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Does anyone know and can show what types of gps satellites Karma uses? It's surprising how difficult it's been to find out. I even called GoPro tech support and he didn't know!
It's been a while since I've flown my Karma but I think they show up while it's acquiring them at the top of the screen. I almost think that I remember the satellite count goes away once you get lock though. If I fire my unit up anytime soon I'll try and get a screen shot.
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Karma uses a Amotech GPR7 GPS antenna
According to GoPro Support it utilizes both GPS and GLONASS Re: Glonas - GOPRO SUPPORT HUB
just throwing in my two cents... im under the impression that the GPS/Accelerameter/Gyro data is coming censors in the camera.
While I've been digging thru the telemetry streams, I came across attributes for "Coyote Status" and "Coyote Sense" -- Im not sure WTF that means...
So then the GPS must be an ACME unit... Hahaha! Get it? Wile E Coyote? Anyway, I'm not getting an answer from the GPS module manufacturer either and employees of Go Pro just state, "Go Pro doesn't publish component specifications". Every other drone manufacturer has that info readily available. What is the big flipping deal?
Although i dont recommend it for most. But i disable the GPS feature on mine for more control. So far so good. But the drone still looks for the sats. If the drone loses the signal regardless if you got it disabled. It seems to have a mind of its own. Im quickly realizing that i should have went with the dj drones instead. But too late.Love the concept and design but horrible software issues associated with the damn thing.
Yep, I think I'm done myself! The final straw relates to this thread. Before I purchased mine, I asked this question on the support forum and a Go Pro tech told me it had both. So I purchased it. Now another "Karma certified" Go Pro tech tells me that it doesn't. Plus my drone has decided that it needs a compass calibration before every flight and it's lost GPS on me twice with no recovery! Even my 3DR Solo recovers GPS after it loses it and that bad boy cost $160 for a refurbished one from Best Buy.
Luckily for me, I did some research and purchased my Karma from Wal-Mart of all places. 90 DAY RETURN no questions asked. Plus I bought a 3 year warranty for $70. Oh and they gave me 15% off. It was a good deal but I went ahead and ordered the Mavic Pro Fly More bundle. Got $200 off that as well. I'll take the Karma back once I receive the new unit and decide if I like it.
Yep, I think I'm done myself! The final straw relates to this thread. Before I purchased mine, I asked this question on the support forum and a Go Pro tech told me it had both. So I purchased it. Now another "Karma certified" Go Pro tech tells me that it doesn't. Plus my drone has decided that it needs a compass calibration before every flight and it's lost GPS on me twice with no recovery! Even my 3DR Solo recovers GPS after it loses it and that bad boy cost $160 for a refurbished one from Best Buy.
Luckily for me, I did some research and purchased my Karma from Wal-Mart of all places. 90 DAY RETURN no questions asked. Plus I bought a 3 year warranty for $70. Oh and they gave me 15% off. It was a good deal but I went ahead and ordered the Mavic Pro Fly More bundle. Got $200 off that as well. I'll take the Karma back once I receive the new unit and decide if I like it.
You'll love the Mavic.
Moving from a Karma to Mavic is a step forward. (Mavic -> Karma would be a step backwards). The Karma is like a Honda Civic -- its good as a "my first car". The Mavic is the Ford Mustang -- great second car with great performance & options that you want to take out on the weekends. (I wouldn't necessarily recommended a Mavic for a first-time driver/pilot due to the variables involved with the set up. The Karma can be flown right out of the box, pretty much literally). Just be aware you will need to do research & testing to see how stable your phone/tablet will mate with the Mavic controller.
nice. I made the mistake buying it from best buy which were useless. "non-refundable". That same day i purchased it. That night my drone had a update which afterwards took off into a friends jeep. It also cut tips of his fingers with the blades as we caught it before it tried to take off toward a highway.. BestBuy was unforgiving. BEST BUY is a joke and hope they go under going against amazon and walmart. But after i fully updated the drone AGAIN after resetting the controller and the gopro hero 5. Its awesome. Very versatile and sturdy. Granted i already have about 5hrs of flight time so far and in 4-10mph wind. Im sure GoPro will get their shit together but i dont think its going to be anytime soon. They lost this customer after i fully utilize the $150 GoPro Care. If they improve i may go back. But they dont even have a "follow" mode with this Karma Drone. But its great for practice and flight time.
Yea but now I've got that nervousness going whenever I fly it. Which isn't much since the last gps loss! I want to enjoy flying. I want to be able to take it out of the bag and have a reasonable expectation that the thing will do what they claimed it would when I bought it. I don't have that now.
Unfortunately its a side effect of owning anything that is you cannot have full control over. Always best to be calm and collected even in a risky situation. Meaning the calmer you are during flight the better you can control any drone even in a out of control situation like wind and propeller loss. The more you practice the better you get. ive crashed my drone 3 times already and spent about $60 for blades. Always keep extra blades, more likely to brake them before anything else. Very durable drone which makes it that much better for a starter.
i would not like crash avoidance mainly because if you get into a tight location like a alley or trees when making a aerial video. Though if you can disable it manually, then it would be nice. In my experience with electronics. The more features you have, the more that can go wrong.