Casio EX-Z300 Review

Here you can see the Auto or Program AE exposure mode. While the camera selects the proper shutter speed and aperture values for each image, you also have access to various exposure settings, like ISO, Metering, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, etc.

When you half press the shutter, the focus and exposure is set. The AF point will turn green and fall over the intended area of focus. You can also see the ISO, aperture, and shutter speed values as well as the flash is charged and ready to fire and the mechanical Anti-shake system is enabled.

• Auto - Program AE snapshot mode
• Best Shot "scene" modes:
  Auto, Best Shot Auto, Portrait, Scenery, Portrait with Scenery, Self Portrait 1 person, Self Portrait 2 people, 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, For eBay, Backlight, High Sensitivity, Monochrome, Retro (sepia), Twilight, Multi0motion image, ID Photo, Business Card and Documents, White Board, Silent, Pre Record, For YouTube, Voice Recording, and Register (custom build your own BS mode)

Focus - AF, Macro, MF, PF, Infinity
Continuous - Normal Speed, High Speed, Flash Cont., Off
Self-Timer - 10 sec, 2 Sec, x3, Off
Auto Shutter - Detect Blur, Detect Panning, Detect Smile, Off, Adjust Sensitivity
Face Recognition - Family First, Normal, Off, Priority, Record Family, Edit Family
Anti Shake - Auto, Camera AS, Image AS, Demo, Off
AF Area - Spot, Multi, Tracking
AF Assist Light - On, Off
Focus Frame - Choose your focus frame image
Digital Zoom - On or Off
R/L Key - Allows you to set the right and left keys to different functions
Quick Shutter - On, Off
Grid - On, Off
Review - On, Off
Icon Help - On, Off
Memory - Remembers the settings for the next time you start the camera

MENU (Quality tab):

Size - 10m (3648x2736), 10m 3:2 (3648x2432), 10m 16:9 (3648x2048), 7m (3072x2304),
4m (2304x1728), 2m (1600x1200), VGA (640x480)
Quality - Fine, Normal, Economy
Movie Quality - HD, STD, LP
EV Shift - Exposure compensation ±2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Fluorescent N, Fluorescent D, Tungsten, and Manual
ISO - Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Metering - Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Lighting - Extra, On, 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

Casio has added 3 auto shutter modes to several of their new model cameras. These modes allow the camera to automatically take pictures at specific times without you having to press the shutter release. First, Detect Blur mode will determine when the camera and the subject are still so that there will be no blurring or camera shake. Second, Panning mode will take a picture as you follow your subject. The camera will wait until the subject is in focus no matter how blurred the background is. Third, Detect Smile mode will automatically take a picture when the camera determines that the subject or subjects are smiling, whether you are ready or not, making sure you never miss a smile.