![]() ![]() To compare that to Mavic and Airdog, here’s how those look from a weight standpoint, each with one battery and the controller. Then we’ve got the controller’s weight (626g/1.38lbs): So how does it stand-up when it comes to size and weight? First up, here’s the weight of Karma, with a battery and camera/gimbal attached (1941g/4.27lbs): Then we’ve got the Karma Grip, which connects to the gimbal that you can remove from the drone:įinally, we’ve got a baggie of accessories, including the frame for the camera, the Karma ring, which attaches to the gimbal for use with the backpack (more on that in the Karma Gimbal/Grip section), and then some tethers:ĭon’t worry, I’ll go through all of this throughout the post in more detail. The clamshell controller, which gets about 4-5 flights worth of flying time before needing a recharge: The removable battery, which I’ve found takes about 75 minutes to charge from empty to full, and gets about 13-16 minutes of actual flying time: That said, in order to give those that don’t want to watch the video a look at what’s inside, let’s talk about the core pieces separately. Thus, instead of a full secondary set of photos for unboxing Karma, I’ve got one consolidated video: In this case, when I got my Karma drone, I decided to do an unboxing video. So not only do you get a drone, but everyone gets a backpack to go along with it. The Karma system is unique in that it comes not just in a box, but in an entire backpack. ![]() And of course, to see how it compares to DJI’s Mavic product, the nearest competitor. I bought a unit (actually, a bunch of units) and set out to find the good, the bad, and the ugly. So if we temporarily set aside (for just a few minutes) the DJI Mavic– how does Karma do as “so much more than a drone”? Is it worth your cash? Well, I put my cash on the line to find out. But is that really the case now, more than a month later with the Karma drone actually shipping? And until 7 days later when the DJI Mavic was announced, it did indeed seem that on the surface, that was the case. When Karma launched, CEO Nick Woodman proclaimed (or rather yelled) on stage that Karma was “so much more than a drone”. GoPro turned to 3DR for partnership, but that fizzled with Solo. But those days are long gone, with DJI moving to their own camera platform. You’d buy a GoPro and mount it to your DJI Phantom. It wasn’t too many years ago that DJI and GoPro worked effectively side by side. Of course, the drone game isn’t one owned by GoPro, but rather today owned by DJI. The drone’s arrival had been delayed at least once along its journey, and was in part responsible for investor concerns about GoPro. There were many guesses, and a handful of leaks – but by and large secrecy was kept intact. One must remember that prior to mid-September, relatively little was known about its features or capabilities. When it comes to products from major players in the sports technology landscape, there was probably no more widely hyped and awaited launch in the last few years than GoPro’s Karma drone. Said differently: Nothing in this review changes.) There is no difference between the pre and post-recall drones from a hardware or software features standpoint, except changes to the battery clip to prevent the earlier power failures. But for the majority of our users, this new firmware will fix any calibration issues.( Update: Feb 1st, 2017: GoPro has resumed shipping of the Karma drone following it’s earlier recall. We want to hear from you as a user if you experience this, either on the GoPro Support Hub or directly to our Customer Support Team. The updated firmware will allow Karma to resume the performance that was available prior to the date change, though there may still be areas of the world where, in rare instances, variations in magnetic fields will cause calibrations to fail. After investigation, we found that the World Magnetic Model stored in Karma experienced an issue when we clicked over to 2020. The first week of January, after ringing in the New Year, we began to receive reports of users not being able to calibrate the compass on Karma. If you still find yourself asking, "What the heck happened?" Without making this TL DR, here’s some technical information on the root of the issue: Consumer electronics products, like Karma, which we stopped producing in January of 2018, rely on the World Magnetic Model to provide accurate positioning services. If you’ve been unable to fly your Karma over the last few days, fear not! We’ve identified the cause and the fix is now here. To fly your Karma, you will need to update your Karma firmware by following the steps listed on this page. ![]()
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