Based on the on-screen text that appears on the monitor screen, select the Best Shot scene that resembles the type of image you want to record. This will automatically configure camera settings for the type of image you select. You can even save your own Best Shot Mode setups for instant recall whenever you need them. The EX key is a shortcut key for configuring recording parameters. A press of the EX key displays an EX Menu, which provides instant access to settings that are most commonly used for recording images, arranged in four groups: white balance, ISO sensitivity, metering, and AF area.

	Manual Assist makes it easy to achieve the proper balance between aperture and shutter speed when adjusting exposure manually. When the Manual Assist screen is on the display, you can easily see the relationship between your aperture and shutter speed settings, which helps to ensure correct exposure.

	When recording, you can select from among three different Auto Focus area settings: spot (single focus area in the center of the monitor screen), multi (seven focus areas), or free (focus area can be located anywhere on the monitor screen). The AF area can be selected quickly and easily using the EX key. A turn of the mode dial selects either aperture priority (A), shutter speed priority (S), or manual exposure. With BULB recording, the shutter stays open as long as you keep the shutter button depressed. This capability comes in handy when very long exposure is required because it is very dark, or when recording fireworks, etc. A BULB operation can be performed using the bundled remote controller, which helps to avoid accidental movement of the camera during exposure. In addition to the aperture priority, shutter speed priority, and manual recording modes, EXILIM PRO provides you with a collection versatile recording tools that help you capture exactly the image you want. You can use manual focus and aperture to blur an image, or adjust saturation, contrast, sharpness, and other settings. Unlike previous models (EX-Z4, EX-S20), which limits movies to only 60 seconds, EXILIM PRO lets you keep on recording as long as there is memory available. If you start with an empty 128MB memory card, for example, you can record a movie up to about six minutes and 40 seconds long. During movie recording, the display shows both the current recording time and how much longer you can record using remaining memory. If you press the PREVIEW key while viewing images in the PLAY mode, the camera automatically finds the point used when focusing the images and displays a window that shows an enlargement of the focus point. A full-month calendar screen shows thumbnails of the first image recorded on each date. You can use the calendar screen as a photo diary or to find a particular image quickly and easily. An original new CASIO algorithm eliminates the red and blue noise components that tend to be generated in dark areas of images recorded at night. The result is beautiful night images with minimal digital noise. You can turn on display of gridlines on the monitor screen. The grid helps to compose images and helps to ensure that you are holding the camera straight. The slideshow feature automatically scrolls through images stored in camera memory at a fixed interval. You can specify which specific images you want to include in the slideshow. When the slideshow gets to a movie or audio snapshot image, it automatically plays the audio included with the image.