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hooting and Playback functions let you aim to impress.
High contrast LCD monitor
The bright, high contrast 2.8-inch 460K-dot LCD monitor lets you
comfortably compose and preview your shots. With its ultra-wide
viewing angle, you can hold the camera high or low to frame your
shot, and later let everyone gather around to enjoy the results.
Check all your shooting settings at a glance
on the LCD.
E x p o s u r e , s h u t t e r s p e e d ,
histogram and other shooting
data are all displayed on the
LCD. At a glance, you can
ensure that you capture the
image you are after.
Aspect Ratio
X20 offers a choice of 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and 1:1
aspect ratios.
Histogram Display
Before shooting, the built-in histogram display
provides an at-a-glance confirmation of
brightness levels. Together with the exposure
compensation dial on the top control deck, this
tool makes it simple to confirm you have the right
exposure setting, and take great photos.
Electronic horizon leveling gauge
When composing a shot on the generous LCD, the
built-in electronic level display makes it easy to
align the image with the true horizon.
Playback Functions
After shooting, take advantage of the wide array of handy playback
functions including Shooting Data display to review which settings were
used when the image was taken, Focus Point Zoom for zooming in to
check focal precision and picture quality, and "Red Eye Removal" for
automatic detection and correction of any red-eye effect in portraits,
in-camera, after the shot is taken. Also in the Micro Thumbnail View, you
can display up to 100 thumbnail images on screen at once.
Menu Screen
Swift Menu Page Selection and Scroll-free
Navigation Within Each Page
In the Shooting and Playback menus, functions
are organized into tabbed single-page screens
for fast selection and setting. Just select a tab
and find the item in the displayed list without
scrolling.
Exposure Control
Aperture and Shutter Speed
Optimally positioned so you can concentrate on framing your shot, the
aperture and shutter speed settings are selected via the main command and
sub-command dials for quick and easy switching between Aperture Priority
AE, Shutter Speed Priority AE, Program AE and Manual exposure settings.
Exposure Compensation Dial
F o r d e t a i l e d e x p o s u r e c o n t r o l , t h e E x p o s u r e
Compensation Dial is in perfect reach of your right
thumb for smooth ±2EV adjustment in 1/3EV steps
without taking your eye away from your shot.
Easy-to-use AE/AF Lock button
With a touch of the special AE/AF Lock button on the
back of the camera body, you can lock both exposure
and focus for the subject. Using the setup menu, you
can also set the button to lock only AE or AF.
Selectable Metering modes
From a choice of "MULTI"metering for accurate
response to a variety of lighting conditions, "SPOT"
metering for precise reading of approximately 2% of
i m a g e a r e a i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e s c r e e n , a n d
"AVERAGE"metering for an average exposure setting
for the entire scene, you can swiftly select the best
metering for your shot.
ADVANCED SR AUTO
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Automatic face and scene recognition for
ideal settings every shot.
Instantly recognizing the face and every scene type
from still portraits to landscapes and even detecting
motion, ADVANCED SR Auto with 64 shooting patterns
automatically optimizes focus, exposure, sensitivity
and other settings, letting you devote all your attention
to framing the shot.
Intelligent Digital Zoom
Digitally zoom to 8x and capture with
crisp definition.
Intelligent Digital Zoom extends the X20's 4x optical zoom to the
equivalent of an 8x zoom and uses advanced image processing to capture
the moment with amazingly sharp resolution and minimized noise and
without loss of smooth tonality.
1x
8x
Focusing
Focus Mode selector (AF-S, AF-C and MF)
The focus mode selector lever on the front of the
camera lets you smoothly switch between AF-S
(Single AF), AF-C (Continuous AF) and MF (Manual).
Selectable AF with a 49-point Metering matrix
Within the 49-point matrix of the auto focus area on the screen, AF
accurately and swiftly recognizes the primary subject and brings it into
crystal clear focus. It also lets
you freely select the position
of the AF frame. Using the LCD
monitor, you also can change
the AF frame size and pinpoint
the focusing.
Manual Focus
The distance index bar displayed on the LCD together with the depth of
field scale and aperture value provide helpful guides for focusing. While
checking the image in Live
View by rotating the sub
command dial, it is easy to
adjust the focus. Turn on
"Focus Check" in the menu
and you can use focus point
zoom to confirm a sharp focus.
Focus Peak Highlight function for sharper
manual focusing.
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When manually adjusting focus, this function highlights high contrast areas
of your subject for smoother and more precise fine tuning of focusing.
AF Assist Lamp for Low-Light Scenes
In low light scenes when even the subject is hard to see through the
viewfinder, AF Assist Lamp illuminates the subject and assists Auto Focus.
ISO Sensitivity
ISO100 ~12800 Sensitivity setting range
Select from the broad sensitivity range of ISO 100 ~12800 for shooting at
a full 12-megapixel resolution. The X20 also lets you set the AUTO ISO
range (up to ISO 3200) and the
shutter speed limit. For quick
access to ISO settings, you
can assign this function to the
Fn or Q Button.
Flash
Super Intelligent Flash
Automatically delivering the ideal amount of flash for every scene, the
X20 clearly and brightly captures faces even under strong backlit or dark
conditions. Also when shooting macro shots dim lighting, this smart flash
prevents the washout of the subject and background. When even more
light is required or you're shooting with the lens hood attached, you can
use a separately sold TTL flash.
White Balance setting
Extensive White Balance control including
Kelvin Value setting
In addition to Auto White Balance, the
X20 also offers a choice of white balance
presets to compensate for the color of
different light sources. Users can also
set a Custom White Balance using a gray
card or other surface, or select the
optimum Kelvin value.
Precise White Balance setting
For precision correction of white balance, or
to explore the creative effects you can
achieve from filters, the X20 lets you fine
tune white balance by adjusting R (red)
Cy (cyan) and B (blue)
Ye (yellow) in ±9
steps.
Motion Panorama360
Immersive 360° Panoramic photos
Just sweep the camera right-left or up-down to shoot giant panoramas
up to 360°. When you view the panorama playing back on your camera or
personal computer, you can enjoy a seamless panorama image with both
ends stitched together to create a "cylinder" view.
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