Front (7.5)
The Casio Exilim EX-P505 has a long lens barrel protruding from the right side (when viewed from the front) and a tiny handgrip along the left side. The lens is the dominant figure, with "5x optical zoom" and "f=6.3-31.5mm 1:3.3-3.6" printed around the edges. The lens has ridges around its outer edge that look like a place where a step-down ring could be attached, but don't be deceived - the P505 is not conversion lens compatible. Above the lens is a pop-up flash that is only visible when it is engaged. In the indentation between the lens and the grip is an LED indicator that lights up when the self-timer is on. Below it is a silver Exilim logo and at the bottom, a Casio logo. The grip is only large enough to hold the fingertips comfortably. On the front of the grip, there is a silver vertical highlight, more for decoration than function. Just above it is the shutter release button, which is on the top of the camera but visible from the front.
Back (7.5)
This digital camera is definitely not cluttered with controls. At the top right is a tiny thumb grip with a series of dots that look like goose bumps. Below this is the well-labeled Menu button, which blends into the camera body's dark tonality. Below it is the multi-selector, which consists of a central Set button surrounded by a donut-shaped control with arrows pointing in each direction. Below the bottom arrow is a picture of a green trash can. To its left is another tiny black button labeled "DISP" that changes the information on the LCD monitor. To the left of these few controls is the 2-inch LCD monitor, which folds out camcorder-style on a hinge on the left side. Beneath the monitor are a few rubber pads to give it a gentle landing when it is closed. There is also a handy sticker on the inside that explains the icons for the four movie modes. The LCD monitor flips out and rotates 270 degrees, so users can fold it back into the back of the camera with the screen facing in or out. When the screen is safely tucked in, the back of the monitor flaunts the Exilim logo and its "Digital Camera EX-P505" title.
Left Side (7.0)
From the left side, this chunk of technology doesn't even look like a digital camera. The "5.0 Mega Pixels" lettering in red and white is the only indication of what this really is. These printed words are on the right in a divot that slopes upward toward the front of the camera like the end of a snowboard. The LCD monitor's hinge is visible on the far right. On the far left of the lens barrel is a ribbed rubber grip that almost looks like a focus ring, except it ends only halfway up the lens. Above the gripping material are two silver buttons. The one on the left has a flower icon and controls the macro mode. The one on the right is labeled "EX" and accesses a menu of image parameters such as ISO and white balance.
Right Side (6.0)
The right side is much thinner than the left, despite it being the handgrip. It is visually uninteresting, with only two features on it. At the top is a niche with an eyelet inside of it; stringing the lens cap and wrist strap into this tiny hole is nearly impossible. Below the eyelet is a vertical rectangular port cover, flexible and held on by a rubber strip at the bottom. Beneath the cover is a DC in port and a USB and A/V out hybrid jack.
Top (7.5)
When viewed from the top, the Casio EX-P505 looks L-shaped. The lens barrel and the camera body have similar lengths from the corner of the L. At the top of the lens barrel is the flash, which is controlled by the flash mode button behind it. Just below the flash button is a light that indicates when 
the camera is turning on and when it is recording. On the back of the flash are two sets of four tiny holes; these are the stereo microphones. On the right portion of the L, there is a built-in speaker, followed to the right by a silver labeled power button. Below these features is a random ad for “MPEG-4 MOVIE.” At the far right is the mode dial, which has four movie camera icons that differ slightly from one another, a green playback icon, a red camera icon to represent the auto mode, and letters spelling “BS” for best shot mode, “A” for aperture priority mode, “S” for shutter priority mode, and “M” for manual. The mode dial is surrounded by a ribbed ring for easy gripping and rotating. Above the mode dial is the shutter release button, which is surrounded by a zoom toggle.
