Casio EX-S600 Review

(Note: Please excuse the quality of some screen captures, the EX-S600 does not have video out when in record mode so we had to take these from the user's manual.)

Record screen icons and indicators: (1) flash mode, (2) focus mode, (3) white balance, (4) self- timer, (5) metering mode, (6) recording mode, (7) image size, (8) memory capacity, (9) image quality, (10) remaining movie record time, (11) movie quality, (12) shutter speed, (13) aperture value, (14) ISO sensitivity, (15) date and time, (16) focus frame, (17) EV value, (18) battery capacity, (19) histogram, (20) anti shake indicator, (22) continuous shutter mode.

• Auto - Program AE snapshot mode
• Best Shot "scene" modes:
  Portrait, Scenery, Portrait with Scenery, Children, Sports, Candlelight Portrait, Party, Pet, Flower, Natural Green, Autumn Leaves, Soft Flowing Water, Splashing Water, Sundown, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Fireworks, Food, Text, Collection, Backlight, Anti Shake, High Sensitivity, Monochrome, Retro (sepia), Twilight, Old Photo, Business Card and Documents, White Board, Silent and Register (custom build your own BS mode)
• Best Shot Movie - Short or Past (see below)
• Audio only to make voice recordings

You can also select one of two Best Shot movie modes: Short Movie (2-8 seconds, past+future, settable by user), Past Movie uses a 5-second buffer that captures the 5 seconds previous to pressing the movie record button plus the action that occurs in the future until you stop recording.

Focus - AF, Macro, PanFocus (movie only), Infinity, MF
Continuous - Continuous drive mode, On or Off
Self-timer - Off, 2 or 10 secs, and 3x (takes a series of three shots)
AF Area - Auto focus area: Spot (center only), Multi (9-area)
AF Assist Light - On, Off
Anti Shake - Auto, Off (still image mode only)
L/R Key - Assign function to the Left and Right keys of 4-way controller
Quick Shutter - Super fast snapshot mode, On or Off
Audio Snap - Record audio with snapshots, On or Off
Grid - Display grid lines, On or Off
Digital Zoom - Digital zoom feature, On or Off
Review - Review image after capture, On or Off
Icon Help - Onscreen text labels, On or Off
Memory - Memorize settings between power off and on

MENU (Quality tab):

Size - 6m (2816x2112), 6m 3:2 (2816x1872), 4m (2304x1728), 3m (2048x1536), 2m (1600x1200), VGA (640x480)
Snapshot Quality - Fine, Normal, Economy
Movie Quality - HQ, Normal, LP
EV Shift - Exposure compensation ±2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Tungsten, and Manual
ISO - Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Metering - Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Filter - Off, BW, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Purple
Sharpness +2, +1, 0, -1, -2
Saturation +2, +1, 0, -1, -2
Contrast +2, +1, 0, -1, -2
Flash Intensity +2, +1, 0, -1, -2
Flash Assist - Auto or Off

Sounds - Adjust camera sounds (Startup, Shutter, Operation, and Volume)
Startup - On (Selectable image), Off
File No. - Continue or Reset
World Time - Home and World Time setup (city, DST, etc.)
Date Style - YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY
Adjust - Set Time and Date
Language - Choose menu language
Sleep - 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, Off
Auto Power Off - 2 min, 5 min
REC / Play - Power On, Power On/Off, Disable
USB - Mass Storage (USB DIRECT-PRINT), PTP (PictBridge)
Video Out - NTSC or PAL
Format - Format, Cancel
Reset - Restore factory defaults