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 5DCanon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2005discontinued 1 source · 6 listingsLowest now$174$3,299 MSRP-95%
- 2Lowest now$164$2,699 MSRP-94%
- 3Lowest now$254$3,499 MSRP-93%
- 5Lowest now$134$1,499 MSRP-91%
- 7Lowest now$59$599 MSRP-90%
- 8Lowest now$224$2,099 MSRP-89%
- 11Lowest now$87$599 MSRP-85%
- 12Lowest now$123$699 MSRP-82%
- 13Lowest now$159$900 MSRP-82%
- 14Lowest now$169$899 MSRP-81%
- 15Lowest now$159$799 MSRP-80%
- 16Lowest now$289$1,299 MSRP-78%
- 17Lowest now$138$599 MSRP-77%
- 18Lowest now$184$749 MSRP-75%
- 19Lowest now$174$699 MSRP-75%
- 20Lowest now$254$999 MSRP-75%
- 21Lowest now$129$499 MSRP-74%
- 22Lowest now$130$500 MSRP-74%
- 23Lowest now$204$749 MSRP-73%
- 24Lowest now$224$799 MSRP-72%
- 25Lowest now$169$599 MSRP-72%
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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