I'm surprised by the low number. Of course, it makes it easier for a recall, but 2,500 sold Karmas seems like a very disappointing launch for a new GoPro product category. Or maybe drones are less popular than I thought.
I have built my own drone, for racing, but also for toying with soldering, electronics and repairability, but I also follow the commercial offerings. Most of my friends are getting a DJI Mavic, even though they already own GoPro cameras for their quadcopters.
A Karma will cost you, if you already own a suitable GoPro, $800. If you don’t already have a GoPro that fits the Karma, you can get the Karma bundled with either a Hero5 Session for $1,000 or a Hero5 Black for $1,100.
That includes the drone, the stabilisation gimbal rig, the remote, and the padded backpack.
In comparison a DJI Mavic Pro is $999.
They were beaten by DJI that launched a week after them, and people are more interested in the Mavic, that combined with them not having shipped a whole lot of them (they are even canceling orders now because of this issue) is why you see such low sale figures.
I believe about 1 million consumer drones were sold during last year's holiday season. So I would call that moderately popular and 2,500 doesn't seem a lot of units in that regard.
1 million is good but I wonder how many fall into the the Hubsan x4 category - small 'fun' drones - some have FPV cameras, but most either have a fix recording camera or none.
In January of this year the FAA announced that 300k drones have been registered in the first 30 days since the drone registration requirement went public. I can't find any newer numbers on that though.
A Karma will cost you, if you already own a suitable GoPro, $800. If you don’t already have a GoPro that fits the Karma, you can get the Karma bundled with either a Hero5 Session for $1,000 or a Hero5 Black for $1,100.
That includes the drone, the stabilisation gimbal rig, the remote, and the padded backpack.
In comparison a DJI Mavic Pro is $999.
They were beaten by DJI that launched a week after them, and people are more interested in the Mavic, that combined with them not having shipped a whole lot of them (they are even canceling orders now because of this issue) is why you see such low sale figures.