Casio EX-FH100

Front

The FH100 is a good-looking silver camera with black accents. It measures a compact 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.1 inch (105 x 63 x 30mm) and weighs about 8 oz. (227g). The camera front has an autofocus assist/self-timer indicator lamp above and to the side of the lens, and the flash inset behind the grip, which is unusually well designed and substantial for a small camera.

The camera design has a nice silver and black appearance.

Back

There is a separate, red movie record button located on the back of the camera, a welcome convenience, since it means you can jump right into movie shooting without fiddling with a mode dial or menu. A toggle switch around that utton lets you choose between standard video recording and the high-speed mode. In addition to serving as a navigation device, two functions are accessed via the circular controller: pressing up changes the on-screen display mode, pressing down accesses image deletion during playback, and flash control while shooting.

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Buttons are well positioned for easy access.

Sides

The door on the left side of the camera protects the HDMI and AV/USB ports.

USB and HDMI reside within

Plain and simple

Top

The mode dial on the right side rotates to access, Best Shot (otherwise known as preset scene modes), program mode, aperture-priority, shutter priority and manual exposure control. The zoom lens is controlled via a switch surrounding the shutter. The button behind the shutter switches beyond regular and high-speed still photography. Further left are the power switch and stereo microphones.

The curved camera body fits well in the hand.

Bottom

The camera bottom is home to the battery and memory compartment and the tripod socket, as expected, and also the oddly positioned speaker.

Surprise - the speaker is down here.