The series of troubles with the GoPro Karma drones seem to never stop. Since spring 2020, many users have reported having issues with pairing the controller with the drone and therefore being unable to take off. What is even worse, GoPro seems to have been ignoring the issue this time. If you have a pairing problem with your GoPro Karma, you can join the list started by Karma owner Gavin Gene that gathers all the affected users. Looking back, GoPro’s drone project called Karma can not exactly be called a success. It looked promising with the interesting modular concept with a removable gimbal. Because the drone utilizes GoPro cameras – when a new model comes out, it can simply be replaced and users get a better image quality. The reality, sadly, looked different for Karma. Brief History of the GoPro Karma Drone Shortly after the GoPro Karma Drone launch in September 2016, GoPro started recalling the drones in November 2016 due to a random power loss during flight. Because of the persisting issues and the increasingly fierce competition with the introduction of the first DJI Mavic Pro, GoPro announced in January 2018 that they were getting out of the drone business and the company fired hundreds of employees. Karma Drone with the Controller. Source: GoPro Although GoPro discontinued the Karma Drone, the company claimed they will, of course, keep providing customer support to all the existing Karma owners. In January 2020, there has been an issue with a GPS bug...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 2 December, 2020