GoPro Karma User Manual

USER MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started 4

Flying Safely 14

Pre-Flight Checklist 16

Taking Off 17

Capturin g Video and Photos 18

Sharing Your L ive Flight 21

Landing Karma 22

Offloading Content 25

Pairing and Calibration 26

Batter y 27

Troubleshooti ng 29

GoPro Care 31

Trademarks 31

Regulatory Information 31

GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED

DRONE + STABI LIZER + BATTERY CONTROLLER

1. Propellers

2. Power Button [ ]

3. Orientation Lights

4. Camera Stabilizer

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5. Battery Status Lights

6. Battery Status Button

7. Touch Display

8. Camera Tilt Wheel

9. Start/Stop Button

10. Speaker

11. Land Button [ ]

12. Ambient Light Sensor

13. Shutter Button [ ]

14. Mode/Tag Button

15. Joysticks

16. Charging Port

17. Lanyard Tether Point

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GETTING STARTED

CHARGING THE KARMA BATTERY AND CONTROLLER

1. Remove the battery from Karma.

2. Connect the components to the charger.

3. Connect the charger to a wall outlet. The battery status lights on the battery and the controller indicate the charge level.

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NOTICE: Using a battery charger other than the Karma charger can damage the Karma battery. For the controller, use only chargers marked: Output 0.5V 0.5-3A. If you do not know the voltage and current of your charger, use the Karma charger.

For more battery information, see Battery (page 27).

CHECKING THE BATTERY LEVEL

Press the Battery Status button.

As the controller’s battery is used, one battery status light blinks, then turns off. This pattern continues until all lights are off, indicating that the battery is fully drained.

When Karma is in flight, the battery status is indicated at the top of the touch display. However, Karma returns to the launch location if the battery becomes too low. For more information, see Automatic Safety Landings (page 23).

GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED

ASSEMBLING KARMA

1. Insert the battery.

2. Unfold the landing gear and arms.

Note: To close the landing gear, pull the legs toward the back of the drone, then bend them inward.

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3. Open the harness and insert a camera (sold separately, for some Karma bundles).

Note: Although the Karma battery powers both the drone and the camera, the camera must contain a battery so that Karma is properly balanced.

4. Securely tighten the propellers. Propellers are color-coded to match the correct motors.

PRO TIP: Replacement parts for Karma or its components are available at gopro.com.

GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED

SETTING UP KARMA

The Karm a controller contain s everyth ing you ne ed to set up Kar ma and control the drone durin g flight. In a ddition to fl ight data an d safety info, the controll er contai ns an intera ctive flight simulator so you can pra ctice before Karm a leaves the g round.

1. Power on the c ontroller, then p ower on the dron e. The light around the Power but ton [ ] turns on. The orientation lights on the arms help you id entify the fro nt and bac k of the drone du ring flig ht. The lights on the front are green a nd those o n the back a re red.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your system and learn how to fly.

PRO TIP: You can practice f lying at any ti me with the fli ght simulator on the controller. From the Home s creen, ta p Learn, then tap Pra ctice Flyi ng.

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LEFT JOYSTICK

Rotate

Left

Fly Higher

Fly Lower

Rotate Right

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