Black Friday 2022 camera deals still available in Australia

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Some excellent Black Friday camera deals are still sticking around, giving you a little extra time to shop.

The official Black Friday date was November 25, with Cyber Monday on November 28, but that doesn't mean the massive sale has ended. While, in Australia, we typically see offers end when Cyber Monday ticks over into the following Tuesday, this year has been a little different.

Several retailers still have offers going, with DigiDirect confirming that its Black Friday sale will continue on till December 4. That means you can head over to DigiDirect (opens in new tab) to snap up a bargain on a camera body, lens or accessory after other retailers have gone back to full-priced items. There's up to 20% off cameras and lenses, while accessories can be found for up to 30% off at DigiDirect.

Amazon has officially ended its Black Friday sale, but the deep discounts on camera bodies we saw during the official sale are still hanging around. Some have jumped in price, but the discounts are still worth considering.

For now, though, Black Friday 2022 camera deals continue from most retailers. So whether you shoot with a mirrorless camera and need up upgrade, or you're looking to swap out your aging DSLR, there are some last-minute Black Friday camera deals to shop.

Black Friday 2022: best early deals

Full-frame mirrorless cameras

Nikon Z9 (body only) | ~~AU$8,999~~ AU$7,920 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$1,079)

The price of the remarkable Z9 pro sports camera has fluctuated marginally over the Black Friday sale season. There was a decent 13% discount during the actual sale, then the price went up to AU$7,947 a day ago, only to drop a wee bit again. It's still the same 12% discount, just a little over AU$20 less. This truly is a revolutionary high-res pro camera, having done away with its mechanical shutter entirely, and worth every penny.

Canon EOS R6 (body only) | ~~AU$4,329~~ AU$3,117 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$1,212)

Right now, this is the best price on Canon's mid-range speedster and, while the discount isn't as high as it seems – Amazon's original list price is the RRP Canon set at launch, but it retails for less now – this is a darn good price. This camera's 20MP sensor resolution may be a bit on the low side for some users, but everything else about it is absolutely fabulous.

Available at CameraPro for AU$3,199 body only (opens in new tab).

Nikon Z7 II (body only) | ~~AU$5,599~~ AU$4,183 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$1,416)

Currently available for a little over four grand at other camera retailers, this 45.7MP full-frame snapper has got a pretty good markdown on Amazon. 25% off the list price on a high-res mirrorless is competitive. However, with Canon back to competing in terms of specs and performance in the full-frame sector, this camera might feel a little lacklustre in comparison, but it is cheaper and produces excellent results.

Canon EOS R (body only) | ~~AU$2,775~~ AU$1,849.20 after cashback on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$925.80)

Canon's first ever full-framer might be ageing (at least its 30MP sensor is) and yet it produces excellent results, particularly with autofocus. At a 28% discount, this one is priced as low as we've ever seen on Amazon so far, but there's a cashback offer of AU$150 from Canon (opens in new tab) via redemption, so your final price – if you register your purchase by December 18 is a mere AU$1,849.20.

APS-C mirrorless cameras

Fujifilm X-T5 (body only; black) | ~~AU$3,199~~ AU$2,689 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$510)

For a camera that's just been announced – and we do mean just, like earlier in November – this is a massive discount! And it's worth every penny, with Fujifilm evolving the X-T line to meet hybrid demands. There's 40.2MP on tap and its ability to shoot 6.2K/30p video is a huge leap for the range. It's small, light and oh-so-compact. The silver option was cheaper earlier, but that listing is gone, with the black edition now just 16% off.

Fujifilm X-H2 (body only) | ~~AU$3,399~~ AU$2,496 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$903)

This 40MP snapper is practically brand-new and it's good to see a small discount... that we weren't quite expecting yet. With support for 8K video and remarkable speed and processing power, the X-H2 is truly a mirrorless marvel. Fujifilm fans should be excited if they've been keen on this one – that's 26% off the RRP.

Prefer it with a lens? You can grab the X-H2 with XF16-80mm lens for AU$3,102 on Amazon (opens in new tab) – that's 27% off the listed price.

Fujifilm X-S10 (body only) | ~~AU$1,468~~ AU$1,231 at CameraPro (opens in new tab) (save AU$237)

We were really very impressed with what Fujifilm was able to do with the X-S10 when it was first announced. It quickly became one of our fave cameras, thanks to the excellent performance of its 26.1MP APS-C sensor and the built-in 6.5 stops of image stabilisation. Precise autofocus and subject tracking is also a boon. Already listed at a few hundred dollars below its RRP, the additional discount makes this the best price yet.

Micro fourth thirds cameras

Panasonic Lumix GH5 (body only) | ~~AU$2,386~~ AU$1,499 at CameraPro (opens in new tab) (save AU$887)

The GH5 might be getting a little long in the tooth now, what with both the GH5 II and the GH6 now available (and the latter at a massive discount too!). However, if you're after a video-centric camera on a budget, this isn't a bad bargain at this price. It's great for content creators just starting out, and you get 4K/60p video capture here, just not all the bells and whistles of the GH5 II or GH6.

DSLR cameras

Compact Interchangeable Lens Cameras

If you're after other Leica cameras, DigiDirect is currently offering 5% off (opens in new tab) most models and select lenses until December 4.

Instant cameras

Action and 360º cameras

Drones

DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo | ~~AU$1,899.95~~ AU$1,699.95 at Ted's Cameras (opens in new tab) (save AU$200)

This foldable quadcopter is one of our faves here at DCW as it's easy to fly and captures brilliant stills and up to 4K/60p video with a decent battery life. We were hoping to see better price drops for Black Friday, but a AU$200 saving makes this offer worth considering if you're after one of the best consumer drones available today. And as the Fly More Combo, there's a lot of extras in the package.

Point-and-shoot cameras

Panasonic Lumix TZ220 | ~~AU$1,299~~ AU$899 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$400)

This point-and-shoot can be had for AU$1,099 at other stockists, so Amazon's original list price is a little inflated. Still, this discount makes it a good option for anyone looking for an everyday camera to carry around on walks or as a spare backup. The built-in lens is the equivalent of a 15x zoom and there's 20.1MP on tap. Plus, the sensor is a 1-inch type, there's 4K/30p video recording and a pop-up flash too.

Bridge cameras

Panasonic Lumix FZ300 | ~~AU$999~~ AU$637 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$362)

With DSLR-like styling, this bridge camera doesn't have the long reach of the FZ80 listed above, but a 24x optical zoom is still pretty darn good to get you close to the action. What you do get is some amount of image stabilisation built in for smoother captures. Note that Amazon currently doesn't seem to have the capacity to dispatch the camera immediately, so this may not arrive for a while – buy if you're comfortable with waiting.

Lenses

Photo printers

Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 | ~~AU$219~~ AU$149 on Amazon (opens in new tab) (save AU$70)

While the Instax Mini Link 2 uses the credit-card sized film that the Instax Mini series of cameras spew out, this classy-looking printer accepts only the Instax Square range. You'll need to the Share app on your phone to use this, but you can even transfer images from an X-series camera via Wi-Fi, then print out with just a tap of a button. This printer was down to AU$125 for Black Friday, but there's still a really good discount if you're after a Christmas prezzie for someone.

Vlogging accessories

Rode WIreless Go II | ~~AU$319~~ AU$287 at CameraPro (opens in new tab) (save AU$32)

It's not a huge discount, but you'd be hard pressed to find a better offer elsewhere. Note that this is the single set that's perfect for one-person interviews. It can capture up to 7 hours of uncompressed audio and has a 3.5mm mic input alongside a built-in omni mic. This transmitter/recorder really is a great buy even at full price.

If you usually need to record multiple people, CameraPro also has the double kit that comes with two clip-on transmitters for AU$358 (opens in new tab), saving you AU$40 on the listed price.

Memory cards

Tripods & Monopods

Camera bags

Other accessories

Software

A camera, lenses, a drone, mic, filter and portable drive on a table — (Image credit: Jason Pischke / Unsplash)

Black Friday 2022: Key information

When is Black Friday 2022?

The actual Black Friday date shifts each year, although – as the name suggests – it’s always on a Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the US to be precise.

This year, Black Friday is towards the end of November, and the deals bonanza will officially kick off on November 25, 2022. That’s less than a month away from Christmas, so definitely a great time to get your gift shopping out of the way, particularly if you want to save on anything you're considering buying.

Moreover, Black Friday isn't a single-day event. In Australia, the sale usually starts a day or two before the actual Black Friday date and goes on until Cyber Monday – the Monday following Black Friday which, this year, is November 28. That means you’ll have almost an entire week to find great offers, although some deals can change across that time frame.

What is Black Friday?

While the term 'Black Friday' does bring up memories of devastating bushfires for many Aussies, we're solely referring to the annual sale that takes place in November.

Black Friday sales are a huge deal in the US, but it has gained popularity in Australia now and is a firm fixture on our retail shopping calendar. The name 'Black Friday' comes from the description police in the US came up with to describe the horrendous traffic and chaos that kicked off the Christmas shopping season when stores began discounts. Later, it just referred to how retailers moved 'back into the black' after profiting from sales during this period.

While Black Friday sales in the US kick off much earlier in November these days, Aussie retailers typically kick off their campaign about a week earlier and end the offers on Cyber Monday.

Where to find the best Black Friday camera deals?

Pretty much every Aussie retailer, whether a specialist camera store or a more general tech store, will be offering great discounts during Black Friday. Many of them will even price match or try and outdo the competition, so you may get lucky pitting one retailer against the other to bag the best bargain.

Chances are you won’t need to leave your home to snag a great Black Friday offer. Most in-store discounts will be offered online by the major retailers, so all you’ll need to do is keep your credit card handy and shop from your couch.

Before that, though, we’d recommend you have your shopping list ready and figure out what your budget is. Doing some research on prices now will help you determine whether a Black Friday offer is actually worth it or not when the sale finally begins.

It might also help to be a little flexible on your purchase decisions. For example, if you’re after an enthusiast-level camera, it’s best to list the features you really want. Then have a few options for the bodies. That way, if you find that the Canon EOS M6 Mark II is cheaper than the Sony A6600 and both offer the feature set you’re after, you can save a decent chunk of change by opting for the bigger discount.

That said, it can be time consuming and, quite frankly, overwhelming to have to sift through hundreds of offers from each retailer to find the best bargains. And that’s where we come in. The DCW team will be on hand to wade through the quagmire that is the Black Friday sale and handpick only the biggest offers on the best products. We’ll be listing them all right here, so you’ll want to bookmark this page. We’ll also make sure this page stays updated with all the latest offers through the entire sale period.

Black Friday 2022: Predictions

When will Black Friday camera deals start?

This year, the official Black Friday date is Friday, November 25, 2022, so the best camera deals will be available from that date. However, we are seeing several retailers start their Black Friday sales earlier each year, and there's a strong possibility you will see some offers begin to trickle in about a week earlier.

Typically, Black Friday sales in Australia will begin about two days ahead of the actual date – so November 23 this year – but all the best offers will only be during the actual Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend that lasts four days. And we'll be right here through the entire time to bring you the best offers from several retailers so you don't have to do the hard work yourself.

What Black Friday camera deals can we expect this year?

While we don't know exactly what kind of deals we should expect this year, we can predict the savings you could be able to make by casting our minds back to the last couple of sales.

While 2020 saw a staggering number of great discounts, it was a little low last year in 2021. That shouldn't come as a huge surprise, though, as we were still reeling from the knock-off effects of the pandemic, viz., stock issues. Still, we saw some seriously good snappers get good price drops, particularly the Nikon Z series on Amazon.

Ted's Cameras had some of the best offers on other brands in 2021, but we're hoping that other retailers join in the price wars and give the consumer a chance to score a brilliant bargain.

We hardly saw any DSLRs get discounted last year, and we're not expecting that to change this year. It's all about mirrorless now and we're quite sure the smaller sensor formats will be the first ones seeing Black Friday-worthy price drops, particularly Fujifilm models.

It's not just about the camera bodies though. Black Friday will see discounts on great lenses too, whether they're for DSLRs, full-frame mounts or Micro Four Thirds.

In Australia, accessories don’t quite get the same discounts as cameras and lenses, but there’s likely going to be retailers offering some kind bargain on filters, tripods and camera bags. Peak Design usually hosts its own Black Friday sale, so November would be a great time to pick up an Everyday bag.

Memory cards and portable storage units, though, usually get massive price drops during Black Friday, particularly on Amazon. So if you need to stock up on SD cards or get yourself a portable SSD to backup your images, November will be the best time to get one.

If you’re into aerial photography, you’ll be sure to find a great offer on drones in Australia as well. And the same goes for action cameras and gimbals. So you really might want to start making a shopping list now.

Black Friday 2022: Shopping tips

Is Black Friday the best time to buy a camera?

As a general rule, Black Friday is a great time to buy a new camera, but not every deal is as good as it may seem initially – which is where we come in.

In some cases, retailers do mark up the prices of cameras and camera bundles in the run-up to Black Friday, in order to offer a seemingly bigger discount during the run of the actual event itself. However, this doesn't necessarily make them a bad buy though as, on many occasions, their prices still drop to mouth-watering record-lows. But in the grand scheme of things, the percentage saving may not be quite as large as advertised.

However, to combat these situations, we'll only highlight the actual saving of any Black Friday deal based on the camera's recent price history, and we will make sure it's genuinely good deal before placing it in this hub. This isn't necessarily the norm, and many cameras do simply drop to their lowest-ever price for a brief period over Black Friday.

How to find the best camera deals

Of course, the best Black Friday deals will be on this page as soon as they launch. We’ll bring you the top bargains from all the best retailers when the discounts start rolling in on, and before Black Friday. But there are a lot of different cameras to choose from, and it can get overwhelming at times, especially for photography beginners. We recommend making the most of our extensive camera knowledge to make sure you buy the right bit of kit for you come Black Friday.

If you're new to photography, a good grounding point is to start with our best camera for beginners guide. Once you've got a feel for which type of camera might suit your needs best, check out our separate guides on the best camera for photography, the best mirrorless camera, or the best Micro Four Thirds camera, and if you want to take advantage of the lowering prices of DSLRs, check out our best DSLR guide – we've got the latest advice on them all.

Can I get cashback on Black Friday camera deals?

Typically, most camera brands don't offer cashbacks during November. Instead, your debit or credit card company might. It's worth looking into, but you can be sure that retailers will price match if you see a lower offer on a particular product elsewhere.

Another interesting option to consider is layby. Some retailers will allow you to select your gear during Black Friday at the discounted prices, pay a small deposit and then pick it all up later when you pay the full amount. This is advantageous when something is out of stock too and you've been assured of incoming stock. DCW's APAC Managing Editor tried this way back in 2018, when she ordered a camera, two lenses (one of which was out of stock) and filters during Black Friday, but paid the full amount and picked up the entire kit only in mid-December.

In addition to looking after they day-to-day functioning of Digital Camera World in Australia, Sharmishta is the Managing Editor (APAC) for TechRadar as well, and helps produce two of Future's photography print magazines Down Under. Her passion for photography started when she was wandering the wilds of India studying monkeys (yes, life took a sharp turn somewhere along the way) and is entirely self-taught. That puts her in the unique position of understanding what a beginner or enthusiast is looking for in a camera or lens, and writes to help those like her on their path to developing their skills or finding the best gear. While she experiments with quite a few genres of photography, her main area of interest is nature photography – wildlife, landscapes and macro. She still prefers an optical viewfinder but is utterly fascinated with what mirrorless technology has been able to achieve.

With an ear to the ground in the Asia-Pacific territory, she is constantly on top of camera news and breaking developments in the Australian region, in addition to sourcing local deals during big retail events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday / Cyber Monday.

She’s also a skilled stargazer, always eager to share astrophotography tips such as photographing the blood moon without even using a tripod!