Home > Consumer Reviews > Minolta Dimage X20 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

The Minolta Dimage X20 is great. For its size it offers very impressive features. The 3x optical zoom is excellent because its internal so you don't have to mess around with a lens slide. It doesn't even look like this camera could have a zoom lens but Minolta did a wonderful job. I don't miss the viewfinder in my old digital camera at all.

It takes good quality digital photo's if you're not a professional. I think the majority of the people buying this camera will be happy with the quality. Its also very easy to use. It has a good graphical interface system so you'll get used to changing settings in no time.

With a 256mb sd memory card I can record 12 minutes of video and audio in Quicktime. The included 8mb memory card isn't enough in my opinion. Minolta should include more memory.

Its very small in size so its easy to take with you pretty much everywhere. You may want to use a small case as it can get scratched or damaged if you rough it up.

If your only going to use it for small sized pictures and prints its perfect because most likely you won't be needing anything better than a 2.1 mega pixel camera anyway.

Overall a really great camera for the price and I'd highly recommend it. Its selling for well under $200 everywhere I've looked!

I bought this little beauty because it was the smallest 2Mp camera I could find, that still has
some sort of zoom. the features are nice and I like the quality of the prints it makes. Since i've gotten this thing, I've taken about 2000 photos, and lots of movies.
CONS:
the delay before and after taking the picture can be trying on your patience. It waits about 1 1/2 seconds to TAKE the photo, then 3 seconds to save it, before you can take the next photo. Also the Timer is a bit strange. It takes the photo, then automatically returns to Single shot. So.... If you don't like the photo, you have to go clicking through the menus again to take another photo. It sucked when we were trying to get a bunch of Halloween photos with everyone in them.
ALSO!!!!! The battery dies in COLD WEATHER!!! I charge the battery full, then go snowboarding. I take 3 photos and then it tells me that the battery is Exhausted. Grrrr....
If you keep the camera under your jacket (close to your body) it will last longer. That reminds me..... the battery light is stupid. It is a full batter symbol, without bars. Instead, it changes color to let you know the battery life. White is FULL, really light gray (off white) is half full. And RED is you got a few seconds left.
Despite the short comings of the camera, I take it everywhere, and shoot a lot of photos. Get the leather pouch, and get yourself a good size memory card. Get it on line. You can find them for 1/2 the price you'd pay in a store. It comes with an 8Mb card.
yeah. 8 Mb. You get to take FOUR photos with that. Get a 256.
Oh, the movies are decent for web, but to put on a DVD, they are a bit grainy. What do you expect? It's a Picture camera, not a Movie camera.
have fun!

I was really stuck between this and a coolpix 2200, which my friends all have, also I had a Coolpix 4500 which I really loved. Upon first using the X20 I was initially dissappointed by the grainy image that showed on the LCD (There is no viewfinder.) However after depressing the button for autometering, then taking the picture the result was fantastic, even though the object was only inches away from the camera, (a feat my coolpix has never been able to pull off!) The lens conver, (which retracts like a G5 CD drive cover,) is also very clever, and nullifys my worries over having to buy a case. Overall the camera seems well designed for sticking in a pocket and going, and pulling out a snapping great pics/small movies at a party or whatever. Also pictures can be taken more quickly after one another than with the 4500.

Bought the camera for a bike tour and carried it with me everywhere I went. Great camera and great pictures. Easy on and off, easy to download.

Being such a small camera, it fits either in a shirt pocket or bike jersey. Because it is so small, you tend to take it with you, giving you an opportunity to take pictures that you normally can't.

The lens in internal so you don't have that annoying delay as the lens automatically screws out.

Only reason it doesn't get five stars; there is no view finder except an LED screen. Works great indoor and in the shade. Direct sunlight makes it tough to see the image. For the $, a great buy.

I have had this camera for 8 months and I like it. I wanted a camera that was small and not expensive and this one was the best for me. I gave it only 4 stars because I have to modify the flash settings too often in order to get the best quality pictures.