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Review summary: The Korean electronics giant is getting serious about its aspirations in the DSLR market and its latest model boasts a brand new 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor, Live View and loads more desirable features

Pros: Rugged body, impressive quality Raw images, lots of direct-access buttons and switches

Cons: JPEGs straight from camera have cyan skies and yellow-green cast, slow AF in Live View

Verdict: I found that JPEGs and Raws needed some manipulation to bring out the best in them. This was especially true with JPEGs which came out with a colour cast.

Review summary: Matt Grayson takes a look at the Samsung GX20 flagship DSLR from the largest electronics company in the w...

Pros: Compatible with Pentax lenses, Good noise control, Good portrait results, Nice build quality, Camera based image stabiliser, Dust alert feature

Cons: Colour rendition is off, Underexposing on 75% of shots, Two extra options on the dial are taking the fun away

Verdict: I was surprised by the pictures taken with the GX20 as most of them came out underexposed meaning I had to compensate. I like the compatability of Pentax lenses as well as the availablility of Schneider lenses. Fringing is visible on the standard ...

Review summary: Learn more about the Samsung GX-20 from our guest contributor, Mark Goldstein...

Verdict: When you first take the Samsung GX-20 out of its box, you can instantly tell that this is a serious camera-it's a large and heavy DSLR, even without the lens fitted. The GX-20 has a reassuringly solid feel that belies its mid-range price tag, with an ...

Review summary: This top-end digital SLR is not for beginners, that much is for sure. It's solid and produces accurate exposures with deeply colourful pictures, but there's also a crude side to its design. And, since it's essentially the same camera as the Pentax ...

Pros: The 14 million pixels ; rich and vivid results ; effective anti-shake

Cons: Coarse autofocus ; poor kit lens ; some awkward controls

Verdict: 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. ...