Cyber Monday 2024 camera deals live: Plus, savings on telescopes, binoculars and stargazing accessories

What’s the one thing you cannot do astrophotography without? A camera? Ok…yes, a camera. A lens? Alright, yes, that too. Patience? Absolutely, but that’s not what we meant.

The one crucial component of astrophotography is a sturdy tripod. Long exposures require still-as-a-mouse conditions to avoid blurry images, and one of our favorite tripods, the Benro Mach3 9X CF Series 3 tripod is now $60 off at Amazon. We gave it 4.5/5 stars in our full Benro Mach3 review.

It’s a breeze to set up with large, soft twist locks, and the foam padding makes it easy on the hands on a chilly night when you need to carry it. It comes with a padded bag and a set of spiky feet to help steady it when you’re shooting on soft terrain. The only thing missing is a central column, which we found unhelpful when we wanted to mount a pair of the best binoculars for stargazing on it as we couldn’t adjust the height. But for astrophotography, it’s fantastic.

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If you’re in the market for one of the best Sony cameras on the market, with glue-like autofocus accuracy and massive 61MP images — the Sony A7R V is still on sale for its lowest ever price of $2,799 at Walmart.

Kimberley reviewed the Sony A7R V over at our sister site Space.com and loved it so much that she just bought herself one over the weekend. During her review, she took it to Copenhagen to capture the magic of the beautiful Danish capital. Not only is it great for cityscapes, but its AI-powered autofocus makes it one of the best cameras for wildlife photography.

This telescope has sold out!

The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ has sold out at Amazon. Annoyingly, Amazon was the cheapest place to buy it, (hence why it sold out), but while they work on getting it back in stock, here are the next best deals.

Best Buy: $199.95

B&H: $199.95

Adorama: $219.95

Walmart: $239.95

Target: $269.95 (comes with a 2-in-1 red flashlight and portable power bank)

Speaking of fitness trackers — this superb deal deserves to be shouted about from the rooftops. One of our favorite value smartwatches, the Amazfit Balance is now 30% off at Amazon, saving you a round $60. This brings its price down to just $139.99, making this neat watch the cheapest it has ever been. If expensive Garmin watches intimidate you with their complex specs, but you also find cheap Fitbit or Xiaomi bands just a tad too basic, the Amazfit Balance will be right up your street.

This watch was one of the biggest surprises of 2024 for our health writer. During our Amazfit Balance review, we were impressed with how exceptionally compact, sleek and comfortable to wear it was, and how it managed to deliver top-notch tracking results while maintaining an affordable price. More importantly, it is one of the very few fitness trackers that take your sleep and stress levels with the seriousness it deserves. The Amazfit Balance is designed to help you strike a perfect balance (you see what they did there) between exercise and recovery, and it does so in layman-friendly terms.

It may not be the most durable wearable we ever tested (if so, it would likely price-match some of the best Garmin watches), but for just $139.99 it is an absolute steal. A fantastic way to save cash before the January fitness craze officially begins.

Good morning! Our health writer, Anna Gora, is jumping on the live feed. We know that the New-Year-New-Me wellness kick is still weeks away and hardly anyone has thought of their fitness goals for 2025 just yet, but hear us out. This public service announcement may save you some serious cash later.

January is traditionally a big harvest time for fitness brands, and understandably so. This is a time when many people invest in new exercise equipment and fitness trackers, trying to get back in shape after Christmas indulgence. This is also a time when prices of these goods tend to spike up (though they are still disguised as deals, of course). But, here is the thing. You still can get fit without draining your wallet — just make sure you buy your fitness gear during the Black Friday sale. Check out our top deals on fitness trackers and exercise equipment for some tried-and-tested ideas 😊

Those of you who were here on Friday and Saturday for our Black Friday live blog may have been keeping up with Kimberley’s impulse photography purchases — and we are excited to say that one of the deliveries will be arriving today! Not the fun camera and lens one, sadly, but we’ll be here to show an unboxing of the accessories and photography essentials that she bought...whenever it arrives.

In the meantime, to help us all get through a chronic case of The Mondays, here’s an adorable photo of a red panda, taken by the editor of Digital Camera World, James Artaius, when he reviewed the Nikon D850 for us. Coincidentally, you can pick up the Nikon D850 for $2,029.95 at Walmart for Cyber Monday. We rated it as the best DSLR camera for wildlife photography AND astrophotography.

Our fitness guru will be taking over next to bring you the best Cyber Monday health & fitness deals!

Calling all Swifties! Earlier in the year Taylor Swift was spotted using the OM-D EM-10 Mark IV, and it’s now the cheapest it’s been in over a year! To celebrate, let’s see how many Taylor Swift puns we can fit into one post…

Are you…Ready For It? (OK that was an easy one).

If you’ve bought Nothing New this Cyber Monday, then we hope you have your Eyes Open, as the OM-D EM-10 Mark IV is now at its lowest price in over a year. You no longer have to be Haunted by your old, sad camera from years gone by — we know the feeling All Too Well. And if you’re only ever left with a Picture to Burn, you don’t need to tolerate it for evermore. There’s no need to be Down Bad crying at the camera store, ‘tis the damn season to treat yourself to an upgrade!

Because of course, you’re going to need a reliable camera to take a photo when you arrive at the very first bridge of the evening! If you're going to be shooting astrophotography, let's hope there's no Midnight Rain.

OM System (formerly Olympus) has a fantastic reputation for producing cameras that never go out of Style. With two dials on the top of the body, it couldn’t be easier to Change your settings and capture the images of your Wildest Dreams. From Daylight to Midnights, Forever Winters to Cruel Summers and august Back To December, The OM-D EM-10 Mark IV will see you through all your Eras.

Long Story Short, you don’t have to be a Mastermind to see that the OM-D EM10 Mark IV is Gorgeous, and you should buy it. But be quick, as it won’t be around come New Year’s Day.

If you’d rather see the night sky from the comfort of your warm home than have to put on your coat, hat and gloves and venture out into the chilly darkness to see it with your telescope, this Govee star projector deal will bring the cosmos indoors.

Govee Star Light 8 projector now 55% off — save $100 and get it for just $79.99 at Amazon

We haven’t reviewed it so we can’t personally claim whether it’s one of the best star projectors, but when we compare it at a glance to some of the others we have had our hands on, it seems pretty good! There are mixed reviews, some excellent, some…not so excellent, but overall it has a rating of 3.8, with over half of the reviews rated 5 stars.

It comes with 8 discs and offers 38 scene modes to choose from, including a sleep, universe, natural, emotion, thunder & rain and festival series, and the choice between ‘diffusion’ or ‘gathering’ movement modes makes it look like you’re shooting through the stars at warp speed, as opposed to most other star projectors which just rotate.

You can control it straight from your smartphone using the Govee Home app — not to mention, it’s also Alexa and Google compatible. Plus, it has a built-in speaker with 37 different noise effects that match the projections.

(Also, if you love to annoy your neighbors, Govee have a load of fun outdoor holiday lights for your house on offer for Cyber Monday!)

PRICE CHANGE

We’ll get the bad news out of the way first — our favorite binoculars for stargazing, the Celestron SkyMaster Pro, has increased in price since yesterday. Amazon were offering a $35 coupon to apply at the checkout, making them $210.65, but today they've taken the coupon away, and they don't seem to be in any Cyber Monday deal at all.

We’ll keep track of this throughout the day, but they’re still a decent price at $245.65 and are, otherwise, the cheapest they’ve been since April.

The only other price change we've seen is an odd one...

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ was in a Cyber Monday deal of $365.74 yesterday (Sunday) yet today (Monday) it's NOT in a Cyber Monday deal...but it's $10 cheaper. Make of that what you will!

Amazon's gonna Amazon...

Good morning and Happy Cyber Monday!

It’s a windy but pretty morning here in the UK, and we’re ready to bring you all the best Cyber Monday deals. It’s day 8 of Kimberley’s 9-day working stint, and then she is moving house on the 10th day…genius planning there.

Anyway, coffee has been brewed, cat has been fed and sufficiently fussed over, brain has been located and installed — so settle in, and let’s get saving.

We'll be back shortly with some tempting Cyber Monday deals!