Black Friday Camera and Drone Deals 2026

Camera and drone deals published so far

Black Friday camera deals for 2026 with real prices came, when we read the stores on 1 November, from two places: Costco's Black Friday list and Vantrue's own Black Friday sale page for dash cams. Black Friday is Friday 27 November. This table lists each item with what the bundle includes, so you can compare the camera and the extras separately.

All read on 1 November 2026: Costco's items on its Black Friday page (warehouse and online, membership needed, closed on Thanksgiving), and Vantrue's on its own Black Friday Sale 2026 page. Costco says pricing may vary by location in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico and online.

Action camera deals: GoPro and Insta360

Both of Costco's action camera offers are bundles. The GoPro HERO13 Black bundle at $339.99 includes a 128GB card, a case and two batteries in total; the Insta360 X6 bundle at $629.99 includes two batteries, a selfie stick, a mount and a replacement lens kit. A bundle is worth more than the camera alone only if you would buy those extras anyway, so price the card and the second battery on their own before you decide.

On their own sites, neither brand had a Black Friday offer on 1 November. GoPro advertised its subscription, which it says gives up to 50% off accessories, and the Insta360 store showed savings of up to $40 on some items and an extended warranty option.

Instant camera deals: Instax and Polaroid

We found no published Black Friday price on an instant camera on 1 November. Polaroid's US store offered members 10% off a first order within 30 days of signing up. Fujifilm's Instax store was not part of our check.

For instant cameras, the film is the real running cost. Divide the price of a film pack by the number of shots it holds to get the cost per photo, and check which film the camera takes, since Instax Mini, Instax Wide and Polaroid films do not swap between cameras.

Mirrorless, DSLR and point-and-shoot deals

Bodies and kit lenses

Costco's Minolta MNZ6S at $119.99 was the one point-and-shoot price published for Black Friday when we read the stores on 1 November. Nikon USA had a deals section on its site on 1 November that it did not label Black Friday. Canon USA and Adorama did not open for our tools, so their offers are not listed.

When a body is sold as a kit, check which lens is in the box. A kit with a short zoom usually costs less than one with a longer or brighter lens, and the lens can matter as much as the body.

Lenses

Check the lens mount before anything else: a lens made for one brand's mirrorless system will not fit another's without an adapter. Also note the filter size printed on the lens if you plan to add filters.

Grey-market and warranty checks

Some sellers offer cameras imported for another country at a lower price. Nikon USA's site mentions coverage by a Nikon USA warranty and publishes lists of its authorized dealers. Before you buy a body or lens from a seller you do not know, check that it comes with the manufacturer's US warranty.

Drone deals

We found no published Black Friday drone price on 1 November. The DJI Store showed no Black Friday offer in its page text that day.

Weight class and FAA rules

US drone rules can add cost and steps before you fly, and they depend on the drone's weight and how you fly it. The FAA's drone pages did not open for our tools on 1 November, so we do not quote the rules here. Check faa.gov for the registration and test rules for your drone before you buy, and look for the takeoff weight on the product page.

Fly More bundles: what the extras are worth

Drone bundles often add batteries, spare propellers, a charging hub and a bag. Extra batteries add flying time, so a bundle with them can be worth it if you would buy them anyway. Price each extra on the brand's own store before you decide.

Dash cam deals

Vantrue has the most complete Black Friday dash cam offer we could read. Its "Black Friday Sale 2026" page says early Black Friday deals are live with a coupon of up to 45% off applied at checkout, and its page title says up to 53% off dash cams. The page also lists Black Friday price protection for eligible Black Friday orders, and Vantrue's description mentions triple points and an extra 3-month warranty.

Prices on the page on 1 November included the S1 Pro 1CH at $69.99 (regular $149.99), the S1 Pro Max 4K + 2.5K at $179.99 (regular $299.99), the S1 Pro Max 4K + 4K at $239.99 (regular $399.99) and the E360 ACE at $199.99 (regular $359.99). Vantrue lists free shipping on US dash cams and says you can return a dash cam within 30 days for an exchange.

Other dash cam brands had not called any offer Black Friday on 1 November: VIOFO was running a Halloween sale and lists an 18-month warranty, and 70mai showed sale prices on its store. When you compare dash cams, check whether the deal covers front only or front and rear cameras, whether parking mode needs a hardwire kit sold separately, and which memory card size the camera supports.

Which brands have announced, and which have not

• Announced: Vantrue (Black Friday Early Access live on 1 November), and Costco for its GoPro, Insta360 and Minolta bundles.
• No Black Friday offer on 1 November: GoPro, Insta360, DJI, Nikon, VIOFO, 70mai and Polaroid.
• Could not read: Canon USA, Adorama and the FAA's pages.
• Big stores: Best Buy started its Early Black Friday Deals on 6 November, with new deals every Friday, and starts 10 days of Black Friday deals on 19 November; see our Best Buy Black Friday guide.

Security cameras and video doorbells are a smart home topic. Costco lists one, the eufy SoloCam S3n, at $99.99 after $30 off for 27 to 30 November.

Returns, warranties and price drops

Costco accepts returns of cameras, drones (it calls them aerial cameras) and camcorders within 90 days of receipt, according to its return policy page read on 1 November. Best Buy's holiday calendar says most purchases made from 30 October to 31 December can be returned through 15 January 2027, or 31 January 2027 for Plus and Total members, and its Holiday Price Match Guarantee covers a drop in Best Buy's own price. Vantrue offers price protection on eligible Black Friday orders. Our returns and price matching guide has the other stores' windows.

Cyber Monday camera and drone deals

Cyber Monday 2026 is Monday 30 November. Costco's camera prices above run to 30 November, and Best Buy holds a Cyber Sunday and Monday sale and Cyber Week deals from 1 to 6 December. Camera and drone brands had not announced Cyber Monday terms on 1 November; we add them here when they do. All Cyber Monday offers we track are on our Cyber Monday page.

How we check these deals

We do not test cameras or drones, so this guide has no image quality scores. We read each store's and brand's own pages, list the offers as they state them, and give the date we read them: 1 November 2026 for this version. When a site blocks our tools, we say so and leave its offers out. Phone cameras are covered in our Black Friday phone deals guide, and editing laptops in our laptop deals guide.

All Black Friday offers we track are on our Black Friday deals page, and our other guides are in the Black Friday hub, including when Black Friday starts at each store and our Costco Black Friday guide. This guide is written by the SavingArena Editorial Team.