- 4K video capture supported
- Launch confirmed for 19 September
- Could GoPro 5 launch at the same event?
GoPro has confirmed that it will be launching its drone, the GoPro Karma, on the 19 September. The announcement, which comes in the guise of Twitter tease and accompanying YouTube short video, shows a toy VW camper van on a road before a full-sized real VW camper van hurtles towards the camera.
The tag line simply states: “Karma is Coming”.
GoPro Karma release date
We’ve been aware of the Karma since GoPro first announced it was getting into the drone business in December 2015. And more recently teasers appeared with a launch date of 19 September. We’ll find out much more about the device then – including an actual release date.
As you might expect for GoPro, the GoPro Karma is designed specifically to record extreme action footage from the sky and looks to challenge DJI and its Phantom range for air supremacy.
GoPro Karma footage
Since December 2015, there have been several teaser videos showing what the drone is capable of posted online. They show both 1080p and 4K footage.
The 4K footage, released in February earlier this year, features free-skier Bobby Brown and a bunch of his friends performing some great stunts, with much of the action shot from the air.
An earlier teaser, first posted at the end of 2015, features more sultry landscape shots.
More recently, GoPro posted a “Meet Karma” video on its Twitter feed that showed mountain bikers descending a forest hill. It clearly illustrates the smooth movement the new drone will be capable of.
GoPro Karma specifications
GoPro is so far keeping tight lipped on any specifications for the camera on the drone, even pictures of the Karma drone itself.
The videos so far released suggest incredibly fluid movement and the ability to capture extreme slow motion sections, and given the fierce competition with the likes of DJI one would also presume decent flight controls.
Earlier in the year self-proclaimed “GoPro addict” Konrad Iturbe claimed to have found a picture of what the GoPro Karma looked like, although it hasn’t been confirmed.
We are expecting further details on the 19 September.
GoPro Hero 5 action camera
The company could also be using the 19 September reveal to also launch the new GoPro Hero 5 action camera. Rumoured for some time, and expected in the coming weeks, one idea is that the GoPro 5 merely clips on to the Karma rather than having its own camera.
Source: pocket-lint.com
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