Gopro recalled owning to Karma drone came crashing down

1. This is why GoPro Karma is recalling

What’s startling about Kulick’s video is that his Karma plummeted onto a baseball field and the camera ended up at the feet of a guy who happened to be standing below. He’s seen looking around in astonishment, surprised that a camera drone had nearly fallen on top of him out of nowhere

Unfortunately for GoPro, its Karma drone began falling out of the sky in alarming numbers. Drone reviews of the shoppers would show us the truth. An owner Nicholas Kulick captured in his 1 minute video : his drone lost power and nearly fell on somebody’s head. And GoPro company was forced to issue a recall. It is hard to imagine that GoPro went to market thinking a thing like this may happen, and of course the company will strive to produce a safe, reliable product. However, discussions with drone industry authorities and sources familiar with the process of designing and engineering the Karma drone, show that the company ought to have been prepared for exactly this kind of incident.

2. How to return you Karma drone:

Karma drone looks so deluxe in black and white

If you have bought yours at best buy, don’t worry. All Karma drones bought at Best Buy or bestbuy.com can be returned to your nearest Best Buy shop with the receipt for a complete refund.  Even though the recall is only for the drone, all components included with the GoPro drone bundle, including HERO4 Black and Karma Grip, can be returned for a complete refund

You will receive a refund for your purchase. All components included with the drones bundle, including HERO5 Black and Karma Grip, can be returned. Once your complete return has be in procession and refund issued we would send you a HERO5 Black as a thank you message. For Best Buy customers to receive their HERO5 Black, you can contact GoPro Customer Support directly and have your transaction number available to confirm your drone has been returned and processed at Best Buy.

Remember that the recall is only for the Karma drone. The HERO5 Black and Karma Grip are not valid to a recall.  But if you purchased the Karma drone bundle package that included HERO5 Black and Karma Grip, you have to return those with your Karma drone for a complete refund.

3. These failures are part of the learning curve

GoPro is still learning to give us a better product

It was not an aircraft of the similar caliber as the new DJI Mavic Pro, however, it had a unique value proposition: a handheld stabilizer, a drone, and a waterproof camera all in just one package - a more complete and flexible set of items for capturing an epic adventure.

The trouble with trying to be so many things at once is that you pay attention less on the drone, a gadget that is certainly not very fault tolerant. If the camera were to power down at random one time every couple of months, you may get frustrated, but you would almost likely live with it. If your iPhone’s GPS went wrong, you would be annoyed, but you would not demand a recall if you could clear up the problem simply by restarting the system. With a drone in midair, those same problems can be fatal.

Other drone companies have dealt with same issues without issuing a recall by chasing down data on the reason of the crash and pushing firmware upgrades, often without customers opting in, that fixed the issue. Hobbyists have come to hope for that the lithium-ion batteries used for most camera drones for sale will act up. "Anyone who has flown drones a lot has had similar battery issues," a drone industry veteran who has worked as a pilot and inside a major drone manufacturer says . "This is the reality of how these devices are powered."

DJI Phantom interest the drone lovers with Inspire 2, Phantom 4 Pro Drones at November 15 Event

DJI Phantom has just introduced new drones Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro with many interesting upgrades and features  at November 15 Event and got good feedback  from the drone lovers. In this short article, we will have some reviews about Inspire 2- an upgrade version for professional and semi-professional audiences.

1.   What upgrades advantages that you could find in Inspire 2 of DJI Phantom?

The Inspire 2 upgraded all the good things of Inspire 1. The first important upgrade is the impressionable powered flight with the highest speed up to 67mph (approximately 108kph). Inspire 2 could descend at 9m/s and climb at 7m/s, accelerate from 0 to 80kph in 4 seconds. The structure was redesigned to equip 2 batteries, increase the flight time to 27 minutes.

The DJI Fantom introduces the Inspire 2 with many of the advantages

The Inspire 2 provides you a new professional image quality with new CineCore 2.0 image processing system that you could record the 5.2K video in CinemaDNG, Apple Prores, H.265 and more…Moreover, CineCorre 2.0 could work with any camera connected through gimbal port

The Inspire 2 also offers you a DJI drone with a spot light pro and intelligent flight mode. The Spotlight Pro allows you to capture complex and dramatic images. With the advanced visual tracking algorithms, the SpotLight Pro could lock into the subject during flight, even when the Inspire 2 flies in another direction. Besides, it can automatically rotate the aircraft to stay in the same direction if the gimbal reaches the rotational limit without affecting flight control. The Spotlight Pro has two shooting modes: Quick and Composition that allow you to select an object to begin tracking in Quick Mode and select the subject and the tracking position with Composition Mode.

In addition to Spotlight Pro, the Inspire 2 offers you an intelligent flight mode which includes: Active Track, Tapfly, Waypoint and Point of Interest. The Tapfly mode allows the Inspire 2 direct to any point on the screen that avoiding obstacles along the way. The Active Track mode could recognize a range of objects as people, boats, cars…that the drone could follow behind, front, circle, alongside while flying forward that keeps the drone safe.

In addition intelligent mode to Spotlight Pro: Tapfly and Activetrack

The more especial advantage of the Inspire 2 that is better more than available drones for sale is the mode Smart Return to Home. The forward and the downward vision systems create a real-time map of the flight routes. In case of the video transmission system signal is lost the Smart Return to home is enable, the Inspire 2 could return to home as the flight routes that it filed and changes to a straight line when regaining the signals so that it will save the battery. When returning, it will use the primary camera that has ability identify the obstacles as far as 200m in front that allow it has a plan of safe route home.

2.     Sale schedule and prices of Inspire 2.

DJI Phantom has just unveiled the Inspire 2 at the November 15 event  so that drones lover must wait until December 2016  to own full of Drone Inspire 2 go with X5S- with the license of CinemaDNG and Apple Prores as the free extra items at the price about 6198$. If you order before January 2017, the price will decrease into 5999$.

The cameras X4S and X5S

If you have not enough for the full package as above, you could wait until January 2017 to buy only drone Inspire 2 with the price 2999$.

Following many drones review in the technical websites, the Inspire is really worth to hope-for with the best upgrades for the Inspire 1. Waiting for the day of sales, we hope that you will have many fun time with it. 

Which are the best drones for sale 2016

Taking photos is more and more popular among the young. With the invention of drones, this action becomes more attractive than ever as they can take picture at anytime and anywhere. Drone really opens a new era in the art of photo. These are drones for sale 2016.

1.     Parrot Bebop 2 with  Skycontroller

 Parrot Bebop 2 with  Skycontroller

This drone has the appearance different from Syma drone and Dji drone which make it more special among  the young. Bebop 2 makes users feel it like a toy, as it weighs only 500 grams. Parrot Bebop 2 drone is the lightest form of 4 representatives on the list. Bebop Skycontroller control system controls Bebop 2 and is connected to a smartphone or tablet via Wi-Fi connection, the connection ranges up to 2.1km. Bebop 2 is capable of performing very well, even in strong wind conditions, the device can still retain its position using GPS navigation feature.

The camera on Bebop 2 is mounted directly on the camera body without through complicated gimbal system. This camera can  record 1080p Full HD resolution at 30fps, with lens aperture f / 2.3 wide-angle to 180 degrees, accompanied by 3-axis stabilization system.

Bebop 2 is suitable for beginners with photography which using unmanned aerial vehicles. If you just need a device which is capable of enduring operations, easy to handle and  use, the Bebop 2 is sure to be a perfect choice.

2.     Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K

This drone has only 3 wings but can fly with high speed

This is one of the drones that get the highest level of drone review along with Syma X8C . Therefore it is ranged in the list of the drone for sale 2016.

Yuneec received a lot of positive feedback from users, the quality of the rotor system the company has been significantly upgraded thanks to the cooperation with the company Manfrotto. Q500 pretty pit designs are designed by alloy material which is very certain. The sold kid is equipped with a camera, the screen in Live View, 2 bars and a gimbal pin individually to control from the ground.

Cameras on the Q500 uses sensor 1 / 2.3-inch lens with 14mm (equivalent in Full-Frame) with a viewing angle of 115 degrees. This camera is capable of recording 4K video at 30 frames / sec. In bright light, the image quality is very good .

3. Dji inspire 1

Inspire 1

Inspire 1 has 438 x 451mm in size, larger than the Phantom but still ensure flexibility when weighing only 2935g.

Another drone for sale is Inspire 1 which has increased its appearance in the market. In terms of size, the plane is small and light and has the design which makes users feel solid. The main camera body is made of plastic and airplane wings is made from carbon fiber. These products are created with DJI higher standard than the opponent.

When the newly announced Inspire 1, it uses the self-folding propeller. Unfortunately, with this design the aircraft during deceleration will be very difficult. DJI released a fixed lock plastic wings, but that's not a long-term solution. Inspire hours 1s brings wing locking mechanism having the form of Bayonet.

The current camera of the Inspire can capture 4K 1 at 30fps, or 60fps at HD resolution. The camcorder uses the same chip as on GoPro Hero 4 CMOS, and in theory, the picture quality will be the same. But Inspire 1 GoPro has more advantages, such as an optical tube. GoPro is designed for multi-user capabilities, such as expansive views and taking pictures like fish eye lens. Camcorder on Inspire is designed more specifically, with the limited viewing angle of 90 degrees.

The camera is a part of the integrated system 3-axis rotary swing. The entire system can be dismantled and  is designed for easy upgrades in the future. This means you can mount a camera on the aircraft types.

The camcorder can capture images in DNG raw format with a resolution of 12MP, film with H264 compression system. The expansion mode can be customized such as shutter speed, ISO, gamma, including LOG mode.

With the apearance of dromes, human beings can create more and more beautiful pictures easier, especially with these latest drones for sale 2016.

GoPro recalls Karma drones due to power failure issues

1. What is Karma?

Karma drone looks luxurious in white and black

GoPro is an American technology company, which was founded by Nick Woodman in 2002, manufactures eponymous action cameras and develops its mobile apps and video-editing software. The Karma drone was the very first drone made by GoPro. It costs about 800 dollars. Karma is a white and black quadcopter that folds and can fit into a pack. It's meant to film stunning aerial scene from a mounted GoPro camera, which is sold singly.

When GoPro launched Karma drone earlier this year, it seemed like the great fit. The company was founded on action cameras, but since 2014 it had seen sales of its flagship Hero line sink. Over the same time period, the sale of the camera drones to consumers had exploded. By bundling camera with a drone, GoPro can breathe new life into a flagging product line.

The Karma is a great value. One Karma drone is priced at $799 without a camera, it is a solid buy for those who already have a Hero 4 camera. Also, it’s available for $999 and $1099 if bundled with Hero 4 Black or Hero 5 camera. At these price points, the Karma competes with the DJI Phantom 4 and the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced especially when the bundled accessories are taken into account.

2. Why is Karma drone recalled?

GoPro is recalling all the Karma drone, even yours is working as expected

GoPro drone reviews are all good. However, it looks like Karma shoppers won't be holding on to their drones any more. GoPro has made an announcement that Karma drone will be recalled, includes 2,500 Karma models which were sold since Oct. 23. This is the latest bad news for some innovative camera companies, which recently saw its stock drop twenty percents because of shocking sales figures.

"In a very small number of cases, Karma units lost pogwer during operation. No related injuries or property damage have been reported," the GoPro Karma company said in a statement. GoPro said that they’re coordinating with Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which controls drone usage in the United States. "Safety is our top priority," Nicholas Woodman - GoPro CEO - said in the statement.

3. GoPro is still learning, while the competition has grown up

GoPro is already on shaky ground with investors and it was poorly positioned to handle the similar shocks. GoPro made a mistake of trying to launch one thing without extensive field testing of a beta product first. Colin Snow, who is CEO of Skylogic Research, said  that GoPro’s problem is it is still leaning while the "It’s the kind of thing that happens with your first generation of drone. The problem for GoPro is, they are still learning, while the race is started.

GoPro had waited until the world took the attention for the presidential election to issue a recall for all Karma units that it had sold so far. It left open the possibility that GoPro drone would come back with drones for sale, once the trouble had been identified and resolved, but industry analysts were pessimistic. This failure, along with the rest downfall of 3D Robotics consumer drone business, showed that American startups are struggling to keep pace with Chinese rivals. "It knocks the US out of the market," Snow said. "Engineering in the US, forget about it. We’ll have to stick to software."

GOPRO RECALLED: HOW TO RETURN YOUR KARMA DRONE

1. GoPro’s announcement about the recall

Karma drone looks so luxurious in black and white

GoPro announced their new Karma Drone in September, 2016 with the official date of release being Octocber 23, 2016. As usual in the tech world, this launch of karma drone was followed by crosstalk of every type – some extolling the virtues of GoPro drone and some negating them. And then, drone reviews of the shoppers would show us whether karma drone is perfect or not. An owner Nicholas Kulick captured in his 1 minute video : his drone lost power and nearly fell on somebody’s head.

Crashed GoPro Karma

GoPro announced a total recall of its new drones for sale after a few day, saying that the drone might lose power mid-flight and then fall out of the sky. GoPro has also pointed out that as of now, returned products will not be replaced. Instead, Gopro company will give out full refunds to shoppers of the GoPro Karma in exchange for their drones. That also means that the shipment and sale of Karma drone have been stopped as of the moment. Nonetheless, the Karma drone will be back in the markets and online shops as soon as GoPro fixes the problem.

2. How to take part in the GoPro recall

If you have bought the Karma drone, you are required to return your drone right away. As per GoPro's site, those who have bought through Best Buy, you can return your drone to the Best Buy store nearest you. The receipt ought to be with you when you do so. In addition, if you purchased through GoPro's website, you are required to call the company's support or to submit a message through their website form.

Remember to take note that the recall is only valid to the drone alone. The Hero5 and Karma Grip are not being recalled. Nevertheless, if you bought the drone alongside the camera & the Grip, you are required to return all of it to get a complete refund. No need to say, if you bought a Hero5 without the karma drone, your action-cam is safe both from the GoPro recall and from the alarming technical problems. GoPro said that everyone who has the Karma ought to return their units regardless of whether their drones work well or not.

3. GoPro should have seen this happening

"People think it is so easy to build a small, autonomous drone. It's really not," Michael Blades - a drone industry analyst of Frost & Sullivan says "DJI is a drone company. GoPro is a camera company. It doesn't surprise me that they are having technical problems with their first drone product, even after the delays. This product had been published before Karma units reached the public, reported of failures and predicted the problems. It’s hard to see a scenario where GoPro was successful and met the lofty goals of their Wall Street Masters. Having achieved a market value (2015) of ten billion dollars, investors hope for a run back up toward such numbers. Though not impossible, this would seem a very unlikely bet.

New DJI Phantom drones: the Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 in comparison

DJI Phantom has just introduced new drones the Phantom 4 Pro and the Inspire 2 at the 15th November event. These two drones immediately attract the DJI drone fan by new modern and interesting upgrades and features. Let review with us what drone is the best suit for you?

Phantom 4 Pro

1. What equipment DJI Phantom offers you in two new drones?

·                    Camera:

The Phantom 4 Pro is equipped with new camera 1” 20MP, 12 stops of dynamic range. Moreover, the Phantom 4 Pro has a mechanical shutter to eliminate the rolling shutter effects occurring from fast motion. The 4 Pro can record 4K/60p video at 100mbps in new format H265.

The Inspire 2 is equipped Zenmus camera which offers you new image processing system called Cine- Core 2.0 that allows pilots filing and supporting 5.2K video at 4.2 Gbps for CinamaDNG Raw video capture and supports for 4 formats as: Prores 422 HQ, Prores 4444 XQ, H.264, H.265. 

The conclusion for you: Between two drones of DJI Phantom, the Inspire 2 has well-equipped camera with big capacity for filing photos, videos and can support more formats than the Phantom 4 Pro.

And the Inspire 2

·        Flight features:

With the Phantom 4 Pro, the pilot can choose the different flight modes as: Draw, Activetrack, Tapfly, Return to Home, Gesture Mode. Moreover, the 4 Pro is more equipped with 5 directions of obstacle sensing by adding sets of high resolution stereo vision sensors at the rear and infrared sensing system on the left and the right side. (The Phantom 4 has only 2 sensors at the front). A total 5 direction of obstacle sensing and 4 directions of obstacle avoidance, the protection capacity of the 4 Pro is improved much more than other drones and suitable for different pilots, even for the semi-professional pilots.

The Inspire 2 has flight modes with three choices: Tapfly, Activetrack, Quick Spin and Smart return to home. The addition mark which DJI Phantom adds to the above flight mode is the Spot Light Pro, which allows you capture complex, dramatic images. It can lock onto the subjects during the flight, creates shots that required a dedicated a camera operator. In case of the gimbal becomes to the rotation limits, the Inspire 2 will rotate in the same direction without affecting the flight control. The Inspire 2 is really suited for the professional pilots who love challenge feeling.

The Inspire 2 is considered that suited for professional pilots

·        Flight performance

The Phantom 4 Pro has a maximum transmission range of 7km depending on new DJI LightBrigde HD video transmission technology. The speed can reach to 72kph, descends at 4m/s and clims at 6m/s and could fly in 30 minutes.

The Insprire 2 has shorter flight time at about 27 minutes but could fly at up to 108kph, descends at 9m/s and clims at 6m/s.

·        When are drones for sale and prices?

DJI Phantom has schedule to sell The Phantom 4 Pro in about the end of November with the price at 1499 $ with the standard RC and 1799$ for the drone with screen RC.

The Inspire 2 will be sold next January 2017 with the price 2999$ for only drone. If you buy more X5S, the price will be 6198$ and you could own it in the end of December 2016.

With above drone reviews, we hope you could find a suitable drone. Both of them are very worth for owning by new and modern technique and we are sure that you will be have lots of fun with them. 

DJI Phantom unveils new upgraded version- the Phantom 4 Pro for 2017

 Phantom 4 Pro- was introduced together with the Inspire 2 really satisfies all the hope-for of the drone lovers. It is considered as the best and the most modern drones for the semi-professional customers.

1.     What features DJI Phantom offer you in the Phantom 4 Pro?

In the comparison with the Phantom 4 and some of drones for sale now, the 4 Pro is upgraded with the new 1” 20 mp sensor camera. Moreover, it is the first camera of the DJI which use a mechanical shutter allows the drone take photos of fast moving objects or even when flying in high speed and avoid the rolling shutter distortion. Besides, the Phantom 4 Pro has the powerful video processing supporting H.264 4K and H.265 4K that could take video from 4K 30fps to 4K 60fps at 100 mbps bitrate.

The Phantom 4 Pro

The flight capacity of the Phantom 4 Pro is upgraded dramatically with an environment-sensing system based on stereo and infrared sensors. In addition to the 2 sensors placed at the front of the Phantom 4 version, now, the 4 Pro adds 2 sensors at the rear and infrared sensing systems on the left and right sides. As well-equipped like that, the DJI drone has ability to avoid obstacles in a total of 5 directions, allows the drone to plan its flight path to avoid obstacles, simply hover in emergency or hover in the position without GSP and could fly at 31 mph with full protection of sensing systems.

The Phantom 4 Pro has total 5 direction

DJI Phantom also adds more intelligent flight modes as: Draw, Activetrack, Tapfly, Return to home and Gesture so that the users could easier control the drone. You will have 5 option modes as detail:

-                      Draw: a new technology for waypoint control. You can simply draw a route on screen and the drone will move follow that direction while keeping its altitude locked.

-                      Activetrack: allows this DJI drone automatically recognize, follow and capture the subjects as they move and get the complex shots.

-                      Tapfly: now available 3 modes: Tapfly forward to fly in the selected direction, Tapfly backward to fly in the opposite direction, Tapfly free to lock the forward direction without locking the camera direction allowing it to turn as it flies.

-                      Return to home: the Phantom 4 Pro could automatically choose the best route to return to home or follow the same route but avoiding the obstacles. This mode helps the drone save the power of the battery.

-                      Gesture: when you use the Gesture mode, selfies could be captured easily without remote controller.

2.                  When is the Phantom 4 Pro on shelf for sale?

The pilots could buy the Phantom 4 Pro next week at the price 1499 $. You will own one of the best drones of DJI Phantom with 1” 20MP Exmor R Cmos sensor camera, longer flight time up to 30 minutes, 7 km control range, 20m/s speed, 4K video resolution, 30M sensor range and 5 directions obstacle sensing.

The Phantom 4 Pro package

Now, it is nearly the time for you to own a king of the sky- the Phantom 4 Pro. Let use and give us your feedbacks and drone reviews. Wish you a fun time with it!