The L20, announced by Nikon on April 1, 2009, is a rather small camera (even by compact standards), measuring , it weighs almost 135 g (including batteries and memory card). Its sister model L19 is about 4 g lighter, because its LCD is comparatively smaller. Like all in the Nikon Coolpix series it has a shining plastic body.
It is available in Deep Red (most popular), Navy Blue, Black Metallic and Bright Silver, while its variant L19 is present as Magenta and Shiny Pink as an extra choice.