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: £ 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 • 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)

Weight (no batt): Currently Undisclosed

Samsung GX-20 specifications source: DPreview.

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