* Bright scenes, strong reflected light, when the background is bright and the subject is
dark. When the subject has a light source such as the sun behind it.
* When the sky accounts for a large area on the screen.
-(negative) compensation
* People illuminated by a spotlight, in particular, against dark background.
* Printed matter with white text on blackish paper.
* Weak reflecting bodies such as evergreen trees or darkish leaves
Using EV Compensation Effectively
5. TAKING VIDEOS
RECORDING VIDEO CLIPS
This mode allows you to record video clips at a
resolution of VGA (640 x 480) or QVGA (320 x 240)
pixels.
1. Press the Mode button to set the camera
mode to
2. Compose the image.
3. Press the shutter button.
The recording of the video clip will start.
Pressing the shutter button one more time will
end the recording of the video clip.
The recording time depends on the storage
size and the subject of the image to be recorded.
When recording a video clip, the flash cannot be used.
If the write speed of selected memory is not fast enough for recording, video clips in the
currently selected size, the video recording will stop. In this case, select a video size lower than
the current one
The maximum recordable time for one continuous video clip is 00:59:59.

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6. VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
You can play back the still images on the LCD
monitor.
1. Press the button.
The last image appears on the screen.
2. The images can be displayed in reverse or
forward sequence with the p/qbuttons.
To view the previous image, press the
tbutton.
To view the next image, press the ubutton.
3. Press the OK button to adjust the zoom ratio.
The magnification factor is displayed on the
LCD monitor.
4. To view different portion of the images, press
the p/q/t/ ubutton to adjust the display area.
An icon is displayed with the video data.
The magnification factors range from 1x to 4x (within 4 stages: 1.0x, 2.0x, 3.0x, and 4.0x).
PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS
You can play back recorded video clips on the
camera.
1. Press the button.
The last image appears on the screen.
2. Select the desired video clip with the
p/qbuttons.
3. Press the OK button.
A press of thep/qbuttons during playback
allows fast forward play / fast reverse play.
To stop video playback, press the tbutton.
This stops playback and returns to the start of
the video clip.
To pause video playback press the OK button.
This pauses video playback. To cancel pause,
press the OK button again.
Video clips cannot be displayed rotated or enlarged.
This camera does not have a built-in speaker and microphone. Audio function is not available.
To play the video clip back on your computer, you may use either Windows Media Player or Apple
“QuickTime Player”.
QuickTime basic player is available free of charge, compatible with Mac and Windows computers
and can be downloaded from the Apple web site at www.apple.com. For help using QuickTime
Player usage, please refer to the QuickTime on-line help for more information.

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THUMBNAIL DISPLAY
This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail
images on the LCD monitor simultaneously so you
may search for a particular image.
1. Press the button.
The last captured image is shown.
2. Press the MENU button.
The playback menu is displayed.
3. Select [Thumbnail] with the p/qbuttons, then
press the OK button.
Nine thumbnail images are displayed simultaneously.
The video mode icon is displayed for recorded video clips.
4. Use the p/q/t/ ubutton to move the cursor to select the
image to be displayed at regular size.
5. Press the OK button to display the selected image on full screen.
SLIDESHOW DISPLAY
The slideshow function enables you to playback
your still images automatically in order one
image at a time.
1. Press the button.
2. Press the MENU button.
The playback menu is displayed.
3. Select [Slide Show] with the p/qbuttons,
then press the OK button.
4. Select the desired interval time with the p/q
buttons, and press the OK button.
The slideshow starts.
5. To stop the slide show during playback, press the OK button.
The image is displayed on screen when you press the OK button.
The Auto Off function does not operate during slide show.
All still images in the folder are played back automatically.
Video files display the first frame image and are not played back.
PROTECTING IMAGES
Set the data to read-only to prevent images from
being erased by mistake.
1. Press the button.
2. Select the image that you want to protect
with the t/ ubuttons.
3. Press the MENU button.
4. Select [Protect] with the p/qbuttons, and
press the OK button.
5. Select [Single] or [All] with the p/qbuttons,
and press the OK button.
[Single]: Protects the selected image or the
last image.
[All]: Protects all of the images.
6. Select [Lock] with the p/qbuttons, and
press the OK button.
Protection is applied to the image and the
camera returns to the previous menu mode.
The protect icon is displayed with
protected images.
Canceling the Protection
To cancel protection for only one image, display
the image on which you want to remove the
image protection.
1. Select [Protect] with the p/qbuttons from
the playback menu, and press the OK button.
2. Select [Single] or [All] with the p/qbuttons,
and press the OK button.
3. Select [Unlock] with the p/qbuttons, and press the OK button.
The removal of image protection is executed and the camera returns to the previous
menu mode.
Formatting an SD/SDHC memory card or internal memory overrides protection, and erases
all images regardless of their protected status.

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ERASING IMAGES
Erasing single image / Erasing all images
1. Press the button.
The last image is displayed on the screen.
2. Select the image you want to erase with the
t/ ubuttons.
3. Press the MENU button.
4. Select [Delete] with the p/qbuttons and
press the OK button.
5. Select [Single] or [All] with the p/qbuttons,
and press the OK button.
[Single]: Erases the selected image or the last
image.
[All]: Erases all of the images except for the
protected images.
6. Select [Execute] with the p/qbuttons, and
press the OK button.
Select [Cancel] if you decide not to erase the
 image,andpresstheOKbutton.
Deleting an image does not change sequential image numbering. For example, if you delete
image number 240, the next captured image will be numbered 241 even though 240 no longer
exists. In other words, an image-number is retired when an image is deleted and will not be
reused or reassigned to another subsequently captured image.
7. MENU OPTIONS
CAPTURE MENU
This menu is for the basic settings used by the camera to capture still images.
1. Press the MODE button to set the camera mode to Camera.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select the desired option item with the p/qbuttons, and press
the OK button to enter its respective menu.
4. Select the desired setting with the p/qbuttons, and press the OK button.
6. To exit from the menu, press the tbutton.
SIZE
This sets the size of the captured image.
10M (3648 x 2736 pixels) (FW interpolation)
8M (3264 x 2448 pixels) (FW interpolation)
5M (2560 x 1920 pixels)
3M (2048 x 1536 pixels)
1.3M (1280 x 960 pixels)
VGA (640 x 480 pixels)