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Die hard fans have no worries. It's the 3rd party supporters that need to Lol. Great video

Not a supporter of 3rd party and can relate why GoPro went that route
 
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Maybe the 3rd party supporters want to save some money when purchasing accessories like batteries as these are a lot cheaper than the OEM batteries.

If this firmware update for the Hero 5 (version 1.55) does preclude the use of 3rd party batteries in the camera then why didn't GoPro advise this in the description of the firmware benefits.

If this is the case in that GoPro have knowingly made the firmware to preclude the use of 3rd party batteries then I believe that a LOT of GoPro users will turn away from GoPro and seriously look at other brands. This can only hurt GoPro in the long run. It is ashame as up until now GoPro had a pretty good reputation.

I only hope that I am wrong and GoPro have a excuse for what the firmware update has done.:surprise:
 
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the main reason/excuse for blocking third party batteries was the amount of warranty claims that were caused because of their use. I've only ever use GoPro batteries (despite having some 3rd party ones) so have never had an issue. But if GoPro are having to replace camera's free because they have been causing problems then they are still losing money
 
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Wow, what a stitch up GoPro seriously need to get their act together or lose customers.
Have just bought the Hero 5 Black for my sons Xmas present and was in progress with ordering 3rd party batteries which I already use in my Hero 4 Black.
But on the strength of this thread I will now return the Hero 5 and purchase him a Hero 4 Black instead, only one loser GoPro!!!!!


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GoPro is not a camera company like they used to be, they are more an accessory company, noted on youtube, and well they areshutting down all small businesses and going after the products that are stealing from gopro. Like GoPole, goscope why they are using the word Go and well amybe they should go after the toothpasite industry to that says gopro ....
 
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Yeah, I see both sides of this journey. GoPro is following the same cycle as Dell.

Company starts with a new innovative product for the people. People love it, profits soar, each year products get better and better. Investors knock on door and want a piece of that pie. Company goes public and this is where the focus changes from customer centric, to generate shareholder value. They have been chasing that train ever since and have not been able to catch up.

Go Pro was at $86.00 a share in 2014. Now its $8.84!!! They are tanking. Go Pro is fighting every angle to protect their brand to survive. Those loans need to get paid off, and they are not generating enough revenue to do so. With the most recent recall of the Karma drone, I think that might be the death blow.

Classic case here of rapid expansion in a narrowing market. Not imagining far enough in the future to maintain your market share. Everyone has a Hero camera, why would I want another one?

That drone should have come out last year not in 2016. They missed the window and DJI slammed it shut with the Mavic, and now with the recall, there's no more hope for the Karma.

Watch, GoPro will be bought up by another company in the next two years or cease to exist.

Funny how that works. You start the journey, capture the market, and end up being the first on the block to loose it all!!
 
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The Karma was a fail even though I wanted it.

It cost the same as the DJI Mavic but there's no follow me feature, less distance and a bigger package.

The only thing it had going for it which made me want it was you can take the camera out and it comes with a grip stabilizer.

I think in order to gain some sales, they need to improve the range and sell it for $499 without the GoPro.

I initially was going to pick up some stocks in GoPro but it didn't look good and I'm glad I didn't. I would be pretty upset if I did.

They have brought anything innovative into the market in a while and the GoPros are too expensive. I picked mine up with a discount and I like it but any more, I would of passed it up.
 
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what have GoPro actually done since the shares went public, absolutely nothing. It shouldn't of took 2 years to replace the Hero 4, & Karma should never been thought up. DJI had the market secure with the Phantom, & Karma was purely a revenge mission after they split the partnership. If they had carried on working together we might of been safe
 
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Excellent points @smoothbassman excellent points.

GoPro capture different sure gonna fit their name. Almost like See different. Small business company to the Big World. I give them a lot of credit but, they need to really now pul that Rabit out of the hat. get tehir act together Next year will tell what is now instore for GoPro at the CES sho and that is Days away.

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The Karma would of been a sweet drone to own and with the stabilizer, GoPro and drone for $1100, it was a tough choice to beat.

Then DJI comes to the show with the Mavic and destroys GoPro.

A company like GoPro with their team should of of came out with the GoPro Hero5 Black with 4k60 and 1440p120 and 1080p240.

I am so glad I didn't invest in GoPro and bought more Facebook stocks. Facebook came out and took off and people said to not buy them. Well I did and now I'm killing it. Even at today's prices of 130/share, and I bought today, my cost per share averages to about half that.

Then Twitter went public and GoPro and tried to be like Facebook but instead they failed. After the Hero4, they came out with the Session which was overpriced and failed. So they dropped the price and still failed. Hero5 Black is just a 4 with a case and LCD.
 
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And their accessories are so expensive. $50 for a battery a dual charger. Wasabi is $30 for two batteries and a dual charger. And Wasabi is good with their batteries. They are one of the manufactures that I trust. The GoPro selfie stick is like $70 yet you can buy selfie sticks for under $20 for a very durable and strong one.
 
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