1 - Status L CD Screen 6 - USB Port
2 - Pow er/Mode Button 7 - Combo TV/Audio Out
3 - LED Light 8 - Battery Door
4 - HDTV Out Port 9 - Shutter/Select Button
5 - Hero BUS
™
Port 10 - SD Card Slot
BASICS OF USING Y OUR CAMERA
Fr ee downloadable camera updates may be available at gopr o.com.
Be sure to insert an SD car d into the camera or else you won ’t be able to r ecord photos or video.
POWER/MODE BUTTON Front of Camer a
POWER/MODE button turns camera on and off and works as a mode switching button once camera is on.
SHUTTER BUTTON T op of Camer a
Shutter button starts and stops video recor ding and photo captur e. When in the SET menu of options the
shutter button acts as a toggle button for changing settings. See the SETTINGS MENU section of these
instructions for more information.
T urn Camera On
Quickly press the POWER/MODE button and camer a will turn on.
Camera will beep 3 times, indicating the camer a is powering on.
T urn Camera Off
Press and hold the POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds.
Camera will beep 7 times, indicating the camer a is shutting off .
Changing Modes
Once camera is on, quickly pr essing the POWER/MODE button will change
modes from video mode to self-timer , to photo mode, etc.
The battery ships partially charged. For best initial performance, char ge battery befor e fi rst use.
How ever , NO damage will occur to battery if used prior to char ging. See char ging section.
ST A TUS L CD ICONS
TO SHOOT VIDEO
T urn on camera by pr essing POWER/MODE button.
The camera will po wer on in VIDEO mode as the default mode.
Default resolution is 960p (1280x960). See Settings Menu section to learn about r esolutions.
Press shutter button to begin r ecor ding video. Camera will beep once.
Red LED light on front of the camer a will blink while video is recor ding.
Press shutter button to stop r ecor ding or camera will automatically stop r ecording when
your SD card is full or your battery dies (appr ox 2.25 hours of battery life on a full charge).
Camera will beep 3 times when r ecording stops and fi le is saved.
USING 1 0 SECOND TIMER
Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the 10 SECOND TIMER icon.
Press the SHUTTER button and the camer a will automatically shoot a photo in 10 seconds.
As series of beeps and fl ashing red LED light will indicate when the photo has been taken.
TO SHOOT PHOTOS EVERY “X” SECONDS TIME LAPSE MODE
BLINKING
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the blinking camer a icon.
The default timing is to shoot a PHOTO EVERY “2” SECONDS, automatically.
Press the SHUTTER button to start taking photos. Pr ess the SHUTTER button again to stop.
T o change the timing to shoot a photo every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds, see the SETTINGS
MENU section of these instruction.
TO SHOOT SINGLE SHOT PHOT OS
Press the POWER/MODE button r epeatedly until you see the solid, non blinking camera icon.
Press SHUTTER button to tak e a photo.
A beep will sound and red LED will fl ash to indicate a photo has been taken.
TO SHOOT TRIPLE SHOT SEQUENCE PHOTOS
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the triple shot icon on the fr ont L CD
status screen.
Press the shutter button to shoot 3x photo-sequence in 2 seconds.
SETTINGS MENU / ADV ANCED FEA TURES
ENTERING THE SETTINGS MENU
Press the POWER/MODE button r epeatedly until you see the icon.
Press the SHUTTER button to enter settings menu.
Press the POWER/MODE button to cycle thr ough options once in settings menu.
CHOOSING ONE BUTT ON MODE ON / OFF
“One Button Mode On” for ces the camera to automatically begin r ecording video or photos once the camer a
is turned on, depending on which default pow er up mode the camera is set to (see next instructions).
In “One Button Mode On” the camer a is either “on and recor ding”, or pow ered off . This simplifi es camera
operation when loaning the camer a to friends or when you know you only want to shoot in one mode.
The shutter button is disabled in “One Button Mode” and will not start or stop the r ecording while the
camera is on. “One Button Mode ” is convenient when you only want to shoot one type of video or photos
and prefer to simplify oper ation of the camera to be either “on and r ecording” or off with only the power
button being used to operate the camer a. This is a great “Simple Mode ” for loaning the camera to friends.
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
One Button Mode Off .
One Button Mode On.
T o turn “One Button Mode” ‘ON’:
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een SET MENU choices and stop when onO
(One Button Mode On) is showing on the scr een.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een and continue to the
next feature option.
3. T urn your camera off and then on again and the camera will begin r ecording in whatev er
the default pow er on setting and resolution is set to.
4. Press and hold the po wer button for 3 seconds to stop r ecording and turn the camer a off .
T o turn “One Button Mode” ‘OFF’:
1. T urn the camera on.
2. While the camera is on (and r ecording), pr ess and hold the shutter button for 3 seconds. Let go.
3. The camera’ s SET menu will appear .
4. Press the shutter button to enter the SET menu.
5. When onO (One Button Mode On) appears, press the shutter button to toggle the setting
to onF (One Button Mode Off ).
6. T urn the camera off .
7. When you turn the camera on again the One Button Mode featur e will be turned off .
CHOOSING DEF AUL T MODE A T POWER UP
Y ou can progr am your camera to turn on in either V ideo mode, Photo mode, T riple Shot Sequence mode,
or Photo Every “X” Seconds mode:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
Video Mode (F means “Filming”)
Single Shot Photo Mode
T riple Shot Photo Mode
Photo Every “X” Seconds Mode
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING VIDEO RESOLUTION
Y our HD HERO camera shoots the follo wing video resolutions:
Symbol on
L CD Screen
Description Resolution
Frames
per
Second
Suggested Use
16:9 Wide Angle
Standard
Defi nitionVideo
WVGA
(848x480)
60 NTSC
50 P AL
When smaller fi le size and
highest frame r ate is desired.
16:9 HD Video
720p
(1280 x 720)
30 NTSC
25 P AL
When mounting on vehicles or
gear , when a v ery wide angle
is desired but v ertical viewing
area is not as important.
16:9 Widest
HD Video
720p
(1280 x 960)
60 NTSC
50 P AL
Same as r2 but with ultra slo w
motion playback.
(default
resolution)
4:3 T allest HD V ideo
Max Over all View
960p
(1280 x 960)
30 NTSC
25 P AL
When mounting on body.
helmet, surfboard or chest
harness, this mode off ers the
most vertical viewing ar ea of
all resolutions.
16:9 Full HD
Highest Resolution
1080p
(1920 x 1080)
30 NTSC
25 P AL
When vehicle or gear
mounted, best choice for
highest in-car fi lming. 25%
nar ro wer fi eld of view (127º)
compared to 170º view of
other resolutions.
NOTE: Abov e r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5 settings in the SET menu appear as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (no “r”) on the
bottom le corner of LCD scr een when not in the SET menu. See pr evious “ST ATUS L CD ICONS”
drawing for an example of this.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING EXPOSURE SETTING
Choose betw een Spot Meter and Center Weighted A ver age Meter exposure settings depending on the lighting
of your environment:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
Center weighted av erage meter is best for normal outdoor and
indoor lighting conditions.
This icon appears on L CD when
spot meter is active.
Spot meter is primarily for shooting from inside of a car or other dark
space looking out into a brighter outside setting. Spot meter adjusts
the exposure for the absolute center of the scene, for example the r oad
ahead instead of the interior of the car .
If you are wanting optimum exposur e of the inside of the car , fi lming
mainly the driver for example, choose Cnt center w eighted average
to expose for the inside of the car .
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
UPSIDE DOWN IMAGE CAPTURE
If you need to mount your camera upside do wn to get the perfect photo or video angle, you can program
the camera to sav e the photo or video upside down so that it appears right side up when you r eview
it on your computer or TV . This eliminates the need to “fl ip” the photo or video later on your computer .
Symbol on L CD
Screen
Function
(default setting)
Saves photos and videos in a normal “right side up” orientation.
Saves photos and videos upside do wn so that they appear right side up when
you review on your computer or TV . The video camer a and photo icons will
blink quickly on the L CD screen to r eminding you that you ar e saving photos
and videos in upside down mode.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een the UP / UPd choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
SETTING VIDEO LIVE FEED ON / OFF
Y ou can set your camera to send a liv e video signal out the side TV or HDTV ports by toggling the VIDEO
LIVE FEED setting on and off . Video Live Feed via the USB port is not supported. When V ideo Live Feed
is set to OFF (LFF) the camera will switch into video / photo playback mode when one of the included TV
cables are plugged into the camer a. If Video Liv e Feed is turned on (LFO), the camera will stay in normal
camera mode when plugged into a TV and will send a liv e video signal to the TV . Plugging in the component
cable will send an HD video signal out from the camer a, and plugging in the composite cable will send a
standard defi nition signal out from the camera. V ideo Live Feed On allows for plugging the camer a into
wireless tr ansmitters and TV s for live viewing from the camer a. NOTE: If the component cable is used to
send live HD video out fr om the camera, and you begin simultaneously r ecording HD video to the SD car d,
the live video feed will be r educed to standard defi nition as the camera cannot recor d and transmit HD video
at the same time. If you wish to have an HD liv e video feed from the camera you cannot begin r ecor ding HD
video to the SD card. If the composite cable is used to send standar d defi nition video out from the camera,
then the camera can simultaneously r ecord HD video to the SD car d.
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
Video Liv e Feed OFF .
Video Liv e Feed ON.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een the LFF / LFO choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING ON SCREEN DISPLA Y ON / OFF
When the camera sends a liv e feed video signal out to a wireless tr ansmitter or TV , it will send a battery
meter icon and a recor ding on/off icon via an “On Screen Display” that will appear in the video feed.
If you prefer to turn these status icons off , you can do so by toggling the “On Screen Display” setting off .
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
On Screen Display ON
On Screen Display OFF
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een the oSO / oSF choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING PHOTO EVERY 2, 5, 10, 30, 60 SECONDS TIMING
Y ou can shoot a photo every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds, ongoing, with the “Photo ev ery X seconds” mode.
When you see P2 (photo every 2 seconds is the default setting), you can pr ess the SHUTTER button to
toggle the following options:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
/ / / /
Shoots photos in 2 / 5 / 10 / 30 / or 60 second intervals.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING LED BLINKING ON / OFF
Y ou can set the r ed LED light to blink while fi lming or to be off at all times, for stealth:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
LED blinking ON.
LED blinking OFF .
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een and continue to the
next feature option.
Photo Mode Resolution Indicator
T riple Shot Photo
Mode
Delete Last/All Format
SD Card
Video Mode Battery Meter
10 Second Timer
Mode
Spot Meter Exposure
ON
Number of Files
on SD Card
SD Card Not Inserted
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