 The K10D was announced on 13 September 2006, and released in mid-November 2006, while Samsung announced the GX-10 on 2006-09-21 and it became available on January 1, 2007.The Pentax K20D, successor to the K10D, was officially announced on January 23, 2008.The K10D has been hailed by "Popular Photography and Imaging" magazine as "an all-star player," and was named as a finalist for their 2007 "Camera of the Year" award.