Samsung GX-10 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Schneider D-XENON Lens

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4 x 2.7 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IWXTY4
• Item model number: GX-10
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,176 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Style: GX-10 body with 18-55mm Lens

From the Manufacturer

The GX-10 is a new 10.2-megapixel DSLR designed for advanced amateur and professional photographers. The third model in Samsung's rapidly growing DSLR range, the GX-10 offers a number of new and unique features that will allow users to capture images of uncompromising quality in any environment or setting. With features including Optical Picture Stabilization (OPS), a Penta Prism viewfinder that provides a wide field of view of 95 percent, and a revolutionary new dust-resistant CCD sensor, the GX-10 is sure to build on the success of Samsung's first two DSLR products, introduced earlier this year.

The GX-10 can be used with the all Pentax KAF2, KAF, and KA mount lenses.

Among the technologies employed to help GX-10 users get their best shots is a mechanical OPS stabilization feature that minimizes blur in situations where the camera is unstable or in low-light conditions. Because it resides in the camera body, as opposed to the lens, the OPS feature works with a wide range of lenses, including the Schneider D-XENON lenses to be sold with the body in kits and the full range of Pentax, KAF2, KAF, and KA mount lenses. This kit version of the GX-10 comes with the Schneider D-Xenon 18-55mm lens. (The GX-10 can be used with the all Pentax KAF2, KAF, and KA mount lenses.)

A sealed, weatherproof body protects the GX-10 from water, sand, and other elements.

Another of the GX-10's unique features is its intuitive dust-free CCD imaging sensor. To ensure that dust will never pose a problem, Samsung has incorporated an advanced dust-removal system that automatically vibrates the CCD sensor when the GX-10 is powered on. In addition, the GX-10's CCD sensor also features a special dust-resistant coating, further eliminating the possibility of unwanted specs or blemishes ruining an otherwise perfect picture. As if that weren't enough, the GX-10 boasts a specially designed body that was made to stand up to the elements. Every button, gap, and other potentially vulnerable area on the camera's body has been fortified with special seals and silicone to protect against damage from water, sand, and a host of other elements.

Another attractive feature for advanced photographers is the GX-10's superb RAW image format support. The exclusive one-touch RAW shooting button enables users to quickly capture images in RAW format, which can then be quickly be viewed on the 2.5-inch, 210,000-pixel LCD screen and easily converted to jpeg format right on the camera, if the shooter so desires. The GX-10's intuitive and easy to use interface makes even the most advanced tasks such as this easy to accomplish for just about anyone. Its continuous shooting mode is capable of capturing three images per second. Depending on available memory, shooters can capture an unlimited number of jpeg images in continuous shooting mode, and up to nine images in RAW format.

The GX-10 also features an 11-point, wide-area autofocus system, with a choice of AF-single or AF-continuous, providing accurate auto focusing in a variety of shooting conditions. It incorporates a high-precision, three-mode metering system including, 16-segment multi-pattern metering, center-weighted metering and spot metering. With multiple scene modes, an ergonomic design and a "My Set Dial" function that allows users to store their favorite settings in the camera, the GX-10 is highly sophisticated without being intimidating.

Product Description

10mp - 2.5" LCD - Optical Picture Stabilization - Pentaprism - Dual Dust Remoal System - Schneider Optics Sealed Build Body - 11pt A/F System

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera, Essentially a pentax K10!!, August 23, 2007

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Mr. Tandy J. Howard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung GX-10 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) (Electronics)

This camera has really impressed me. I have owned a variety of DSLR's and have found this one to be the best. The tonal gradations achieved by this Sensor's 22 A/D conversion are stunning, this allows the camera to produce images that mimick Film. The lenses available include the whole Pentax line,( even though they say Samsung....they are rebadged Pentax!!), I love the Kit lens, 18-55 as well as the 50-200. Utilizing this excellent glass allows me to capture the Sharpest, most natural looking images, I have ever made from digital. As a bonus, like the Pentax K10, this camera has the optical stabilizer as well as the weather sealed body. Please note, I have owned a Nikon D2X and find the images from this camera superior in every way. Great job Pentax/Samsung!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning camera and very affordable, December 26, 2007

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W. HOU - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung GX-10 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) (Electronics)

This is a heck of a camera for the price paid (I hate to say it but even at the current price it's a steal). To start off, you can use all the pentax AF lenses made virtually in the past 50 years and don't need adapters. You can use 95% of the MF ones without adapters as well. And these are VERY high quality lenses. You get them really cheap. For example, you can get a stunning high quality 70-210mm AF (autofocus) lens made by pentax (takumar) for less than $70. The slightly better one (pentax-F version) 70-210mm can be had for about $150. It has silky smooth background or bokeh (9 blades) and sharper than a lot of the prime (fixed focus) lenses, boosting 3.4 MTF rating (normalized to 5). If you use this camera body along with a Tamron 28-75/2.8 XR DI for pentax mount, you have a higher quality hardware set than Nikon or Canon even with their best glasses, for about 1/5 the cost, for indoor/wedding photography. Of course, this assumes you have the know-how and shooting in RAW, to be fair (no pro would shoot in JPG doing wedding portraits in their right minds). I am no pro and this camera is more than enough for all my needs, by the way. My 3rd most favored lens would be my pentax-f 50mm/1.7 AF. I wished I have access to the same 1.4 version that rumored to be slightly better (I do have current AF pentax FA 50mm/1.4 but prefer the old 1.7).

Of course, you know the rest about this camera, in body shake reduction, weather seal etc. The only down side of this, is the slow AF under low light. But for me, this is not that big of a problem. (I use MF to take photos of my kids running around me)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GX-10 Samsung, terrific DSLR value, March 9, 2008

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George E. Robertson (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung GX-10 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Schneider D-XENON Lens (Electronics)

This is a great camera. with a powerful professional set of controls. I've been using it since 2008. I also have the GX 20. The GX20 if you can find one, offers a bigger image file but if you are not printing very very large images, that may be unimportant. For anything that is not poster sized, this camera is terrific. I like the Samsung controls much better than the Pentax K10d which is otherwise very nearly identical.

The great GX10 body is compatible with pretty much everything in the Pentax K mount family, and so you simply need to buy any of many of the very good to excellent lenses in that huge list. The Anti-shake is in the camera so all of them will have the advantage of that.

You need not go to the very top of the Pentax line to assemble a really useable set up. At first I settled on the F1.4 Pentax 50mm which is a very good, ultra fast, and very inexpensive portrait lens priced way below it's value. I added the Pentax 18-250 and the Sigma 12-24 zooms. I shoot a lot of buildings and interiors and the 12-24 gets a lot of use. I would probably buy the Pentax 12-24 Zoom were I buying it today. the lenses are identical and the Sigma has been wonderful. But I admit to being curious whether the Pentax 12-24 Zoom has a quality edge.

There is so much optical quality on the Pentax and compatible w/K mount lists, the lens choices for the Samsung GX10 are myriad. I have over the years added the Pentax 31 mm Limited lens and the Pentax 100mm Macro, both primes that are, in my opinion, as good as lenses get. I print a lot of images for presentations and display mounts on large panels, so I think i use the GX20 somewhat more than this GX10, but anyone printing 11X14 or smaller will probably like the results they get from the 10.2mp file. You could spend a lifetime discovering the full depth of control this camera provides.

Battery life is great it took me more than couple of weeks to shoot enough images to need to replace the battery with a fresh one. I instinctively bought three batteries. I found I can remove and replace the SD chip or the battery even without removing the quick mounting plate for my tripod from the bottom of the GX10 body.

The Body Controls and Software
The controls are logically arranged and comfortable to use. the Software is well documented and settings are made accessible with well placed push button rocker switch and scroll wheel controls that activate logical menu groups. You really can adjust things on the fly while shooting. If you take the time to read the manual a couple of times, Using this camera's conveniently placed controls is easy and rewarding.
I really like using this Camera more and more as time passes.

The RAW feature is easy to use, even one picture at a time.

I would buy the GX-10 again.

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