But part of us was expecting an incredible drone for an incredible price, with incredible features, such as obstacle avoidance or 360-degree filming, to match the drones competing at the top of the market. Maybe we were naive, maybe we were sucked in by all the hype. It’s got a touch screen, one button takeoff, and a return to home function, “all with the goal of creating a safe and responsible way to fly.” The Karma is literally “more than a drone” – but not in the way we expected It looks more like a GameBoy than your average flight remote. The second was the interesting controller that GoPro has put together. The Karma comes with a case, a remote, and a modular stabilization stick This effectively allows you to share live footage with friends for them to watch on their devices – pretty cool. First was an interesting feature that will be built into the GoPro app, called ‘Passenger’. The GoPro Karma – The features you might not have noticedĪ couple of things may have slipped under the radar among all the cheering and whooping at the Karma’s launch. If you want the Karma with GoPro’s latest Hero 5 camera, it’ll cost you $999 – not bad at all considering you get a drone, a 4K camera, and a stabilization stick as part of the bundle.Ĭompetitors in the extreme sports drone market are averaging well over $1,000, so GoPro has placed the Karma well in that respect.
The Karma will retail at $799, and is compatible with GoPro’s Hero 4 and Hero 5 cameras. It’s this modularity that will set the Karma apart from the rest. And of course the camera itself can be taken out and clipped to a helmet, bike, rucksack etc, or just held in your hands. GoPro’s stabilisation tech can be utilized in selfie stick form – all you have to do is remove the ‘Karma Grip’ from the drone and use it with an attached camera. One thing the Karma does have going for it is that you can take it apart and use its pieces separately.