The Pentax K20D and its clone, Samsung GX-20 are 14.6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Pentax, announced in January 24, 2008. The K20D was available in the U.S. market in February, 2008.
The K20D and GX-20 bodies were developed by Pentax while CMOS sensor was manufactured by Samsung, which became Pentax’s partner since 2005. Although both cameras mostly share the same hardware, each camera has their own design, firmwar...
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The Pentax K20D and its clone, Samsung GX-20 are 14.6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Pentax, announced in January 24, 2008. The K20D was available in the U.S. market in February, 2008.
The K20D and GX-20 bodies were developed by Pentax while CMOS sensor was manufactured by Samsung, which became Pentax’s partner since 2005. Although both cameras mostly share the same hardware, each camera has their own design, firmware and image processing algorithm. The K20D is the first Pentax DSLR with a CMOS image sensor co-developed by Pentax and Samsung. Their expertise in sensor design is seen as a major benefit to Pentax, which did not release its first DSLR until 2003, when other camera manufacturers had already become established in the growing market.
Until 2008, the K20D and GX-20 held the record for the highest resolution sensor in the APS-C image sensor format—14.6 megapixels.
Lastest firmware version 1.03 is available since April, 2009. This version improve...
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