Samsung GX-20 specifications now available
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Samsung GX-20 specifications now available

After a long wait Samsung has displayed its new DSLR camera, the GX-20 at the CeBIT show in Germany and has released the full specs for this impressive machine. The Samsung GX-20 is a 14.6 mega-pixel camera aimed at the serious amateur and boasts a 2.7 inch live view screen.

Samsung GX-20

The GX-20 is described as a ‘best-in-class’ APS-C size (that’s 23.4 mm x 15.5 mm) and incorporates a Shake Prevention System (OIS), a dual dust removal system and other features that render the device so advanced that a professional should find it quite adequate for most shots.

Samsung GX-20

Samsung GX-20

The specs

Body material

  • High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure
  • Dust and weather resistant seals throughout Sensor
  • 14.6 million effective pixels
  • 3:2 aspect ratio
  • 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
  • RGB Color Filter Array
  • Built-in fixed low-pass filter
  • 15.1 million total pixels

Image processor

  • PRIME
  • 22-bit ADC

Stabilization

  • Sensor shift

Image sizes

  • 4688 x 3120 [14.6 MP] (RAW/DNG)
  • 4672 x 3120 [14.6 MP]
  • 3872 x 2592 [10 MP]
  • 3008 x 2000 [6 MP]
  • 1824 x 1216 [2 MP]

File formats

  • RAW (DNG)
  • RAW + JPEG
  • JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
  • RAW compression n/a

Lens mount

  • PENTAX bayonet KAF2 mount
  • KAF2, KAF, KA mount lenses Usable lenses
  • Schneider D-XENON, D-XENOGON, SAMSUNG lens
  • PENTAX DSLR lenses are available
  • KAF2, KAF, KA mount lenses

Auto Focus

  • TTL phase-matching 11-point AF
  • SAFVOX VIII
  • AF operational brightness range: EV –1 to 18 (at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens)
  • Focus lock
  • Lens Servo
    • Single Servo AF
    • Continuous Servo AF

Manual focus

  • Focus Point
    • 11 focus points
    • AF Area Mode
    • Single point AF
    • Center AF
    • Automatic-area AF
  • Focus Lock
  • Half-press shutter

AF assist

  • External Speedlite only

Exposure modes

  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter Priority AE
  • Aperture Priority AE
  • Sensitivity Priority AE
  • Shutter & Aperture Priority
  • Manual
  • Bulb
  • Flash X-sync
  • User Mode

Metering

  • TTL open-aperture 16-segment
  • Metering : Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Metering range

  • EV0 ~ 18 (ISO 100, 50mm F1.4)
    • Exposure lock Yes
    • Exposure bracketing
  • 2 to 9 frames
  • 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps

Exposure compensation

  • +/-3 EV (1/2EV step) , +/-2EV (1/3EV step)

Sensitivity

  • Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (1/3EV or 1/2EV step) 6400 (User setting)

Shutter

  • Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
  • DOF Preview Yes
  • White balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent (W, D, N), Flash, Manual,
  • Color Temperature (1, 2, 3), One Touch WB
  • Image parameters /
  • Presets
    • B&W(4 type)
    • Sepia(3 type)
    • Color (18 type)
    • Color extract (6 type)
    • Soft (three-level amount adjustable)
    • Illustration
    • HDR (3 type)
    • Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable)
    • Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable)

Color space

  • sRGB
  • Adobe RGB

Viewfinder

  • Pentaprism
  • 95% Field of View
  • Diopter Adjustment -2.5 ~ +1.5m-1

Focusing screen

  • Natural-Bright-Matte II Focusing Screen
  • LCD monitor
    • Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD Monitor, 2.7″ (approximately 230K pixels), Brightness control, Wide angle view
    • LCD Liveview
    • Live View(up to 3min.), Digital Preview
    • Field of view 100%, Magnification, Grid display

Self-timer

  • 2sec., 12sec.
  • Remote control, Remote control 3sec. (Compatible with Pentax Remote Control, Optional)

Shooting modes

  • Single
  • Continuous (Hi, Low)
  • High-speed Continuous
  • Self-timer (12sec., 2sec.)
  • Remote Control (3sec.)
  • Remote Control Continuous
  • Auto Bracket
  • Expand Bracket
  • Multi Exposure Continuous
    • JPEG : 3fps (depends on memory capacity)
  • RAW?3fps (up to 9 frames)

Flash

  • Type Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
  • Modes Auto, Fill-in, Auto & Red eye, Fill-in & Red eye, Front curtain synchro, Front curtain
  • synchro & Red eye, Rear curtain synchro
  • Guide Number 13 (at ISO 100)
  • Angle of View Coverage 28 mm wide-angle (Equivalent to 35mm)
  • Sync. Speed 1/180sec., Red-eye reduction (Control Range : -2 ~ +1 EV)
  • External flash: Hot Shoe
  • X Synchro socket (Sync. Speed : 1/180sec.)
  • High Speed Synchro, Wireless Synchro (External Flash)

Playback options

  • Single image, Thumbnail, Rotate, Slide Show (Transition Effect), Histogram
  • Edit: Rotate, Digital Filter, Picture Wizard * Picture Wizard : Normal, Vivid, Soft, Portrait, Landscape * Picture Wizard Parameter Range : ± 4 (9 steps)
  • Digital Filter: B&W (4 types), Sepia (3 types), Color Selection (18 types), Color (6 types), Soft (3 steps), Illustration, HDR (3 steps), Slim (±8 steps), Brightness (±8 steps)
  • Pixel Mapping

Connectivity

  • Digital Output: USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
  • Video Output : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
  • DC Power Input Connector : DC 8.3V, 2A (100 ~ 240V)
  • External Release Socket
  • X Synchro Socket for External Flash

Storage

  • SD/MMC
  • SDHC

Power

  • Lithium ion battery : SLB-1674, Charger : SBC-L6,

Dimensions

  • 142mm × 101mm × 71.5mm (excluding the projecting parts of the camera

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One Response to “Samsung GX-20 specifications now available”

  1. Mike Says:
    March 4th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    Man that thing is HOT. I need to get me a DSLR one of these days (soon).

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