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Review summary: Samsung steps up the game, with the powerful 14.6megapixel GX-20

Pros: Great layout and design ; TAv aperture and sensitivity priority mode ; Weather sealed body

Cons: Not hugely different to the GX-10 ; Live View limitations

Verdict: If the Samsung GX-10 grabbed your attention, then the GX-20 is much the same, but with a beefy injection of megapixel power. There aren't many fundamental differences beyond this, so GX-10 users may not see a strong enough reason to pay out for the ...

Review summary: THIS camera produces very good images at a 14.6Mp size, however its Live View feature is worthless.

Pros: Huge picture size, no noticeable noise up to ISO 800, solidly constructed, optical image stabilisation

Cons: Live View is implemented poorly, no dedicated buttons for ISO or shooting mode, shutter button could be better, loud shutter, slightly soft image quality

Verdict: This camera feels and sounds like a beast. And it is a beast. It'll produce very good images at a 14.6Mp size, with practically no noise up to ISO 800. However, its Live View feature is worthless.

Award: gold

Review summary: The most notable quality of the Samsung GX-20 is its unpretentiousness. It is a smart, well-designed, functional DSLR that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. Having said that, it doesn't need to. The GX-20 looks like a professional DSLR should: it ...

Verdict: The GX-20 also feels like a professional DSLR. It has enough weight behind it to rest securely in hand and yet, at just over 800 grams, remains relatively lightweight for a DSLR of its magnitude. Its rubberised handgrip allows for a solid three-finger ...

Pros: Huge picture size, no noticeable noise up to ISO 800, solidly constructed, optical image stabilisation

Cons: Live View is implemented poorly, no dedicated buttons for ISO or shooting mode, shutter button could be better, loud shutter, slightly soft image quality

Verdict: This camera feels and sounds like a beast. And it is a beast. It'll produce very good images at a 14.6Mp size, with practically no noise up to ISO 800. However, its Live View feature is worthless.

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The Samsung GX-20 is a 14.6 megapixel, mid-range DSLR camera, which temporarily led the megapixel race when it was first announced back in January. Since then Sony have also unveiled a 14 megapixel camera, the A350, so Samsung no longer have ...

Verdict: At first glance the Samsung GX20 simply looks like an incremental upgrade of the GX10, with relatively few additions on offer apart from the headline-grabbing 14 megapixel resolution. Whilst the increased image size is certainly worthy of attention, ...