Cordex Instruments Ex II 2 G, Ex I M2, Centurion XP Series User Manual

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INSTRUMENTS

SAFER | FASTER | BETTER

CENTURION XP SERIES

USER GUIDE

II 2 G

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CONTENTs 1. INTROdUCTION

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

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 5.0­megapixel 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

1

Shutter Button

2

Power Button

3

Flash

4

Lens

5

Self-timer LED

6

Battery
Compartment

SIDE VIEW

1

USB Connector
compartment

1 2 3

REAR VIEW

1

LCD Monitor Screen

2

 OKButton
Digital Zoom Button

3

4-Way control button

Up button

Menu button

Right button

Flash button

Down button

Mode button

Left button

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Self-timer button

4

Playback button

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LCD Monitor Display

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

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).

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

NEVER OPEN THE BATTERY OR USB COMPARTMENTS
IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT.

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.

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 u button.

3. Select (Language) with the
p/q buttons, and press the OK button.

The Language setting screen is displayed.

4. Select the displayed language with the
p/q buttons, 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 u button.

3. Select (Format) with the p/q buttons,
and press the OK button.

4. Select (Execute) with the p/q buttons,
and press the OK button.

To cancel the formatting, select (Cancel)
and press the OK button.