Good news, drone fans - the GoPro Karma drone is back on sale from today, for the same price as before (£719 / US$799). It gets a redesigned battery latch to solve previously reported issues that batteries disconnected during flight, forcing GoPro to recall all its units in November 2016.
Article updated 1 February 2016
Initial sales of the GoPro Karma will be limited to GoPro.com and select US retailers, though production is promised to ramp up quickly, and the drone will become available in other international markets, including the UK and Australia, in the first three months of the year.
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The GoPro Karma drone features a compact, fits-in-a-backpack design and includes an image-stabilisation grip that can be handheld or worn. It’s designed to make it easy for anyone to capture smooth, stabilised video during nearly any activity. The device first launched in September 2016 to great interest, but was recalled just two months later due to issues related to the battery latch mechanism.
The news follows a recall of all units from the market last November following a "small number of instances of power loss due to a mechanical issue related to securing the drone’s battery". GoPro says it is now completing its testing of the device, which was one of the most heavily anticipated gadgets of 2016.
GoPro Karma drone price
The new GoPro Karma drone costs £719 / US$799, and comes without an in-built camera. If you want to buy the GoPro Karma together with a camera as a bundle, you can get it with a GoPro Session for US$999 or the new GoPro Hero5 Black for US$1,099.
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