Casio EX-V8 Review

(Note: Please excuse the quality of some screen captures, the EX-V7 does not have video out when in record mode so we had to take these from the user's manual.)

• 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, Ebay, Backlight, High Sensitivity, Underwater, Monochrome, Retro (sepia), Twilight, Layout, Auto Framing, ID Photo, Old Photo, Business Card and Documents, White Board, and Register (custom build your own BS mode)
• Best Shot Movie:
  Portrait, Scenery, Night Scene, Fireworks, Backlight, High Sensitivity, Silent, Short Movie, Past Movie, and For YouTube
• Audio only to make voice recordings

You can also select one of 10 Best Shot movie modes: like Short Movie (2-8 seconds, past+future, settable by user),and Past Movie, 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)
Face Recognition - Family, On, Off, Priority, Record Family, Edit Family
Anti Shake - Auto, Off (still image mode only)
Record Light - Additional light for shooting movies in marginal lighting
AF Area - Auto focus area: Spot (center only), Multi (9-area)
AF Assist Light - On, Off
Digital Zoom - Digital zoom feature, On or Off
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
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 - 8m (3264x2448), 6m 3:2 (3264x2176), 6m (2816x2112), 4m (2304x1728), 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, 800
Metering - Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Dynamic Range - +2, +1, Off
Portrait Refiner - +2, +1, Off
Color 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

MENU (Setup tab):

Screen - Auto 2, Auto 1, +2, +1, 0
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.)
Timestamp - Date, Date & Time, Off
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 (both w/ 16:9 and 4:3)
Format - Format, Cancel
Reset - Restore factory defaults