The case is sturdy but kind of reminds me of a trombone case it does the job but is a little unwieldy. In addition, it all comes in a form-fitted case. Immediately when opening the Karma Grip box you get four key components: the removable grip handle ($99.99), mounting ring ($29.99) and stabilizer ($249.99) with the Hero 5 harness attached ($29.99). What makes the GoPro Karma Grip different from other handheld stabilizers, in my opinion, is its build quality, ease of use and GoPro-focused mounting options. The Session mount will be released later in the summer. What I’m getting at is that the Karma Grip comes out of the box to fit the Hero 5, but you can purchase the Hero 4 Harness for an additional $29.99.

The Hero 5 has a built-in waterproof housing (unlike previous versions that needed a separate waterproof housing), voice activation, easy-to-use touch screen menu system and many other features. To not be a total GoPro fanboy, I will avoid reviewing the Remo for now but it’s something that I really love. To my surprise I love it, especially when paired with the Remo waterproof voice-activated remote. I’m not a huge Siri user, so I was initially skeptical when GoPro tried to sell me on the voice control. First, the Hero 5 has some really sweet voice control. While the Hero 4 and Hero 5 have similar camera sensors, they have some major differences. You’ll need to purchase a different harness if you have a Hero 4. When testing the Karma Grip I used my GoPro Hero 5 Black Edition, which is important to note because the Hero 5 has a different case build than previous GoPro models. In this review I’m going to share my experience with the Karma Grip as well as touch on the Quik Key and why it’s a phenomenal accessory if you want to quickly upload photos from your GoPro action cam. In addition to the Karma Grip they sent me the Quik Key, a mobile microSD card reader. I received the Karma Grip between the time they recalled the Karma Drone and when they subsequently re-released it. When GoPro sent me the Karma Grip to borrow for a few weeks, I was really excited. Handheld stabilizers like the GoPro Karma Grip have really helped shooters to create more cinematically styled footage at a relatively low cost. It is really mind blowing to be flying a drone one minute and seconds later remove the Karma Grip from the Karma Drone and then be creating beautifully smooth shots. Along with the GoPro Karma Drone came the Karma Grip, a handheld stabilizer for the newly released Hero 5 action camera.

When I first got my hands on the Karma Drone (the initial release), I immediately saw the benefit of buying GoPro’s drone. Over the last year, GoPro has ventured into the drone market with the Karma Drone where it unfortunately fell out of grace - it was recalled because of a battery latch issue - but has recently returned to the market.

Stabilizers have revolutionized videography (more specifically GoPro videography) and they are becoming extremely compact and very reasonably priced.Ī while ago, I reviewed a GoPro Hero 3- and 4-compatible handheld stabilizer from Polaroid, which was good but had a few kinks to work out, like a somewhat clumsy way of mounting your camera. There has been a flood of GoPro-compatible accessories introduced over the last several years, with few having as much impact as handheld stabilizers.

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