GoPro Announces $800 Portable, Fold-Up Drone for October Release

Thus, To get your camera’s attention, just address it by name (GoPro) and tell it what to do, such as starting a video at a certain resolution, capture a photo or a number of other things like powering up, powering down, doing timelapse vidos and tagging certain moments in a piece of footage. “That’s because it’s late to the game and missing vital sense-and-avoid technology as is standard in DJI’s Phantom 4 and Yuneec’s Typhoon H. However, we do think Karma will appeal to people who are new to drones, and who simply see it as an accessory to the Hero 5 camera”.

Finally, GoPro has also given the Hero 5 one truly cool photo sharing/storage/backup option which really makes this little shooter shine. And about that Karma: does $799, remote, backpack case, and gimbal handgrip included get you excited? The controller is modeled after a gamepad, which should make flying easy for frozen or wet fingers.

While I’m skeptical that GoPro is on the rise, that doesn’t mean I’ve never been wrong.

Karma also comes with a somewhat sleek gaming-type controller that has a built-in touchscreen for controlling the drone.

The Hero5 Black has a new look.

This is all built into a still-waterproof body that houses a touch screen and built-in Global Positioning System for accurate location tagging.

The new Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session cameras, which boast features such as voice control and ultra-high-definition image quality, will be available on October 2 with pricing of $399 and $299, respectively. The key word here is detachable: you can fly the gimbal on the drone or remove it and use it on a handheld grip to create buttery smooth run-and-gun footage from the ground.

GoPro is saying the Hero 5 is “simply the best GoPro ever” because it’s includes 4k video, voice control, is waterproof, has a touch screen and is incredibly use to use.

Like the Hero4 Session, the new Session is best thought of as the point-and-shoot equivalent of the GoPro family.

Both cameras are waterproof and can shoot 4k footage at 30 frames per second.. New apps for smartphones and desktops are an important part of the company’s strategy to provide consumers with the hardware and software needed to craft video stories, Woodman said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. While a Hero5 camera is charging, it can upload photos and videos to the cloud, which can then be accessed anywhere and on any device.

Buzz around the Karma has been big since GoPro hinted at its existence many months ago. Both will be available October 2. As a result, investors and content makers have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the Karma drone and two new Hero5 cameras.

PCMag will put GoPro’s new products through their paces today at an event near Lake Tahoe, California.

But it is the drone package, which Woodman first teased nearly a year and half ago, that is sure to draw the most fascination.