sequence to let you know if the picture taken was of a good quality. Once this occurs you can release the
button unless you wish to create a voice recording (see below for more details). Note that if you are not
making a voice recording it is possible to just press the picture taking button momentarily if preferred.
The camera MasterEx intrinsically safe will analyse a taken picture for brightness. If the picture is
correctly illuminated, all 3 LEDs will simultaneously flash on and then off 3 consecutive times along with
the internal buzzer making an audible "beep". The LED sequence that will occur is shown below (the
buzzer also sounding at sequence 1, 3 and 5).
Sequence
1
2
3
4
5
6
If the picture was taken in poor lighting conditions (either too dark or too bright) the LEDs will flash
in the sequence indicated below and no audible beep will occur. If this occurs you will need to take a
picture using the flash feature described below or improve the ambient lighting conditions.
Sequence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The camera MasterEx intrinsically safe will still store the picture even if it is flagged up as being poor
quality. The reason for this is that factors such as the lighting conditions may mean it is not possible to
get a perfect picture and a poor one is better than no picture. However it is strongly recommended that
another picture is taken.
If the flash is required when taking a picture in low lighting conditions, turn the flash on as indicated
in the above section and wait until the red LED stays constantly on. Note the flash can take up to 20
seconds to fully charge when the batteries are part used. Once the red LED has turned solid the camera
MasterEx intrinsically safe is then ready to take a picture in the same way as if the flash was not enabled
(the flash will automatically trigger when the picture is being taken).
2.8.3 Image blur analysis feature
The December 2010 release of the camera MasterEx intrinsically safe firmware has an additional
image blur analysis feature. Images are analysed for characteristics of blurring, and given a score, which
is in turn compared with a threshold based on the average light level in the image. Good or bad images
are indicated using the LED sequence previously described.
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LED 1
Off
Off
Off
LED 1
Off
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Off
LED 2
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LED 2
Off
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LED 3
Off
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LED 3
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