Casio EX-Z850 Review

(Note: Please excuse the quality of some screen captures, the EX-Z850 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) Continuous shutter, (5) self-timer, (6) recording mode, (7) metering mode, (8) image size, (9) memory capacity, (10) image quality, (11) focus light, (12) date and time, (13) battery level, (14) histogram, (15) anti shake indicator, (16) focus frame.

You can also choose from Aperture priority (you choose the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed) and Shutter speed priority (you choose the shutter speed value and the camera selects the proper aperture.)

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, For eBay, Backlight, Anti Shake, High Sensitivity, Pastel, Illustration, Cross, Monochrome, Retro (sepia), Twilight, ID Photo, Old Photo, Business Card and Documents, White Board, and Register (custom build your own BS mode)

You can also select one of nine Best Shot movie modes like Short Movie (2-8 seconds, past+future, settable by user) and 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. You can also choose from Portrait, Scenery, Night Scene, Fireworks, Backlight, High sensitivity, Silent and Register (custom build your own BS mode.)

Self-timer - Off, 2 or 10 secs, and 3x (takes a series of three shots)
Anti Shake - Auto, Off (still image mode only)
Rec Light - Auto, On or Off
AF Area - Auto focus area: Spot (center only), Multi (9-area), Free (user defined)
AF Assist Light - On, 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
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 - 8m (3264x2448), 8m 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 N, Fluorescent D, 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