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A company famous for its action cameras, GoPro, announced their very first drone today. That new drone is called the Karma and is set to challenge established camera drones from companies like DJI and Yuneec. GoPro has been teasing a quad for many months, today the Karma has finally been announced and should start hitting retailers in late October, perfect [...]
These days, action cameras are essentially a dime a dozen. The category “action camera” used to only encompass a few specific models (GoPro, and… um… GoPro) but now that category has broadened to include a variety of new products from a variety of manufacturers. Some of the companies getting into the action camera segment are already recognizable by us RC [...]
Since every quadcopter on the plant pretty much has a GoPro camera attached, they figured why not get the rest of the money and sell the quadcopter as well. There isn’t really much information yet about it, but they did mention it will have a stabilization system. GoPro also released footage from their quadcopter, but of course it looks like [...]
If you’ve been holding off on buying an action camera, the new GoPro HERO4 Session just might be the one to get. The Session is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the last camera from GoPro and it features a durable waterproof design to handle even the gnarliest of bash sessions. * Versatile mounting options * Pro video quality 1440p30, 1080p60, and [...]
After the recent price drop of the 350 QX3, Blade released info on their latest camera drone series: the Chroma. Utilizing 4k, 1080p, or allowing use with a GoPro, you can take great video and stills on the fly! Two ready to fly packages features the Yuneec made ST-10 radio system and CGO2+ camera/gimbal combo, and Chroma drones equipped with that radio will have [...]
A company called Airdog has a new drone that will automatically follow you around to capture cool aerial video. How does it work? The Airdog comes with a quadcopter and an Airleash/tracker. Normally the tracker is mounted to your body for the quad to follow behind, but we can see enterprising bashers mounting the tracker to their cars/trucks instead. The [...]
Hitting the Wall Street Journal a little while ago, GoPro is developing a line of multirotors for 2015. Nothing says a good idea like the camera guy making the ideal platform for their product, but has the train already left the station? GoPro has the right idea with their 2015 ventures, but it will come down to implementation. There is a [...]
While the last couple of years might have been considered “quiet” for HPI Racing, there are industry insiders now saying that HPI is ready to go big in 2015. Perhaps a sign of that was their activity at SEMA this year. They introduced a trick new RTR ’15 Mustang Spec 5 Concept Car, and generally put on quite a show [...]
To make your on-board shots better than ever the folks over at GoPro have announced 3 new cameras. The most affordable GoPro ever, the new Hero comes with a price point of only $129. The Hero comes with a rugged/waterproof housing and can shoot 1080p at 30 fps or in 720p at 60 fps. On the upper end side of things, [...]
While working on upgrading a friend’s Blade 350QX, he asked to get him that ‘new camera mount’ for his GoPro. A few days later, the Yuneec/Blade GB200 Camera Gimbal came in for me to install. Equipped with 2 brushless motors and mounts for the GoPro and CGo1 sport cameras, this gimbal is plug and play with the Blade 350QX and could even be [...]
Another day, another installment of Raging Rotors! As I mentioned last week, a recent episode of Modern Family featured a DJI Quadcopter set up for FPV (First Person View). With camera technology getting more affordable for the masses, the usual next step for someone going deep into the world of Quadcopters (whether DIY or RTF) is to dive into picture/video [...]
For all you on-board camera guys, GoPro has just announced their latest and greatest, the Hero3+ Black and Silver Editions. The new 3+ series cameras promise improved battery life, faster Wi-Fi, smaller sizes, and new video modes. To throw out some percentages, the 3+ cameras are 20% smaller in size and are said to have 25% longer battery life than [...]
Tamiya has a new kit modeled after the GoPro Monster Sport Super Swift Suzuki that won the Pikes Peak hill climb 6 times in a row. The outside features a nicely detailed body while underneath is the popular Tamiya M-05 front wheel drive platform. The M-05 is easy to build and features 4-wheel independent suspension, a 3 piece steering linkage, [...]
We posted a couple pictures of the new Blade 350 QX Quadcopter in our HobbyTown USA Convention coverage, now we have full information to share. The Blade 350 QX was made large enough to pack around a Go Pro camera. There are a lot of people who enjoy posting their videos to YouTube, the Blade 350 should be a nice platform [...]
