Typical price: £708
What is it: Top-of-the-range digital SLR with anti-shake
What we think: GX-20's got the specs to tackle Nikon and Canon but not the polish
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 11 September 2008
Tags: Samsung, Samsung GX20, camera, resolution, lens
We like:
The 14 million pixels; rich and vivid results; effective anti-shake
We don't like:
Coarse autofocus; poor kit lens; some awkward controls
CNET UK judgement:
It's hard to understand why anyone who knows a little about camera history would choose a Samsung-branded camera over a Pentax. It wouldn't be so bad if the GX-20 was actually better in some ways than the K20D, but it's actually the other way round. The GX-20 is well-specced but flawed -- solid but crude
Full review:
Samsung and Pentax have a technology partnership which means they develop dSLRs jointly but sell them separately. The Samsung GX-20 -- going for around £700, depending where you look -- is simply the Pentax K20D in another guise, yet there are enough cosmetic and interior differences for it to be judged as a separate camera. But is it actually any better? Continue Reading...
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