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My 18 year old son talked about buying a digital SLR. I've long been a fan of Minolta cameras (the kind with "folded graphics") so bought him a Z20, so that he could "get a taste" without spending a fortune. My first reaction: "it's only about half the size I'd expected!" Essentially, it's just "yet another digital camera". But - as those with experience already know - features like optical (NOT digital!) zoom outweigh lesser considerations, like the number of megapixels. The Z20 costs about £25 on Ebay, has 5 Megapixels (a reasonable number) but it ALSO has an eight-times optical zoom - about twice what you get in a conventional "compact" camera. My son had in his mind the idea that he (not the camera) was going to make ALL the decisions about exposures, shutter speeds etc.. As the former son-in-law of a professional industrial photographer, I had my doubts... and they proved correct. After about two days, the camera got switched to "automatic" mode, and has stayed there. But, there's also a half-way compromise point, which I'm sure he'll discover. You can "dial" the kind of shot you're taking (landscape, portrait, sunset...) and the "auto" features will be set to the most appropriate settings for that kind of shot. Bottom line, the Z20 takes very good pictures - and it's very easy to use. Perhaps just as importantly, it doesn't cost hundreds of pounds! Only slightly more cumbersome than a tiny "compact" digital camera... but the improvement in picture quality (brought about by much better optics) outweighs that. I'd buy another one. In fact I DID buy another one - this time for ME!Read full review
I was looking for a digital camera ,this one came up for sale i researched info and although it has been uprated i find it takes good photo's zoom is good an ideal camera to start off with.Very pleased with the performance,light to carry and phot'os down load on computor easy.