Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung GX-10

Ah, Christmas. A time of goodwill; a time of rejoicing in the simple pleasures of human company; a time of love. And a time of half-crazed shoppers who'll climb over your trampled body for a bargain. Fortunately, there are some bargains out there that don't require a life-threatening sortie into the retail danger zone. Thanks to some re-branding and a festive discount, the Samsung GX-10, a 10.2-megapixel prosumer dSLR camera, could well be one.

Whisper it, but the GX-10 is a re-badged Pentax K10D. That means you get a decent camera with more than a few pence wiped off the price, as Samsung is less established in the camera field. With the innovative NV series making our tummies go all wobbly here at Crave, that may be about to change.

CCD-shifting optical image stabilisation keeps things steady, while the sensor is protected by a two-stage dust-removal system. The elements are kept out by weatherproof seals, with even the SD card hatch sealed by a dinky little twist lock.

It shoots JPEGs and raw footage, with a dedicated raw button on the front for quick switching between formats. Surprisingly for a non-entry level camera, footage is written to SD memory card. You might want to invest in a wireless SD card or some SDHC cards.

Click through for more images of the GX-10.

Update: A full review is now available on the site. -Rich Trenholm

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