Best cameras under $300
The bottom of the used market: older DSLRs, entry mirrorless from a generation back, and compacts that still take excellent photos. Great places to start without committing serious money.
25 models match the filter. Default rank: current price as a percentage of MSRP, so the camera at the steepest discount sits at #1. How we compute this.
- 1#1Canon EOS 10DCanon · Canon EOS xxD · APS-C · Canon EF · 2003discontinued 2 sources · 33 listingsLowest now$25$1,999 MSRP-99%
- 2Lowest now$33$1,499 MSRP-98%
- 3Lowest now$107$4,499 MSRP-98%
- 6Lowest now$40$1,399 MSRP-97%
- 9Lowest now$30$799 MSRP-96%
- 10Lowest now$50$1,299 MSRP-96%
- 13Lowest now$163$3,299 MSRP-95%
- 14Lowest now$69$1,400 MSRP-95%
- 16Lowest now$294$4,999 MSRP-94%
- 18Lowest now$164$2,699 MSRP-94%
- 19Lowest now$50$799 MSRP-94%
- 24Lowest now$50$699 MSRP-93%
- 25Lowest now$259$3,499 MSRP-93%
How we built this list
Should You Buy This Camera tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites. This list filters the catalog to cameras that match the criteria above, then ranks by deal score, so the camera at the steepest discount from its launch MSRP comes first. Prices and rankings refresh daily.
See the methodology page for how prices are sourced, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.
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