GoPro HD Hero 3 manual

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2 3 Join the GoPro party at facebook.com/gopr o to see what other GoPro o wners ar e capturing and sharing. Shar e your footage and join the GoPr o mov ement! t a bl e of c o n t e n ts Accessories 4 Mounts + Accessories 5 HERO3 Features 6 Camera L CD Status Screen 8 Camera User Interface Flow Chart 9 Soware Updates 10 Basics 10 Camera Modes 13 [...]

4 5 HERO3 ACCESSORIES Wrist Housing Replacement Housing Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Lens Replacement Kit Caps + Doors 32GB/64GB microSD™ More HERO3 accessories available at gopro.com PREMIUM ACCESSORIES LCD T ouch BacPac ™ Battery BacPac ™ Wi-Fi Remote ™ The Frame Mount (HERO3 accessory) MOUNTS + ACCESSORIES Helmet Front Mount Chest Mount H[...]

6 7 H e ro 3 fea t U r es 1. Status Indicator Lights (Red ) 2. SHUTTER/SELECT Button 3. L CD Status Screen 4. W i-Fi Indicator Light (Blue ) 5. POWER/MODE Button 6. Micro HDMI Port (Cable not included) 7. microSD TM Card Slot (SD card not included) 8. mini-USB Port (Supports Composite A/C cable/3.5mm stereo mic adapter , not included) 9. HERO Port [...]

8 9 c a Me r a lc d s t a t Us s c r ee n c a Me r a U se r in t e rfac e f lo w cH a r t MODES CAMERA SETTINGS CAPTURE SETTINGS WI-FI SET UP The L CD screen displays the following information about HERO3 modes and settings: 1. Camera Modes/FOV (Field of V iew) 2. Capture Setting Modes (not sho wn) 3. Resolution/FPS (Frames Per Second) 4. Time Inte[...]

10 11 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: ba si c s GETTING ST ARTED Before using your HERO3 for the first time: 1. Insert a micr oSD ™ , microSDHC™ or micr oSDXC™ card into the car d slot with label facing forward, nar ro west part of the car d first. Speed Class 10 or higher cards ar e recommended. When using 0.5 second Time Lapse or recor ding video [...]

12 13 POWERING ON AND OFF T o power ON: Press and r elease . The red Status Indicator Lights flash thr ee times and the Sound Indicator emits three beeps. T o power OFF: Press for two seconds, then release. The r ed Status Indicator Lights flash several times and the Sound Indicator emits sev en beeps. PRO TIP: Wa nt t o tu r n y o ur H ER O3 i n[...]

14 15 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s VIDEO T o recor d Video , verify the camer a is in Video mode. If the Video icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess repeatedly until it appears. T o start recor ding: Press and r elease . The camera will emit one beep and the r ed Status Indicator Lights will flash while recor din[...]

16 17 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s PHOTO BURST In Photo Burst mode your camera takes multiple photos in short time intervals— 3 photos/1 second , 5 photos/1 second , 10 photos/1 second, 10 photos/2 sec - onds, 30 photos/1 second, 30 photos/2 seconds or 30 photos/3 seconds . T o capture a Photo Burst series, verify the camer a is in [...]

18 19 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s SETTINGS The Settings menu allows you to adjust a variety of camer a settings including: Video Resolution Photo Resolution Time Lapse Photo Burst Continuous Photo • and more ▶ See SETTINGS MENU to make changes, learn how to navigate menu options and read mor e details on each setting. Us inG Y oU[...]

20 21 caMer a set tinGs SETTINGS T o enter the Settings menu: 1. Verify the camera is in the Settings menu. If the Setting icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not sho wing, press repeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter menu. 3. Use to cycle through the various Settings options. 4. Press to select desired option. 5. T o exit, hold down fo[...]

22 23 caMer a set tinGs The HERO3 Black Edition offers the following Video Captur e modes: Video Resolution NTSC fps PAL fps std Mode Protune ™ Field of View (FOV) Screen Resolution 4k / 4k Cin 15 12 12 . 5 12 No Ye s Ultra Wide 3840x2160, 16:9 4096x2160, 17:9 2.7 k / 2.7 k Cin 30 24 25 24 Y es* Ye s Ultra Wide 2716x1524, 16:9 2716x1440, 17:9 14[...]

24 25 caMer a set tinGs PHOTO RESOLUTION MODES The HERO3 can capture photos at 12MP , 7MP and 5MP r esolutions. Any change to photo resolution also affects photos captur ed in Photo, Photo Burst and Time Lapse modes. Photo Resolution Field of View (FOV) 12MP Wide (Default) 7MP Wide 7MP Medium 5MP Wide caMer a set tinGs CONTINUOUS PHOTO Continuous [...]

26 27 caMer a set tinGs PHOTO BURST OPTIONS Photo Burst mode captures series of Photos when is pressed. Photos can be captured in the follo wing rates: 3 photos in 1 second 5 photos in 1 second 10 photos in 1 second 10 photos in 2 seconds 30 photos in 1 second (Default) 30 photos in 2 seconds 30 photos in 3 seconds TIME LAPSE Several time interval [...]

28 29 caMer a set tinGs SET UP MENU The Set Up menu allows you to adjust the following camer a settings: Default mode at Power Up One Button Mode NTSC/PAL On Screen Display Status Indicator Lights Sound Indicator Month/Day/Y ear/Time ▶See SET UP MENU section for a complete list of set up options . caMer a set tinGs WIRELESS CONTROLS The HERO3 cam[...]

30 31 caMer a set tinGs DELETE Delete the last file or all files and format the memory card. During delete LAST or ALL , the Status Indicator Lights blink until operation is complete. CANCEL (Default) LAST ALL T o del et e LAST or ALL: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, p[...]

32 33 ca P tUre se t tinGs CAPTURE SETTINGS T o enter the Capture Settings menu: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess repeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter . 3. Use to cycle through Settings to locate . 4. Press to enter Capture Settings . 5. Use to locate the[...]

34 35 ca P tUre se t tinGs SIMUL TANEOUS VIDEO AND PHOTO Simultaneous Video and Photo mode, allows you to simultaneously captur e both Videos and Photos . Y ou can set the camera to tak e a Photo every 5 seconds , 10 seconds , 30 seconds or 60 seconds while you recor d Video . T o set your camera to Picture In V ideo Mode verify that a supported Vi[...]

36 37 ca P tUre se t tinGs PROTUNE The HERO3 camera can r ecord video in Protune mode. Pr otune is a video mode that unlocks the camera’ s full potential, yielding stunning image quality and cinema-caliber video for professional productions. Content cr eators now hav e far more flexibility and workflo w efficiency than ever before. PROTUNE KEY [...]

38 39 38 ca P tUre se t tinGs WHITE BALANCE White Balance adjusts the over all color tone of videos. White Balance will only be available if Protune mode is turned ON . The default White Balance setting is AUTO . When capturing in any White Balance setting other than AUTO , you may need to color cor rect your video with an editing pr ogram to achie[...]

40 41 se t UP SET UP T o enter the Set Up menu: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess r epeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter . 3. Use to cycle through Settings to locate . 4. Press to enter Set Up . 5. Use to locate the desir ed option to change. 6. Press to se[...]

42 43 se t UP ONE BUTTON With One Button mode selected, the camera automatically begins recor ding when powering the camer a ON . One Button mode can be configured to start in V ideo or Time Lapse . OFF (Default) ON T o turn One Button mode ON: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not sh[...]

44 45 se t UP NTSC / P AL The NTSC and PAL settings govern Video r ecording fr ame rate and playback when viewing Video on a TV/HDTV . Select NTSC when viewing a TV/HDTV in North America. Select PAL if viewing on a PAL TV/HDTV (most televisions outside of North America) or if viewing on a PAL TV/HDTV in any r egion. NTSC (Default) PAL 4k/15fps 4k/1[...]

46 47 se t UP MANUAL POWER OFF The HERO3 can be configured to automatically po wer OFF aer a specific period of inactivity (when no Videos or Photos ar e being taken and no buttons have been pr essed). MANUAL (Default) 60 sec 120 sec 300 sec se t UP MONTH / DA Y / YEAR / TIME Set the HERO3 clock to ensure V ideo and Photo files are saved with[...]

48 49 se t UP EXIT From the EXIT scr een, press to exit the Set Up menu. PRO TIP: If at any time you wish to exit from the SET UP MENU , pr ess and hold for two seconds. wirele s s cont rol s WIRELESS CONTROLS The built-in Wi-Fi allo ws your HERO3 camera to connect to the Wi-Fi Remote and smartphone/tablet via the GoPro App. T o turn Wi-Fi ON/OFF v[...]

50 51 wirele s s cont rol s WIRELESS CONTROLS CONTINUED  On your Wi-Fi Remote: 1. T urn ON the GoPro Wi-Fi Remote. 2. While holding , press and r elease . 3. Once you see , you can release . 4. A check will appear once the Wi-Fi Remote and camer a have successfully paired. The Wi-Fi Remote ’ s LCD scr een will now mir ror the HERO3 L CD scr[...]

52 53 sYs t eM reqUireMent s The HERO3 camera is compatible with Microso® XP (Service Pack 2) or later and Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later . WINDOWS MAC Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) or Vista Mac OS® X 10.4.11 or later 3.2GHz Pentium 4 or faster 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo or faster DirectX 9.0c or later Minimum 1GB of system RAM Minimum 1GB of sys[...]

54 55 P l aY b a c k TO V I E W V I DE O S A ND P H O T OS Videos and Photos c a n b e v ie w e d on a T V/HD T V o r th e L CD Tou c h B a c P a c ™ (opt ional accessory). PLA YBACK ON TV/HDTV T o browse V ideos and Photos: 1. Plug the camera into a TV/HDTV with a Micro HDMI or a miniUSB to a Composite Cable (optional accessories). 2. T urn came[...]

56 57 ba t terY life CHARGING BA TTERY The battery icon displayed in the camera’ s LCD will blink when the battery dr ops below 10%. If recor ding is occur ring when battery reaches 0%, the camera will sav e the file and power OFF . T o charge the battery: 1. Connect the camera to a computer or USB power supply (such as the GoPro W all Charger o[...]

58 59 iMP or t a n t warni nG M e s saG e s MICROSD CARD MESSAGES NO SD No card pr esent. The camera r equires a microSD, micr oSDHC or microSDXC car d to recor d Video or take Photos . SD FULL Car d is full. Delete files or swap card. SD ERROR Camera unable to access card. FILE REP AIR ICON ON THE L CD If you see the File Repair icon on the L CD [...]

60 61 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y The HERO3 housing comes with two types of backdoors—Skeleton and W aterproof. Skeleton Backdoor Waterpr oof Backdoor The Skeleton Backdoor (non-waterproof) provides better sound quality by allo wing more sound to r each the camera’ s microphone. It also r educes wind noise at speeds up to 100mph when mounted on helmet[...]

62 63 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y PREVENTING W A TER DAMAGE TO Y OUR CAMERA The rubber seal that lines the camera housing forms a waterproof bar rier that protects your HERO3 in wet and underwater conditions. Keep the camera housing’ s rubber seal clean; a single hair or grain of sand can cause a leak. Aer every use in salt water you will need to rin[...]

64 65 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y ATT ACHING ADHESIVE MOUNTS PRO TIPS: Apply to clean surface only. Wax, oil, dirt or other debris will reduce adhesion, which can r esult in a weak bond and risk of losing camera should connection fail. Attach mount in room temperatur e conditions. Mount’ s adhesive will not bond properly if applied in cold or damp envir[...]

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