Samsung was formed in 1950 and the Samsung Group is now the biggest conglomerate in South Korea with Samsung Electronics as the biggest electronics company in the world. Samsung produce a huge range of products and in recent years, the company has collaborated with the Pentax Corporation resulting in similar digital SLR camera models with both the Pentax and Samsung name. Pentax also supply digital SLR lenses to Samsung branded as Schneider Kreuznach.
Samsung, in addition to its large range of digital cameras, have released three digital SLR cameras - the 10 megapixel Samsung GX-10 & two 6 megapixel cameras including the GX-1L and GX-1S DSLRs. A list of recently produced Samsung digital SLR cameras can be found below including the Samsung GX-20.
Samsung Digital SLR Cameras 2007 - 2012
Samsung NX200 Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Availability to be announced. Body with 18-55mm lens - $899.
- 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor. Samsung NX mount.
- Full manual controls. RAW & Jpeg. Shoots at 7 fps.
- Hotshoe. Compatible with i-Function lenses. X-sync 1/180 sec
- 3" high resolution AMOLED screen with 614k pixels.
- ISO 100 to 12800. Shutter speeds 30 to 1/4000 sec.
- Smart filters. Panorama stitching carried out in-camera.
- Full HD movies at 1920 x 1080 at 30 fps with stereo sound.
- SD / SDHC / SDXC cards. BP1030 lithium battery.
- Size 117 x 63 x 36mm. Weight 220g body only. Buy from Amazon
Samsung NX11 Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Samsung NX11 will arrive in February 2011 for $649 inc. lens.
- Samsung NX mount. 14.6 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor.
- 3" AMOLED LCD. EVF (electronic viewfinder) with 610k pixels.
- HD H.264 movies at 720p. Full manual controls. Jpeg & RAW.
- Built in flash. Hotshoe. Supports lenses with i-Function.
- Size 123 x 87 x 39.8mm. Weight 353g with battery & card.
Samsung NX100 Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Available from end of 2010 for $499 inc. 20-50mm zoom lens.
- 14.6 megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor. Samsung NX mount
- Live view. Smart filters. HD movies at 1280 x 720. H.264.
- Accessories include electronic viewfinder and flashgun.
- 3" AMOLED screen. ISO 100 to 6400. SD/SDHC cards.
- Full manual controls. RAW and jpeg files.
- Size 120 x 71 x 35mm. Body weight 282g without batteries. Buy from Amazon
Samsung NX5 Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Samsung NX5 expected in Europe in June 2010. US availability unknown at present.
- Similar to NX10 except for differences listed below.
- 3" LCD screen (no AMOLED).
- Lower resolution electronic viewfinder.
Samsung NX10 Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Samsung NX10 will be available in the spring of 2010.
- Large APS size 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor.
- Dust reduction. NO MIRROR. Built in flash. Hotshoe.
- 921k pixels electronic viewfinder & 3" AMOLED display.
- Full manual control. Jpeg & RAW. Compact body.
- 1280 x 720 HD movies using H.264 codec.
- HDMI. SD/SDHC cards. BP1310 battery. Samsung NX mount.
- Size 106.7 x 86.4 x 40.6mm. Weight 349g. Buy from Amazon
Samsung GX-20 Digital SLR Camera
- Samsung GX-20 will be available in March 2008.
- Almost identical to Pentax K20D digital SLR.
- 14.6 megapixel high resolution CMOS sensor.
- Body sealed against dust and moisture.
- Sensor shift image stabilization. Pentax KAF2 mount.
- Hotshoe. Full manual controls. RAW format. 3 fps shooting.
- Powerful PRIME image processor. 2.7" LCD with live view.
- Large bright viewfinder with 95% field of view.
- Flash sync. at 1/180. Size 142 x 101 x 71.5mm. Buy from Amazon
Samsung GX-10 Digital SLR Camera
- Samsung GX-10 released September 2006.
- 10.2 megapixel CCD.
- Weather resistant body sealed against dust & moisture.
- CCD-shift image stabilization which works with all lenses.
- Hotshoe. Full manual controls. RAW format. 3 fps shooting.
- Built in dust removal system using anti-dust coating & CCD shift which shakes on startup.
- High resolution 2.5" LCD. Buy from Amazon