GoPro Hero 5MP Camera User Manual

GoPro Hero 5MP Camera User Manual

INSTRUCTIONS

System Requirements

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

POWER/MODE select button

Located on the front of the camera, the POWER/MODE select button turns the camera on and off and serves as a mode select button when the camera is turned on.
Press and hold the POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds and release to turn camera off.

SHUTTER button

Located on top of the camera, the shutter button acts as the shutter button for shooting photos and videos. When in SET mode for setting camera functions, the shutter button acts as a setting selection button.

To Shoot Video

Turn on camera by pressing POWER/MODE button.
The camera will turn on in video mode by default.
Press shutter button to begin recording video. Red light will blink in viewfinder while video is recording.
Press shutter button to stop recording or camera will automatically stop recording when the memory is full (56 minutes when you use a 2GB SD card).

Using Self-Timer

Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the SELF TIMER icon and then press the shutter button.
Press the SHUTTER button and the camera will automatically shoot a photo in 10 seconds.

To Shoot Photos in “Photo every 2 seconds” Mode (blinking)

Press POWER/MODE button.
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the blinking camera icon. This indicates you are in “Photo ever 2 seconds” mode. Press the shutter button to start “Photo every 2 seconds” mode. Press the shutter again to stop.
Assuming you are using a 2GB SD card, the camera will shoot approximately 1940+ photos with fully charged NiMH or Lithium batteries before the SD card is full.

To Shoot Photos

Press POWER/MODE button.
Press the POWER/MODE button repeatedly until you see the solid, non blinking camera icon.
Press SHUTTER button to take a photo.
A beep will sound and red light will flash in the viewfinder window to indicate a photo has been taken and saved to memory.

To Shoot Triple Shot Sequence Photos

Turn on camera by pressing POWER/MODE button.
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the triple shot icon on the front LCD status screen. Press the shutter button to shoot 3x photos in a single sequence.

Delete all pictures

Press the POWER/MODE button repeatedly until you see the DELETE ALL icon, 3 squares with a line through them.
Press the SHUTTER button to delete the all pictures. The icon screen will blink for 5 seconds. If you press the SHUTTER button again during this blinking period, you will delete all the photos in the camera. If you do nothing during this blinking period, no photos will be deleted and the camera will return to single photo mode.

Delete only the last picture

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

Transfer pictures and video files to your computer

Connect the camera to a computer via the included USB cable. Turn on camera by pressing POWER/MODE button.
In WINDOWS, double click on MY COMPUTER and you will see a “Removable Disk” icon. If you do not see this, close the MY COMPUTER folder and then re-open it and the ““Removable Disk” icon should 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 will be in the “100GOPRO” folder. Highlight the pictures 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 with the included USB cable and the MAC OS will recognize the camera as either a mass storage device or external hard drive.

Setting the Camera

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

DEFAULT MODE SETTING AT POWER ON

You can program your camera to turn on in either Video mode, Photo mode, Triple Shot Sequence mode, or Photo Every 2 Seconds mode.

F = Video mode (F stands for “Filming”)
P = Photo mode
3 = Triple Shot mode
PES = Photo Every 2 Seconds mode

Press the shutter button to cycle between choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

POWER FREQUENCY SETTING

This setting can affect the quality of indoor photos if not set to your region’s power frequency. In the North America, Central and South America, please set your frequency to 60Hz. If you are in Europe, Japan, Oceania, and Asia, please set your frequency to 50Hz.
Press the shutter button to cycle between choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

NTSC/PAL SETTING

This controls the video output of the camera when viewing on a TV.
Select NTSC if viewing on a TV in North America. Choose PAL if viewing on a TV outside of North America or if viewing on a PAL TV in any region.
Press the shutter button to cycle between choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

HI/LO SOUND RECORDING (VIDEO)

The camera has two settings for video sound recording levels, HI and LO.
HI setting is good for recording during normal wrist camera use and during any non-high vibration activity.
LO setting is good for recording good sound and video during high vibration activities where the camera might be strapped to bike handlebars, mounted on a car, motorcycle, shifter kart, or similar high vibration device. If you hear sound breakup during your filming, choose the LO setting for better sound.
Press the shutter button to cycle between HI/LO choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

UPSIDE DOWN IMAGE CAPTURE

If for some reason you need to mount your camera upside down to get the perfect photo or video angle, you can program the camera to save the photo or video upside down so that it appears right side up when you review it on your computer or TV. This eliminates the need to “flip” the photo or video later on your computer.
UP setting saves photos and videos in a normal “right side up” orientation.
UPd setting saves photos and videos upside down so that they appear right side up when you review on your computer or TV.
Press the shutter button to cycle between UP/UPd choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

CHOOSING PHOTO EVERY 2 OR 5 SECONDS TIMING

You can program your camera to shoot a photo every 2 seconds or every 5 seconds when in Photo Every “X” Seconds mode. When you see P2 (photo every 2 seconds) in the SET menu of options, you can press the shutter button to toggle to the P5 (photo every 5 seconds) setting.
Press the shutter button to cycle between choices, then press the POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.

AUTO POWER OFF SETTING

You can program the camera to automatically turn off at 60, 120, 300 seconds, or you can set the camera to OFF to keep the camera on until you manually turn it off. Press the shutter button to cycle through the 60, 120, 300 and OFF (auto power off OFF) options and then press POWER/MODE button to save it and proceed to the next setting.
ESC – press the shutter button when you see the ESC icon to exit the SETTINGS MODE and return to PHOTO MODE.

Trouble shooting

LOW BATTERY WARNING: When the battery power is low, the LCD will blink and the camera will turn off automatically.

BATTERY TIPS: Use rechargeable NiMH or Lithium batteries for maximum battery life. Use lithium AAA batteries for maximum battery life in very cold temperatures.

COLD WEATHER TIPS: It is very important to use lithium AAA batteries in cold weather as they are not affected by cold temperature. Other types of batteries will quickly lose their power and will not work properly in cold weather.

SHORT VIDEOS: If your camera is shooting shorter videos than expected, it is likely because your batteries are low and the camera is auto-saving the video before the batteries die.
For other problems or questions please email support@goprocamera.com and we will be happy to assist you.

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