Manual for HERO

System Requirements

GoPro camera is compatible with Microsoft® ME/2000/XP/VISTA and Mac OS 9.1/10.1/10.2+.

Taking Video

Turn the camera on by pressing the POWER/MODE button. The camera defaults to video mode. Press the shutter button to start recording video. A red light will blink in the viewfinder while the video is being recorded. Press the shutter button when you want to stop recording. Otherwise, the camera will stop recording automatically when memory is full (after 56 minutes using a 2GB SD card).

Using the Self Timer

Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the SELF TIMER icon, and press the shutter button. Press the shutter button, and the camera will automatically take a picture 10 seconds later.

Taking Photos in Photo Every 2 Seconds mode

Press the POWER/MODE button. Press the POWER/MODE button until you see a blinking camera icon. This indicates you are in Photo Every 2 Seconds mode. Press the shutter button to begin taking photos every 2 seconds. Press the shutter button again to stop. Using a 2GB SD card, the camera will take approx. 1940+ photos to a 2GB SD card using alkaline batteries.

Taking Photos

Press the POWER/MODE button. Press the POWER/MODE button until you see a camera icon that is not blinking. Press the SHUTTER button to take a photo. A beep will be heard, and a red light will blink in the viewfinder window to indicate that a photo has been taken and saved.

Taking Burst Photos

Turn the camera on by pressing the POWER/MODE button. Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the Burst icon on the front LCD status display. Press the SHUTTER button to take 3 photos in a single sequence.

Deleting All Pictures

Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the DELETE ALL icon: 3 squares connected by a line. Press the SHUTTER button to delete all pictures. The icon display will blink for 5 seconds. If you press the SHUTTER button again while it is blinking, all photos in the camera will be deleted. If you do not do anything while it is blinking, no photos will be deleted, and the camera will return to single photo mode.

Deleting the Last Picture

Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the DELETE LAST icon. Press the SHUTTER button to delete the last photo.

Transferring Images and Video Files to your Computer

Connect the camera to a computer using the enclosed USB cable. Turn the camera on by pressing the POWER/MODE button. In Windows, double-click MY COMPUTER, and you will see a "removable disk" icon. If you do not see this, close the MY COMPUTER folder and reopen it. The "removable disk" icon should now appear. Double-click the "removable disk" icon. Then double-click the "DCIM" folder icon. Then double-click the "100GOPRO" icon. The photo and video files are in the "100GOPRO" folder. Highlight the image or video files and drag them to a folder of your choice, or double-click a file to view it. MAC USERS: Simply plug the camera into your MAC using the enclosed USB cable, and the MAC operating system will recognize the camera as either a mass storage device or external hard drive.

Camera Settings

Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the SET icon. Press the SHUTTER button to enter settings mode. When in SET mode, press the POWER/MODE button to cycle through these options.

DEFAULT MODE SETTING UPON POWER ON

You can program your camera to power on in Video mode, Photo mode, Burst mode, or Photo Every 2 Seconds mode. F = Video mode (F = Filming) P = Photo mode 3 = Burst mode PES = Photo Every 2 Seconds mode. Press the SHUTTER button to cycle through choices; then press the POWER/MODE button to save the selection and proceed to the next.

FREQUENCY SETTING

This setting can affect the quality of photos taken indoors if it does not match the local electrical frequency. For North America, Central America, and South America, set the frequency to 60 Hz. For Europe, Japan, Oceania, and Asia, please set the frequency to 50 Hz. Press the SHUTTER button to cycle through choices; then press the POWER/MODE button to save the selection and proceed to the next.

VIDEO AUDIO VOLUME SETTING

HI - This setting for loud video audio is the default setting for recording video in situations with little or no vibration. Select this setting when you want the audio to be as loud as possible. LO - This setting for quiet video audio is good for video recording in situations with heavy vibration when the camera is mounted to a handlebar, bicycle, motorcycle, or car. Heavy vibration can overload the microphone when set to HI. If you hear the audio distort when filming video on HI, try the LO setting for better audio performance.

CHOICE OF RECORDING INTERVAL - PHOTO EVERY 2 OR 5 SECONDS

You can program your camera to take a picture every 2 or every 5 seconds when you are in Photo Every X Seconds mode. When you see P2 (Photo Every 2 Seconds) in the SET menu of choices, you can switch to the P5 (Photo Every 5 Seconds) selection by pressing the shutter button.

VIDEO RECORDING UPSIDE DOWN

UP - This is the standard mode for filming videos, keeping the camera right side up. UPd - At times it may be easier to hold the camera upside down for certain video angles. In UPd mode, the video will record "upside down" on the camera so it appears right side up when played back on your computer. Alternatively, you can film in UP mode and then invert the video later using video editing software (not included).

NTSC/PAL SETTING

This controls the video output of the camera for viewing images on a television. Select NTSC for a television in North America. Select PAL for televisions outside North America or in any region if it is a PAL type unit. Press the SHUTTER button to cycle through choices; then press the POWER/MODE button to save the selection and proceed to the next.

AUTO POWER OFF SETTING

You can program the camera to automatically turn off after 60, 120, 300 seconds, or set it to OFF to manually turn the device off. Press the SHUTTER button to cycle through choices 60, 120, 300, and OFF (turn auto power off off), then press the POWER/MODE button to save the selection and proceed to the next.

ESC

Press the shutter button when you see the ESC icon to exit SETTINGS MODE and return to PHOTO MODE.