This certainly is an oddball camera.. It is quite capable of taking decent pictures as you can see. There is noise at 400/800/1600 but this can be reduced in post production. Its exposure system is quite accurate in differing conditions.and the 12 x lens only lacks a bit extra at the wide end. Colors are pretty accurate too.
The 100% viewing electronic viewfinder is a little small for me but the LCD is bright and can be viewed from wide angles. It would have been better if the viewfinder had been routable. You can boost the brightness of the EVF.
There is a button on the back plate that switches record or playback from LCD to the viewfinder. Buttons are well placed to switch from stills to video. As you hold the camera the thumb switches the viewing function and starts the video while the forefinger operates the still camera button ,first pressure operating focus.
Changing the focal length of the lens is achieved by using the zoom controller on the top plate. However you can also assign the zoom to the function ring control on the lens but it is not ideal.
Images can be saved as jpeg or raw. However Raw files can only be used at 100 and 200 iso.
At the higher resolutions one can choose from 4-3 , 3-2 or 16-9 formats. For the beginner there are quite few best shot modes. You can auto-bracket exposure, white balance and focus.
An important feature is the ability to shoot 60 pics in one second or 1 shot per second for 60 seconds and lots of possibilities in-between for example 5 shots per second for 12 seconds.
You can also pre-record images by half pressing the shutter button. When you fully press the button the camera stores the images already in the buffer memory and starts recording new images so you have a better chance of catching the right moment.
The internal flash will also work at a maximum of 7 frames per second. For faster action there is an internal LED light which allows shooting between 10 and 60 frames per second. An external flash can be used but you need to use manual settings.

It is a shame that an ordinary time lapse function isn't included but using the remote control and holding down the button while in 1-60 mode will allow you to shoot about 2 shots per second at 640 x 480 . There is simple example below.

The Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 - the latest addition to my digital armory is a bit of an odd ball. It appears to do everything except make the tea.
In addition to being a 6 megapixel digital camera it is capable of a 60 frames a sec full resolution burst. It also has a movie mode which will capture video up to 1200 fps for slo-mo effects. Its video mode will also record normal video(640 x 480) with sound and HD video.

This page deals primarily with the straight photography side of the camera. As I already use a Nikon D200 and D300 for this aspect I will normally be using it for its special effects rather than normal photography. All images are straight from the camera. No post processing unless mentioned.