Samsung GX-20 - Full Specification Details Officially Revealed

Some days ago we posted about Samsung's new, and much anticipated GX-20
14.6 megapixel DSLR camera but, at the time of writing, a full spec
sheet was unavailable - but now, we have it (as well as the GX-20's UK
price point) and it makes great reading.

Samsung GX-20 Full Specifications:Price (body only): UK: pound sterling 699

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 'ข 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 : ยฑ 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 (ยฑ8 steps), Brightness (ยฑ8 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 ร— 101mm ร— 71.5mm (excluding the projecting parts of
the camera)

Weight (no batt): Currently Undisclosed

Samsung GX-20 specifications source: DPreview.