Stunning Macro shots from 1 cm / 0.4 in. away

Move in close?really close?with super Macro that takes you to 1 cm / 0.4 in. from the smallest of subjects. Capture incredibly detailed close-ups of flowers, small collectibles, and anything else that catches your eye.

Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection

Fast, automatic detection of whether you're shooting a portrait, landscape, sports action, or sunset scene, combined with automatic optimization of exposure, shutter speed, white balance, and other settings to match the scene.

White balance adjustment

A total of seven settings ? Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, and Custom ? let you optimize color according to your light source. Or you can experiment for even greater creativity.

A choice of four color modes

Four selectable color modes let you give your shots a different look. With a choice of natural, vivid, sepia, and black & white, you have another set of creative options. All four color modes are available for movie clips, too.

Adjustable sharpness and contrast

3-step adjustment allows you to alter sharpness and contrast to match your subject and get exactly the image you had in mind.

Automatic noise reduction for better results in low light

Advanced noise reduction circuitry substantially reduces the image noise that affects shots taken at slow shutter speeds. DiMAGE Z20 automatically determines lighting conditions and optimizes images, thanks to high-speed image processing. This feature is particularly useful when shooting images of night scenes, the night sky, fireworks, and the like.

Powerful built-in flash

DiMAGE Z20's powerful built-in flash delivers plenty of illumination to ensure successful flash photography even with the lens at its widest angle. Guide number is 12 (ISO 100, meters).

A variety of modes

Four flash modes are available*: auto, auto with red-eye reduction, fill flash, slow sync, and flash cancel.

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In Auto, Program, and Digital Subject Program Selection

Manual focus control

Just switch from autofocusing to manual focus any time you want more creative control over your photography.

Real-time histogram display

This handy function gives you at-a-glance indication of a scene's overall brightness, allowing you to adjust exposure if necessary to capture the image you want ? especially useful on bright, sunny days and with high-contrast subjects or scenes. Histograms of captured images can also be checked.

Auto brightness adjustment

In low-light conditions, the LCD monitor brightens automatically to help you compose your shot.

Three types of exposure metering

Multi-segment, center-weighted, and spot metering are available to help you get the best results in varying light conditions.