GoPro Hero 3 Helmet HERO Quick Manual

This guide covers the operation of the GoPro Hero 3+ camera with software

version 2.0

For different software versions some settings may be different.

Although it refers directly to the Black Edition of the camera it is also valid for the

White and Silver Editions, the only difference is that those have some limitations

regarding formats, frame rates, etc… but the operation is similar.

If you are not familiarize with the camera go to cards 1 & 8 first. Then go to the

cards explaining the mode you want to use, for example, for video mode go to

cards 9 & 13 to 16. Then go to card 19. With these you are ready to shot, the rest

is mostly “just in case” stuff.

For detailed information check the camera manual as well as the additional

material available on the official website:

www.gopro.com

The author does not assume any responsibility for errors incurred due to improper

use of this guide.

Card 1……… Operating the menu / External lights

Card 2……… LCD Touch BacPac

Card 3……… Connexions

Card 4……… GoPro App

Card 5……… Power

Card 6……… Wi-Fi Remote

Card 7……… Connecting Wi-Fi Remote to several cameras

Card 8……… Operation Modes

Card 9……… Video Mode

Card 10……. Photo Mode

Card 11……. Burst Photo Mode (including its settings)

Card 12……. Time-Lapse Mode (including its settings)

Card 13-16…. Video Mode Settings

Card 17……... Photo Mode Settings

Card 18……. Taking photos automatically while recording video

Card 19……. Format & Operation with micro SD cards

Card 20……. File System

Card 21……. Playback

Card 22……. Invert the recording image / Turning On the camera in a particular operation mode

Card 23……. To start recording automatically when you turn On the camera

/ Checking the software version of the camera

Card 24……. Spot Meter

Card 25……. Auto Low Light Mode / Deleting the last recorded clip or photo

Card 26……. Table: Resolution details and Frame Rates

Card 27……. Table: Recommended use for different video formats

Card 28……. Tables: Recording times on SD cards/ Sensor Areas used by the FOV formats

1

Operating the menu / External lights

Directly on the camera body or through the housing you have access to the three buttons of the

camera. With them you can control the menu.

2.- SHUTTER button: it is the

REC button (or Shutter button for

photo mode). With this button you

enter a menu page or select an

item after getting there with

POWER button. While in

SETTINGS menu, press and hold to

get back directly to Video mode.

1.- POWER button: press to turn On the

camera, press and hold to turn Off. With this

button you go through the menu pages/

items/settings (then use SHUTTER button to

enter them).

3.- WI-FI button: press once

to turn On Wi-Fi (in the last

selected mode) press twice for

direct access to the Wi-Fi

menu (see cards 4 or 6); press

and hold to turn Off.

Wi-Fi led: blinks when

Wi-Fi is On.

Power led: blinks when

recording or taking a photo.

Steady while charging the

battery.

With this button you can turn Wi-Fi On/Off even if the

camera is Off, for what? so you can turn the camera

On/Off through the Wi-Fi Remote control or the GoPro

App. The Wi-fi stays On when you turn Off the camera,

so if you have activated it, turn it Off independently from

the camera to save battery.

NOTE: WIFI CANNOT BE CONNECTED TO THE WIFI REMOTE

AND THE GOPRO APP AT THE SAME TIME.

2

LCD Touch BacPac

If you mount the optional Lcd Touch Screen you will not use the camera buttons except for

turning the camera On/Off. Once mounted it gives access to all camera functions.

The only physical button is ON/ OFF / PLAY. Press and hold to

turn the Lcd On/Off, not the camera. Press once to access

PLAYBACK (see card 21). Turn Off the Lcd while not in use

to save battery.

Touch on the top-left icon to

access all operation modes

and menus, as described in

card 8.

Direct access to the format

settings of the operation mode in

use (being this video, photo, burst

photo or time-lapse)

Pressing Settings gives access to Settings Menu. Follow the

corresponding card according to the adjustment you want to

make. In this guide we show how to make settings in the

camera body but the icons shown in the Lcd are similar.

3

Connexions

On the left side, where the micro SD card slot is, the camera has 2

connexions:MINI HDMI & MINI USB.

Mini HDMI: with a mini Hdmi to regular Hdmi cable you

can connect the camera to a HD television and watch

the live image and the Playback (see card 21).

Mini USB: multiple functions:

- Here you´ll connect the Mini Usb to Usb 2.0 charging cable to charge the battery in camera, card 5.

- There is an input Mini Usb to jack 3.5mm female adaptor cable to connect a microphone with that

connexion

- There is also an output Mini Usb to RCA A/V cable to connect the camera to a regular television.

Micro SD card slot.

4

Gopro App

The GoPro App for smart phones allows you to operate the camera via Wi-Fi and watch the live image as

well as transferring images to the phone (only certain formats).

1 – With the camera On, press Wi-Fi button twice, then press SHUTTER and then select GoPro App.

2 - Search and connect your smart phone to a Wi-Fi network called goprohero (key:goprohero).

3 - Start the GoPro App in the phone and follow the instructions that will guide you to personalize name

and key of the camera´s network. You´ll loose connexion, connect again to the network.

4 - After that process, every time you want to use the App make sure you: turn On the camera Wi-Fi and

select GoPro App + connect your smart phone to the camera´s Wi-Fi network + launch the App.

After that…:

Press here in the App:

Turns On/Off the camera.

Only works if the camera

Wi-Fi is On (even if the

camera is Off)

Press to Record/

Take a photo

Press to change operation

mode: Video / Photo / Burst

Photo / Time-Lapse

Press to watch videos and

photos in the card and transfer

then to the phone.

Press to enter the

Settings menu.

To link camera and phone for the first time:

5

Power

Also separately there is a Dual

Charger to charge 2 batteries

simultaneously connecting it to

your computer, or to the mains if

you have the Mains Adaptor.

The camera kit comes with a battery

that runs the camera recording

continuously for 100min (around 2.5h

shooting Time-Lapse and around 3.5h

in Stand By) and takes about 120min

to fully charge. To charge the battery

connect the camera to your computer

using the Usb cable, the red front led

will remain On while charging.

Separately you can buy the Mains

Adaptor to charge the battery when a

computer is not available.

There is also a Battery BacPac in case

you need to extend your recording time.

It is mounted on the back of the camera

and doubles the operation time. It needs

a special housing (that comes with the

kit) and should be charge through its

own Usb port.

6

Wi-Fi Remote

With the remote control you can operate the camera like you do in the camera body. It has two buttons,

like the camera, that work exactly like the ones there, and a screen that shows the same information.

SHUTTER button

POWER button: Press to turn On the remote, and if the

camera Wi-Fi is On and in Wi-fi Remote mode, the

camera will turn On too.

Charging port: connect the Usb charging cable,

as shown here, to charge the remote. To

disconnect the cable pull the small latch lever on

the back of the remote.

To link camera and remote for the first time:

1 – With the camera On, press Wi-Fi button twice to enter Wi-Fi menu directly, press SHUTTER and:

Select WIFI RC → select NEW

2 – Turn On the remote pressing its POWER button. The connexion will take place in seconds.

When the remote and the camera have been connected previously the process is similar, the only difference

is that in step 1 instead of NEW you should select CURRENT.

3 – In the remote you´ll read “CONNECT TO ANOTHER”, press NO for now (see next card).

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Connecting Wi-Fi Remote to several cameras

You can connect the remote with up to 50 cameras to operate them all simultaneously with a button.

Follow this steps:

2 - In every camera press Wi-Fi button twice to enter Wi-Fi menu directly, press SHUTTER and:

Select WIFI RC → Select NEW

2 - In the remote press and hold SHUTTER and at the same time press POWER . The remote enters

Searching Mode.

3 - Once finished, the remote remains in Searching Mode. To stop it press SHUTTER button.

4 - Like with a single camera (see previous card) the remote can simultaneously:

- Turn On/Off all cameras (POWER button)

- Activate Recording in all cameras (SHUTTER button)

- Change operation mode in all cameras (POWER button)

NOTE: the remote can not access the cameras menus and change settings. This must be done in

every camera individually.

All cameras start searching the closest remote.

1 - Turn On all cameras to be connected

In a few seconds all cameras will connect to the remote

8

Operation Modes

The camera can operate in 4 modes. Pressing POWER we go through them. Beyond them is the

Settings Screen, where we find all settings. Beyond that is Playback.

Video Mode

Screen: see card 9

Photo Mode Screen:

see card 10

Burst Photo Mode Screen:

see card 11

Time Lapse Mode

Screen: see card 12

Settings Screen: press

SHUTTER button to enter

the settings menu.

Playback Screen: you´ll only see it if you mount

the Lcd Touh Screen (card 2) or connect a

television to the camera (card 3).

For Playback see card 21.

Video Mode

Video Mode icon

Selected Field of View (see card 14)

This is the screen we see when we turn On the camera.

Pressing the SHUTTER button recording starts. In the screen you´ll see this:

Resolution & frame rate (see

cards 13 & 14)

Remaining battery life (see card 5)

Remaining recording time

with the selected format

In Stand by it shows the number

of clips recorded in the card.

While recording it shows the time

of the clip.

To change these settings see cards 13 to 16.

Video Mode has this settings: NTSC/PAL, Resolution, Frame Rate, Field of View, Protune Mode and

White Balance, Color Space, ISO Limit, Sharpness and Exposure (this last five only if Protune mode is

activated)

The camera doesn´t have Shutter setting and the exposure is automatic.

Focus is fixed (depth from 2 feet to ∞ approx.). Fixed aperture at f2.8

IF YOU PRESS THE POWER BUTTON WHILE RECORDING VIDEO THE CAMERA TAKES A PHOTO

(only with certain video formats, see card 18)

9

10

Photo Mode

Photo Mode icon

Selected Field of View (see card 17)

Press POWER button repeatedly to get to Photo Mode.

You can take one photo: pressing SHUTTER button

You can take several continuous photos: pressing and holding SHUTTER button (for this the

shot frequency must be set in card 17)

In the screen you see this:

Photo Resolution (see card 17)

Remaining battery life (see card 5)

Remaining photos in SD

card with the selected

resolution

Shows the number of

photos in the SD card.

Photo Mode has these settings: Resolution & Field of View, which are dependant from one another, and

Shot Frequency.

Photo Mode doesn´t have Protune mode and its settings, like White Balance.

Nor it has Shutter setting nor Sensitivity (Gain) setting, all that works automatically.

Focus is fixed. Fixed aperture at f2.8

Here you´ll see the shot frequency if

you select more than one photo in

card 17. In that case, remember you

must press and hold SHUTTER

To change these settings see cards 13 to 16.

IF YOU PRESS THE POWER BUTTON WHILE RECORDING VIDEO THE CAMERA TAKES A PHOTO

(only with certain video formats, see card 18)

Burst Photo Mode

Burst Photo

Mode icon

Selected Field of View (see card 17)

Press POWER button repeatedly to get to Burst Photo Mode.

This mode takes a number of photos continuously when you press SHUTTER . The difference with

Photo Mode selecting various photos is that there you must press and hold SHUTTER to shoot

Photo Resolution and Shot

Frequency (see card 17 and here

below)

Remaining battery life (see card 5)

Remaining photos in SD card

with the selected resolution

Shows the number of

photos in the SD card.

The photos are taken in the Resolution and Field of View selected for Photo Mode (card 17)

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

3/1SEC: 3 photos in 1 second

5/1SEC: 5 photos in 1 second

10/1SEC: 10 photos in 1 second

10/2SEC: 10 photos in 2 seconds

30/1SEC: 30 photos in 1 second.

30/2SEC: 30 photos in 2 seconds

30/3SEC: 30 photos in 3 seconds

Enter and select the number of

photos that will be taken when you

press the SHUTTER button.

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To select the Shot Frequency:

12

Time Lapse Mode

Time Lapse Mode icon

Selected Field of View (see card 17)

Photo Resolution and Time-Lapse

interval (see card 17 and here below)

Remaining battery life (see card 5)

Remaining photos in SD card

with the selected resolution

Shows the number of

photos in the SD card.

The photos are taken in the Resolution and Field of View selected for Photo Mode (card 17)

0.5 SEC: every half a second.

1 SEC: every second

2 SEC: every 2 seconds

5 SEC: every 5 seconds

10 SEC: every 10 seconds

30 SEC: every 30 seconds

60 SEC: every 60 seconds

Enter and select the interval

for the photos to be taken

automatically.

Press POWER button repeatedly to get to Time-Lapse Mode.

Pressing SHUTTER button the camera starts taking photos in the selected interval.

To select the Time-Lapse interval:

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

Video Mode Settings. 1 of 4

SET UP → NTSC/PAL → Select NTSC or PAL

● PAL / NTSC Mode

Although your area is PAL, the NTSC mode reaches higher fps in video formats like 720 (100fps for

PAL and 120fps(actually 119,8) for NTSC). Use NTSC if you need those speeds, in postproduction with

GoPro Studio you will be able to output the slow motion video in the required speed (24, 25 or 30).

● Resolution

See details on resolutions and their frame rates in card 26.

See video modes and their recommended use in card 27.

1080SUPER & 720SUPER formats use an even larger sensor area to provide an even wider

frame; this is independent from the Field of View setting and that gets locked in WIDE position

(see next card).

4K formats have a maximum frame rate of 15fps.

→ RES → Select: 4K 17:9 / 4K / 2.7K 17:9 / 2.7K / 1440 /

1080SUPER / 1080 / 960 / 720SUPER / 720 / WVGA

13

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

14

Video Mode Settings. 2 of 4

● Frame Rate

● Field of View

Every resolution allows only certain frame rates, see table in card 26.

Most NTSC frame rates are not rounded numbers, see card 26 for details.

The camera has a fixed wide angle lens, but you can select among 3 fields of view: Wide / Medium /

Narrow. Normally you´ll use Wide, but if you want to come closer to the action choose Medium or Narrow.

The camera does this using a smaller central area of the sensor, see table in card 28.

→ FPS → Select: 12 / 15 / 24 / 30 / 48 / 60 / 100 / 120 / 240 fps (for NTSC)

12 / 12.5 / 24 / 25 / 48 / 50 / 100 / 240 fps (for PAL)

→ FOV → Select: Wide / Medium / Narrow

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

Video Mode Settings. 3 of 4

● Protune Mode

CAPTURE SETTINGS → PROTUNE → On: turns On Protune mode

Off: turns Off Protune mode

Reset: resets the manual settings of the Protune

mode (see next card)

We´ll call it the “RAW” of the camera. It´s not such because the image is processed and the file format is

similar, but it does have some of the characteristics of a Raw image:

- Less compression. ≈45 Mbps against ≈30 Mbps of the regular mode

-  Greater dynamic range

- “Washed” image (need to be corrected in postproduction)

- We can adjust White Balance, Color Space, ISO Limit, Sharpness and Exposure

(those work automatically when Protune is Off)

- Video files are larger and recording times are shorter in the cards.

- Protune mode limits some resolutions and/or frame rates, see card 26.

SEE MANUAL SETTINGS OF THE PROTUNE MODE IN NEXT CARD.

2 - Press POWER to see next 5 menu pages with manual settings of the Protune mode. As usual, make

adjustments with the POWER and SHUTTER buttons.

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1 - Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

16

Video Mode Settings. 4 of 4

- ISO Limit: select the gain limit the camera will apply in low light situations . 6400 / 1600 / 400.

Obviously, more gain means more image noise.

- Sharpness: similar to “detail correction” in professional HDTV cameras. Adjusts the sharpness

enhancement applied to the image.

HIGH (same as with Protune Off)

MEDIUM

LOW (minimum enhancement for those who look for the minimum processed image to correct

in postproduction)

- Exposure: the camera expose the image automatically through gain, but you can tell the camera to open

or close starting from its measure, +2 to -2 in 0.5 steps. Useful when shooting lights or

windows in the frame that can confuse the camera when measuring the luminance of the scene.

- White Balance: Auto (automatically changes according to the frame) / 3000K / 5500K / 6500K

CAM RAW (no balance correction is applied in camera)

- Color: GoPro Color ( regular color space like with Protune Off)

Flat (color space typically Raw, washed tones to be corrected in postproduction)

MANUAL SETTINGS OF THE PROTUNE MODE

CAPTURE SETTINGS → PROTUNE → RESET.

The rest of the camera settings are NOT affected.

If you want to reset these settings to their default factory values go back to the menu, as shown in

previous card and:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

Photo Mode Settings

● Resolution & Field of View

→ Select : 12MP WIDE: 12Mp photos (4000x3000. 4:3) with the wider field of view.

7MP WIDE: 7Mp photos (3000x2250. 4:3) with the wider field of view.

7MP MEDIUM: 7Mp photos (300x2250. 4:3) with a narrower field of view.

5MP MEDIUM: 5Mp photos (2560x1920. 4:3) with a narrower field of view

The Field of view setting works like in the Video Mode (see card 14), but in the Photo Mode it is linked to

the Resolution as shown above. You will normally shoot in the Wide position but if you want a closer

frame you can switch to Medium.

● Shot Frequency

You can change this setting so when you press the SHUTTER button instead of taking a single

photo the camera can take 3, 5 or 10 photos per second while you hold down the button.

→ Select: SINGLE / 3 SPS / 5 SPS / 10 SPS

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In Single you shoot pressing the SHUTTER

button once. In the other positions you

must press and hold SHUTTER to take that

number of photos per second. If you want

the photos to be taken without having to

hold the button see Burst Photo Mode

(card 11).

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

- Press POWER until you see the Settings Screen , enter with SHUTTER button and go to:

- To exit press POWER until you get to EXIT.

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GoPro Hero 3 Helmet HERO Quick Manual

GoPro Hero 3 Helmet HERO Quick Manual

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