Jeremy, Here are some of my thoughts: In 2018, the price of the Karma is sooo discounted....you are basically getting a free drone with your purchase of the camera and hand-held three axis stabilizer. Even purchased as a package (drone and stabilizer) without the camera, you are basically comparing a $200 dollar drone with a $1700 dollar drone. Of course the $1700 drone will come out ahead as a better drone. I truly think the Mavic II Pro is a better drone. That doesn't mean the Karma isn't relevant. In fact...there are a few features the Karma has had for years...That people were dreaming the Mavic II Pro might have, that just didn't come to fruition. Here are things you can do with the Karma that you can't do with the Mavic: -- You can upgrade or downgrade the camera you are using on the Karma. --The Hero 7 shoots 4k at 60fps, 2.7k at 120fps, and 1080p at 240fps... The Hero 6 can also shoot at 1080p 240fps and was out over a year before the Mavic II was announced, yet the Mavic II Pro can only shoot at 4k 30fps and 2.7k at 60fps. --The camera and 3 axis gimbal can be detached and used by hand when flying is prohibited or otherwise not an option (like poor weather situations, or in a National Park or other restricted area). If you don't have good flying conditions, your Mavic II is a $1700 paperweight. --the Gopro Hero 7 camera is waterproof and can be used underwater without any additional accessories. Take your Mavic II camera underwater, and the fish will probably be the last thing that camera films. --Parts on the Karma are modular, and can easily be replaced by the end user if broken. An arm costs 50 bucks, the landing gear or camera harness is $30, a totally new body is $200 or a new stabilizer is $200, but better than $1700 dollars for the replacement if you bought the Mavic II, and certainly cheaper than the cost of DJI insurance and the deductible you would have to pay. --The remote is self-contained, and has a built in view screen. You don't need your phone...but if you want to...you could pass the phone off to your friend and they could use the "passenger app" on the phone to view FPS, and control both the camera and gimbal tilt. Does the Mavic allow two people with different controllers operate the drone? ---Given that the handheld video and arial video are using the same camera, this greatly simplifies color correction and post production processing to try and match footage. ---Speaking of footage...no props in the shot...and no visual artifacts from props that ruin much of the footage I see coming out Mavic and Phantom videos. --Gopro Karma batteries can be used as a portable battery pack to keep the hand held stabilizer and camera charged when you are not flying. Don't get me wrong...I actually agree with much of your review. I don't think it is a bad idea to get a Hero 7, and look at a Mavic Pro as an alternative, all be it, more expensive solution. I could create a laundry lists of things I dislike about the Karma (The size and weight being one...), but as a budget option... it isn't a bad one... just not the best drone out there...

Shoot 2.7K on linear mode!

Thanks for this video. I need to replace a drone and have been thinking about these two. You’ve helped me make up my mind. I hope GoPro figures out the drone business before they release another one.

Good comparison video. Thanks for sharing.

Hey! Great video; I had asked the question while looking purchasing the mavic 2 pro and hero 7. Thanks!

Hello from 🇺🇸Harrisburg Pennsylvania 🇺🇸I have a Mavic Pro and Phantom 4PRO would you recommended buying this new Mavic 2 Pro. Or should I wait for the New Phantom 5 Pro coming in 2019 ??

I can see dji making a drone that you can put a Osmo pocket in it

i got me a Karma drone and I've been using it very rarely but now one of the red light is not turning on, so only 3 legs have lights, i am wondering if that affects to the control or if that interfere with the control. also if some one knows how to fix that problem i really want to get it fixed and working like it use to before.

Gopro drone has sport mode as well to make it fly faster you didn't switch it on

How does the Karma or the Mavic affect the video of the GoPro? I mean is that the Gopro recording and store the memory on the device so why the Karma change the wide view and had fish eye effect and the Mavis did not? I am new to this and try to figure things out. When you view your flight with the Karma, and when you view on the Gopro screen or PC, do the PC still have the fish eye effect or not, (and other quality as you mentioned)? Thanks.

I still love my Karma.. not super worried about range I use my DJI for that but action shots like at the dunes and stuff.. the setup is sooooo noiceee....

For what you get with the karma it’s well worth the price. Never had any problems with mine. I also have a Mavic 1 and pro 2. The hero 6 on the karma was a lot smoother than the pro 1 but now the pro 2 is on a totally different LVL.

So I have the Mavic pro original and I love it!! I just bought my first GoPro its the Hero that isnt removable from its case, and yesterday I bought a never flown never used karma with its case/backpack yada yada yada. The only thing it did not come with is the GoPro. I was hoping you could tell me which GoPro I needed. Is it only the Hero7?

Question? Can you tell me which program to use to upload my GoPro 6 video and my phantom 4 pro with my own music please ?

I also still have a Gopro karma Drone, I wish that Gopro would let us do Timewarp (hyperlapse) with the Karma Drone and the Hero7 that would be cool!

I LOVE THIS DRONE🔥

Every one hates on the karma because it’s actually good . I have it and I like it a lot . Doesn’t go all crazy like other drones

I still like it and use it! Plus you don’t have to pay 600 for a screen, shoot at 60 FPS.

What hero 7 camera are you using

Hello, disclaimer: I never owned both GoPro nor a drone. We're going to Hawaii and I'm conflicted about getting a drone or GoPro. If you have to choose ONE for newbie, which would recommend? Thanks

Well being that you should not fly your drone out of eye sight I see why the go pro is being easier to see. Even with a spotter you have to keep within eye sight. As far as all the sensors, what fun is it for the drone to fly itself for you it all about flying skills

Is it compatible with the new gopro 7 white camera?

Good review.

Thanks for video.

I like your drone videos. Ever thought of doing FPV drones? I’m trying to get into it but southwestFlorida has too much restricted airspace so the drone community is lack luster.

gopro7 unable to connect gopro karma? How to deal with it~

Hi, bro,can I updated to hero 7 fron hero 6 on my karma drone?

You should mention that linear mode on the karma is possible if only in 2.7K

Karma has a sport mode that you're neglecting. It doesnt do 40 mph to my knowledge but easily in the 30s especially with the wind at its back.

Is the GoPro karma good in 2021AD

Did you have issues with connecting the GoPro 7 black with the Karma drone?

Flys drone with phone gets call starts to panic drone explodes lmao

Hands down Mavic 2 is better. I bought the Karma in the spring and I loved it at first but the transmission was such an issue for me. Killed so many shots. I have a Mavic 2 now and I love it. I gave the Karma to my son and we fly together sometimes.

The Go Pro has way better picture, it's just the fish eye that can be corrected using software. I would however shoot using the 2K wide mode.

I can't wait till the new GOPRO 11 black that is working with the GoPro karma that has 8K video !

Keep up dude...

nice job

I don't know what about your karma, but with my karma the connection is stable.

Whats GoPro share price lately ? Says it all ! lol

9:00 .......It doesn’t fall out of the sky 😂

Guy, you do the best drone videos.

Its 2021 and im loving my Karma for 300 USD with gimble/charger for gopro(used hero 5 not included). With i could use my hero 9, then it would be amazing balls. Also sport mode IS a thing on the karma if anyone cares (36mph) and i havent had any connectivity issues with mine. Guess the new firmware updates are working! Karma is best value out there IMO

Put it on sports mode to go faster I have one

whats another drone option compatible with the hero 7? 3DR solo?

How long flay 1000 km Or. ????

I didn’t know anybody still had one. Definitely was is the big failure by go pro. Which is too bad. But they make nice action cameras.

Shocked at how much nicer the GoPro 7 video image is over the Mavic 2 Pro image. GoPro 7 image has better detail in the shadows, better dynamic range, and a sharper image. I own a Karma and agree with you regarding it's wonky behavior, it's not for everyone. Two things to consider though, image quality is king and the GoPro 7 appears to have better image quality than the MP 2 , even with the 1 inch sensor and the second is price, Refurbished GoPro Karma outfit (with stabilizer) is $299, Mavic Pro 2 is $1500, that makes owning the Karma a no brainer. We'll all going to see a flood of amazing Karma videos coming out in 2019 due to GoPro's price drop on the drone outfit.

I feel like you left out a lot of things the karma can do as well. It has sports mode, many preset auto paths, very stable, linear mode will get rid of fish bowl, and it can have the multipurpose use of the camera regardless of weather. You get a lot for cheap when pieced out. Not dogging dji mav, just saying you didn’t give karma all the props it deserves.

Karma has sport mode too.

I buy my karma this weekend for 699$ in Best Buy •Premium backpack 🎒 •Drone •Battery •Gimbal •Gopro Hero 6 black 4K 60fps(waterproof and portable camera) And they give for free another Battery and free propellers With 2 Battery life i have like 40min in the air ✌️ And the color you can fix this in the computer

Nice vid

I thought you were not allowed to fly the karma anymore. Wasn’t there a mandatory recall?

Outstanding comparison! I’m on a used Karma drone, albeit, the Mavic 2 Pro seems better but costs three times as much!

I just bought a dji spark on eBay in late 2020 and a GoPro karma on eBay in Jan 2021!!!!

Still think the go pro gives a better picture once the fisheye is removed in the GoPro software. Dji always looks kind of fuzzy.

Can you live stream on KZfaq?

quality is very good, which you get only with Phantom 4 pro !

The Mavic pro 2 is too big to take on holiday , best take the DJI spark or the DJI Mavic mini 1 or mini 2.

in my opinion the gorpro natural colours look much better than the maverick

I guess the good thing about the karma is that you can just keep upgrading the camera

Nobody talks about how much limited use these drones actually get. Aerial only video... Pretty boring after a few seconds. Racing drones at least give some excitement. Thousands of dollars for aerial only, 20-30 minutes footage, restricted by environment and laws/regulations? No thanks, rather just get a GoPro HERO7 Black for a fraction of the cost and capture everything.

One great reason to buy the karma is it’s a very cheap accessory for the camera. If you already have a nice go pro it’s super cheap in comparison. Another great reason to buy the karma, or the parrot, or evo or anything else, it’s not dji and dji sucks. Can’t fly it anywhere, constant annoying updates, banned by the military, artificial restrictions placed on their cameras to encourage buying their newer models etc, flip of deaths, fly aways, boo dji

Mavic air vs karme with hero 7 black, whats better?

Lots of defence here about the karma.. so let me defend it aswell I do have mavic air, zoom and the 2 pro, got an inspire 2 aswell, Sill loving my old ass karma drone. Started with the hero 5, then 6, now the 7. I also bought a used pike new none pairing drone complete with everything. Flown only 2x and never paired again said the previous owner. So i have 2 karmas, 3 gimbals/grip, 2 controllers, 4x batteries. I love how the karma flies, its got weight on it, it doesnt stop abruptly like the djis. The only thing i wish about it is if it didnt have the pairing issues and that atleast it could get a guaranteed 1km distance regardless of urban environment..... If this were met, i would have bought every used karma out there and have a bunch of them. The 2.7k shoots at linear mode, no fish eyes. And it doesnt have the digital sharpness like the dji. Ill hold on to karma until it can no longer fly. Id like to add... Parts are really cheap..a full gimbal/grip will set you 80-150 usd used.. You have a choice of hero 5 black, 6 and 7. Even hero 4 black and silver will work with the correct harness. Harness ar3 cheap.. No more of that gimbal overload that dji usually have. If its a pro1 then its easy to replace the cable.. if its mavic air or mavic 2, then you ar3 fuck.ed..... This means you can fly in dirty environments and not worry about dirt getting into your gimbal .

Already have a Gopro Hero7 Black from $300 NEX deal -- $325 for refurb Karma on Gopro site and $100 for spare battery.... Where am I touching a Mavic 2 Pro for that price? Still needed the Gopro Hero7 Black for Scuba so only out $425 for the drone investment. When I win the lotto I will come back and revisit the Mavic series... Karma is good enough for my hard earned cash!

The GoPro 9 takes the karma to the next level !!! I'm 2021 the karma is relevant. It's good solid product.

Did you just say that the newer thing that cost more is better

Do u want to sale it?

The DJI might be the better overall drone (and much more expensive), but the Karma is better in terms of thw hole package and video quality.

So this was just a karma bashing video, no upsides to the karma at all?

Cheeses, valley dude...OMG! Like, whatever guys!

With a 5 set up the right way it looks better then that yellow world of the mavic.

Why do you need sensors? Only people who don't know how to drive need sensors.

is that a weed plat growing behind you

There are a lot of issues with he karma but I think that it is still a good drone. I wouldnt reccomend buying it thought because its discontinued I think that the idea behind this specific drone "(karma) is that you can put you go pro in the air and capture some shots. yes it does film in wide view but you can easily correct that in post. I dont think the karma was ever designed to be flown all crazy far and be such a far distance away from the user. getting cinematic shots doesn't require a fast drone or crazy movement but I love my karma for the reason that it flys a go pro that is the reason that you would buy it to have an option to put my go pro in the air and then pull it out and have it on a gimble

Great video 😉👍 The Best Mavic 2 pro

2:15 GUHHHHH WHAT IS THAT.

2.7k in linear dude..

In a nutshell you don't want to be putting your accessories on a drone that could easily fly away crash and land somewhere else especially the new Hero 7. the DJI and any of the Drone that has its own camera in it is where you want to be not a drone where you have to add a very expensive camera to it with the risk of it disappearing or crashing or losing signal which is exactly what happened to me which is exactly what happened to many other people out there with the KARMA, which is exactly why the KARMA has been discontinued. I wouldn't even waste my time with the KARMA if I'm a new consumer definitely go with DJI. sorry GoPro I loved you in the Drone before but no more, you make a very good camera and maybe gimbal or the Hero 7 I think it's terrific but as far as putting all of that in a drone I don't think so

why i am watching this?

problem with focus man !

How to fix the fish 🐟 eye 👀 effect

My karma doesn't skip like that

u sound shakey youth

I can't fly my DJI drone in my home field anymore because of the Geofencing crapy software and my Gopro karma works fine... so Karma for the win.

I love my Karma.!!

For karma drone one like

Pretty big reason is the price of the karma lolol

You can't compare the Karma to the M2P!!!! and also you can turn on the AFC in the camera settings for auto focus!! no need to have to keep taping to focus!!! Karma relevant in 2018? lol It never was relevant when it came out twice!! lol

Go pro colours are more realistic. I mean the colour of the sky on earth is blue not light yellow. 😃

Maybe if the price of the karma was reduced to a 100 maybe people will actually buy them 😂

Ok let us compare a $1600 current day drone to a $800 drone from 3 years ago. Do yourself a favor and go watch other videos of the GoPro Karma drone. It is a fantastic drone for the money and can be bought for under $400 these days. The reason the Karma was discontinued was because of DJI fanboys that do not know what variety means.

Too much fisheye from gopro , not a good comparison sorry.If u had a autel evo u would have a good comparison.

Half way in the video I can tell you hate the Karma...

Magic is better. Go pro is still good though

apples and oranges karma is for pilots DJI is for tea sippers.. DJI is like apple you can thinker with it you need a new camera you buy the whole drone Karma on the other hand pop the new camera in and shoot

Get yourself the autel evo and be satisfied! Dji never satisfied me!

No comparison! Like comparing a Hyundai to a Porsche! ADuh!

Karma video much better on Karma...

Karma is not a serious drone. But gopro 6 camera is a good camera (no relevant upgrade from 6 to 7, just marketing). If you want to loose your camera and stabilizer someday i recommend you buy Karma Drone. I have one. It is instable, looses GPS connection all the time and worse: has the weakest connection with its control i ve ever seen. Loose it someday is natural. I have DJI Mavic 2 pro too. Impossible to make any comparison. Mavic is a drone and Karma is a crazy assassin flying object. Even between cameras, there is no comparison, as pro has 1"sensor size and is for very different propose. Karma is a crap drone to put you camera under a risk to loose or damage it. Gopro has its own karma for all its existence, which seems to be short. Karma starts to kill Gopro and new old Hero 7 camera will cover the coffin.