Canon’s EOS R100 mirrorless camera gets a AU$200 price drop ahead of Black Friday

By Sharmishta Sarkar
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Snap up this ready-to-shoot entry-level mirrorless camera kit for just AU$899 from Amazon

Black Friday Canon EOS R100 camera with 18-45mm lens deal
(Image credit: Canon / Digital Camera World)

If you're a beginner to the world of photography and in search of a good camera that will help you hone your skills, or you're looking for a great gift for a loved one who loves taking pictures, then a AU$200 saving on what is already an affordable camera is a hard deal to pass up.

The Canon EOS R100 at just AU$899.30 on Amazon is one of the best early Black Friday camera deals we've seen so far. It's only 18% off the list price, but you're getting a whole lot of camera for relatively little money. And it's a single-lens kit, bundling the RF18-45mm kit lens, so it's ready to shoot right out of the box... well, you will need an SD card first of course.

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Canon EOS R100 + RF18-45mm lens

Canon EOS R100 + RF18-45mm lens | AU$1,099 AU$899.30 on Amazon (save AU$199.70)

Announced in May 2023, this is one of the best offers we've seen on the R100 APS-C format mirrorless camera. It's already Canon's most affordable R-series snapper, and this AU$200 discount is a good bargain ahead of Black Friday. While it could get cheaper when November 24 comes calling, there are no guarantees. If this price looks good to you, trust us when we say you're getting a very capable entry-level camera here.

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The Canon EOS R100 offers quite a lot of features for an entry-level camera, both stills and video. Its 24.1 megapixel APS-C format sensor is paired with the Digic 8 processor which, while not being the fastest Canon imaging engine, is more than capable of handling anything the R100 can throw at it.

This includes capturing 4K/24p video, albeit with a 1.55x crop, but Full HD (1080p) video is uncropped. Importantly, the R100 gets Canon's tried-and-tested Dual Pixel Autofocus system with a decent 3,975 AF points that covers 143 autofocus zones. That means your single-frame images will be in focus and sharp while you're shooting at its max burst speed of 6.5 frames per second.

It's the lightest RF-mount camera in Canon's arsenal, weighing in at a mere 356g with the battery and card.

Our only gripe is that the R100's rear LCD screen is a fixed-type with no touch functionality, but then you do get what you pay for. If an articulating rear touchscreen is important, you could consider the Canon EOS R50, which is also discounted on Amazon, but by just 8% (now AU$1,289 from AU$1,399).

Despite the fixed LCD screen, the EOS R100 is still one of the best cameras for beginners or for those looking to make the switch from Canon's now-discontinued M-series cameras or an older DSLR.

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Sharmishta Sarkar
Sharmishta Sarkar
Managing Editor (APAC)

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!

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