Inheriting the basic features of its predecessor, the ES20V offered outstanding value for money, incorporating the FlexiZone AF/AE for automatic focusing and exposing, as well as digital editing functions. It also featured a 16x optical zoom lens, providing a powerful telephoto range from 37mm to 590mm. The focal range can be further widened by attaching a wide converter or telephoto converter. Another feature is the digital camera-signal processing system, which delivers higher-quality images.