The GX-10 is Samsung's third digital SLR. Like the other two (the GX-1S and GX-1L), the GX-10 is based on a Pentax camera -- in this case, the Pentax K10D. The differences between the GX-10 and the K10 are subtle changes in the user interface (menus and buttons), RAW support (the GX-10 only supports one RAW format: DNG), and the software bundle.
Both cameras have a solid, weather resistant body with a large right hand grip, a 10 Megapixel CCD, optical image stabilization, dust reduction, and manual controls and expandability that you'd expect from a digital SLR.
Bundle Differences
Like the K10D, the GX-10 comes in two kits: one is body only, and the other includes an 18 - 55 mm lens. Here's what you'll find in the box:
* The 10.2 effective Megapixel Samsung GX-10 camera body
* Samsung F3.5-5.6, 18 - 55 mm autofocus lens [lens kit only]
* SLB-1674 lithium-ion rechargeable battery
* Battery charger
* Eyecup
* Viewfinder cap
* Hot shoe cover
* Shoulder strap
* USB cable
* Video cable
* CD-ROM featuring Digimax Master and Digimax RAW Converter software
* 258 page camera manual (printed)
* Samsung F3.5-5.6, 18 - 55 mm autofocus lens [lens kit only]
* SLB-1674 lithium-ion rechargeable battery
* Battery charger
* Eyecup
* Viewfinder cap
* Hot shoe cover
* Shoulder strap
* USB cable
* Video cable
* CD-ROM featuring Digimax Master and Digimax RAW Converter software
* 258 page camera manual (printed)
Both the kit lens and the battery are the same as the Pentax versions -- just with Samsung branding. Everything's interchangeable (except for the battery grip), so you can use Pentax parts in the Samsung camera, and vice versa. The 18 - 55 mm kit lens, which Samsung labels as a Schneider (it's not), isn't the greatest, with noticeable vignetting in many photos.
The one Pentax item that you cannot use with the GX-10 is the battery grip, which doesn't fit perfectly on the GX-10 (due to its slightly larger grip). Samsung plans to offer one that does fit, but I don't have any details on it just yet.