- Download and unzip/extract the “K1 Update.zip” file. Connect the SD Card to the computer.
- Drag and drop the “camera_update.bin” and “gimbal_update.bin” file directly to the SD card. Make sure the file is not located inside of any other folder (commonly referred as “root directory”).
- Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the K1 while the it is powered off.
- Power on the K1 to start the firmware update process.
- The system will start to upgrade automatically. (It takes around 1-3 minutes or so.)
- Check the firmware version after the upgrade by going to “Menu > Camera Settings > Information”.
Note: The latest camera firmware version is 1.2.0 and the latest gimbal firmware version is 01.12.19.

K1 Firmware
PRECAUTIONS
- Please make sure the battery is charged at least 50% before starting the update.
- Do NOT remove the SD card and the battery while the K1 is updating.
- If the unit fails to update its firmware, please turn the unit off and remove the SD Card and copy/overwrite the firmware update files to the SD Card again. Then repeat the process.
- If you fail to upgrade the firmware after multiple attempts (at around 3 or more tries), please contact support.
UPDATED FEATURES
VERSION 1.2.0
- After updating the firmware, it is mandatory to perform an auto calibration to prevent damages to the gimbal. To perform an auto calibration:
- Power off K1 right after updating the firmware
- Hold down the “Menu” button and then turn on the K1. Release the “Menu” button when the auto calibration dialogue screen shows up.
- Select “Proceed” to start the auto calibration.
- Please update the apps (both iOS and Android) in order to get the most out of the updated features.
Camera
- Menu > Camera setting
- Added Korean and Japanese language options
- Added live streaming features (only available and works with Android at the moment)
- Menu > Manual setting
- Removed the on/off toggle switch
- Added Metering mode with the following options: center, regular, spot
- Added more options for white balance: 3200k, 7000k
- Added options to adjust contrast and saturation
- Menu > Gimbal setting
- Removed the “gimbal reset” option (this option only resets the gimbal speed settings)
- Different method for auto calibration
(holding down the menu button while powering on the unit to initiate auto calibration) - Added horizontal calibration (users must perform an auto calibration in order to apply the changes of horizontal calibration)
- Added 24 FPS options for 4K and 1080p
- Auto exposure lock (to enable/disable this feature, hold down the trigger and push the joystick left)
- Reversed left and right joystick controls in Selfie Mode
- Improved sensitivity with overall joystick performance
- Improved video quality
- Tone improvement (increased dynamic range)
- Gamma value (black level, brighter tuning with darkness positioning)
- Reduced excessive highlights
- Color improvement
- Reduced over-saturation
- Reduced excessive green and yellow
- Encoding color space change (BT.601 > BT.709)
- Tone improvement (increased dynamic range)
Gimbal
- Reduced noise and vibrations with vertical and horizontal conversion (when the gimbal is angled at around 45°)
- Improved/stable gimbal movement with time-lapse and motion time-lapse
Smartphone application
- Added “Shuffler 30” (Create 30 secs video by combining multiple videos)
- Added live streaming features (YouTube or other RTMP supportive live streaming)
OLDER FIRMWARE UPDATE LOGS
VERSION 1.1.1
CAMERA
- Fixed an issue where the K1 creates a new folder and reset the file count to “0001” when recording every time when it restarts.
VERSION 1.1.0
CAMERA
- Added Auto Power Off function
- If the Camera is not used, the power is automatically turned off after the set time.
- Auto Off function does not work while WiFi is on.
- The Auto Off function does not work during video recording.
- Added Video Self Timer function
- The Self Timer function in the “Photo Settings” has been added to the “Video Settings” function.
- Added Narrow FOV (field of view) in following resolution:
- @ 30FPS Wide / Narrow
※ 4K 30FPS Wide Only - @ 60FPS Medium / Narrow
- @ 120FPS Wide
- @ 240FPS Wide
- @ 30FPS Wide / Narrow
RES | FPS | Wide | Medium | Narrow |
4K | 30FPS | O | - | - |
WQHD | 30FPS | O | - | O |
60FPS | - | O | O | |
1440P | 30FPS | O | - | O |
60FPS | - | O | O | |
1080P | 30FPS | O | - | O |
60FPS | - | O | O | |
120FPS | O | - | - | |
960P | 30FPS | Not Support | ||
60FPS | ||||
960P | 120FPS | |||
720P | 30FPS | O | - | O |
60FPS | - | O | O | |
120FPS | O | - | - | |
240FPS | O | - | - |
- Added Crop Marks
- Since the image displayed on the LCD does not match the actual image captured after adding FOV, we added crop marks to indicate the actual shooting ratio.
- Added a menu to reset Wi-Fi settings.
- You can reset SSID and Password in Menu> Camera Settings> WiFi Category
- Support Apple SD card reader
- Video file naming convention is changed so that files recorded on SD card can be easily transferred to your iPhone / iPad using Apple’s original SD card reader.
- Other Bug fixes
VERSION 1.0.6
CAMERA
- Fixed an issue where the image is vertically stretched with the following resolution settings:
– 4K, WQHD, 1080p, 720p (30 fps)
– 1080p (120 fps)
– 720p (120, 240 fps) - Applied Auto Level Control (ALC) limit on the built-in microphone to prevent audio distortion when loud sounds are detected
- File names are generated consecutively
- Thinner display grid lines
- Added low battery warning and shut down sequence
- Added an option to toggle LED indicators
- Added “20%” as a beep volume option
- Battery levels are synchronized between the display and battery
- The date and time in the file property can be stored based on set up
VERSION 1.0.3
CAMERA
- Improvement of phenomenon that LCD screen turns purple during shooting at 1080 / 120FPS.
- Recording will be stop when Safety Mode is executed while recording.
- Beep after certain time passed in Safety Mode without restoring the K1.
- The power is automatically turned off if the K1 is not restored from Safety Mode in 10 seconds later after beep.
- Fixed to keep Wi-Fi settings when rebooting.
- Improved to select icons in Menu/Setting by trigger.
- Modified volume of external microphone to five different levels.
- Fixed general bugs.
GIMBAL
- Improved unnatural movement when tapping trigger twice to re-center the camera.