Hab around long considered that digital "system camera" it is to be: Tried out the Olympus E-PL1, and the autofocus was disastrous (somehow not only slow, but also unpredictable, at least for me); the Panasonic GF1 was too expensive for me, so I also tried the Samsung NX100 - image quality and focus speed OK but the handling liked not at all, looks chic, feels but very fragile and unstable to. Then I came up with the NX10 and am excited: very compact, very fast, the keys are placed very ergonomic, handle does not slip and it is stable in one hand; Image Quality is super, autofocus performance (like NX100) well, but could be a little better (The Panasonic G1 (2), GF1 (2) are as mature), but it may well succeed also snapshots with it. Rarely been so satisfied with a purchase.