GoPro CHDBY-401 User manual

USER MANUAL

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/ Table of Contents

The Ba sics

Getting Started

Camera Displays

Camera Icons

Camera Menus

Camera Modes

Navigating Settings Menus

Video Mode

Photo Mode

Multi-Shot Mode

Playback Mode

Setup Mode

Conn ecting to the GoPro App

Transferring Files to a Computer

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Protune

Battery

Important Messages

The Frame

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Using the Mounts

Frequently Asked Questions

Customer Support

Trademarks

Regulatory Information

/ The Basic s

1. Camera Status Light (red)

2. Shutter/Select Button [ ]

3. Wireless Status Light (blue)

4. Camera Status Screen

5. Power/Mode But ton [ ]

6. Micro HDMI Por t (cable not included)

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7. microSD Card Slot (microSD card not included)

8. Mini-USB Port (supp orts composite A /C cable/ 3.5mm stereo mic adapter, not included)

9. Audio Alert

10. Microphone

11. HERO Port

12. Touch Display

13. Touch Disp lay Sleep/Wake Butto n [

14. Settings/Tag Button [ ]

15. Battery Door

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The Frame 2.0 remove camera

The Frame 2.0 PROTIP

The Frame 2.0 insert camera

The Frame 2.0 with a BacPac

Removable instrument mount setting

Quick Release Buckle + Thumb Screw + The Frame = Complete Unit

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CHARGING THE BATTERY

1. Remove the cam era from The Frame.

4. Charge the b attery by conne cting the c amera to a com puter or

other USB charging a dapter usin g the includ ed USB cable. The came ra status light tur ns on durin g charging a nd turns oﬀ when charging is complete.

NOTICE: Using a wall charger other than a GoPro Wa ll Charger c an damage the GoPro batter y. Only use charger s marked: output 5 V

2. Remove the ca mera side door and i nsert a mic roSD card (so ld separately). The card must have a C lass 10 or UHS-1 rating and a capa city up to 64 GB. Visit gopro.com/support for the li st of recommended SD cards.

1A. If you do n ot know the voltage a nd current o f your charge r, use the in cluded USB c able to charge the camer a from your com puter.

When c harging with a comp uter, be sure that t he computer i s connecte d to a power sour ce. If the camera status li ght does not turn o n, use a diﬀerent USB po rt.

The in cluded lit hium-ion batter y comes par tially charged. No damage occurs to the came ra or batter y if used pri or to a full charge.

PRO TIP: With the Dual Battery Charger, you can charge your b attery

3. Open the bottom door, insert the battery and then close the bo tto m do or.

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outside of the cam era. For details , visit gopro.com.

For more batte ry information, see Battery.

WARNING: Us e cautio n when usin g your GoPr o as part o f your active l ifest yle. Alway s be aware of yo ur surro undings t o avoid injury t o yoursel f and other s. Abid e by all loca l laws when u sing your GoPr o and relat ed mounts a nd access ories.

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CAMERA SOFTWARE UPDATES

To get the latest features and be st perfor mance from your HERO4 came ra, make sure you are using th e most curre nt camera so ware. You can update your cam era soware via th e GoPro App or GoPro sow are. For more information , visit gopro.com/getstarted.

CAMER A DEFAULT SET TINGS

The HER O4 Silver ca mera power s up with the followi ng default s ettings:

Video 1080p30 SuperView

Photo 12MP, Wide Field of View (FOV)

Multi-Shot Burs t option (set to 3 0 photos in 1 sec ond)

QuikCapture Oﬀ

Wireless Oﬀ

PRO TIP: To open th e settings m enu for the current mode, s wipe up on the touch display or pre ss the Settings/Tag button [

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POWERING ON + OFF

To Power On:

Press the Power/Mode button [ ] once. T he camera status light s (red) ﬂ ash three ti mes and the sound indic ator emits three beeps. When the ca mera statu s screen display s informati on, your cam era is on.

To Power Oﬀ:

Press and ho ld the Power/Mode button [ ] for two seconds. The came ra status lights (r ed) ﬂash several times a nd the sound indicator emits seven beeps.

PRO TIP: When the camer a is oﬀ and QuikC apture is en abled, you c an turn t he camera on and immediately begin captur ing video or T ime Laps e photos just by press ing the Shutter/Select but ton [ once for video, press and h old for Time Lapse photos. Press again t o stop re cording and power oﬀ the c amera. For d etails, see QuikCapture in Setup Mod e.

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INSERTING + REMOVING MICROSD CARDS

The HER O4 Silver camera is c ompatible w ith 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacity microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC memory card s (sold separately). You must us e a microSD ca rd with a Class 10 or a UHS-1 ratin g. (For a list of t he recomme nded SD car ds, visit gopro.com/support.) GoP ro recommends using brand na me memor y cards fo r maximum rel iability i n high-vibr ation act ivities.

To Insert th e microSD Card: Slide the memor y card into the card slot with the la bel facing the front of the camera.

When fully inserted, the card clicks into place.

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NOTICE: Use care when ha ndling mem ory card s. Avoid liquid s, dust and de bris. As a precaution , power oﬀ the ca mera before inser ting or removing the car d. Check ma nufactu rer guideli nes regarding use in acceptable temperature ranges.

To Remove the microSD C ard: Place your ﬁngernail ag ainst the ed ge of the memory card and lightly press it f urther into the camera.

The card spr ings out far enoug h to be rem oved.

/ Camera Displays

Your HERO4 Silver features a status screen on the front of the c amera and a la rger touch d isplay on th e back

CAMERA STATUS SCREEN

The camera statu s screen on the front of the c amera displays the following in formation a bout modes and settings:

1. Camera Modes/FOV (ﬁeld of view)

2. Camera Settings

3. Resolution/fps (frames per s econd)

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4. Protune

5. Number of Files Captured

TOUCH DISPLAY

The integra ted touch display on the back of the cam era lets you control your ca mera and its settings, and preview and play back videos and photos. You can also use it as a viewﬁnder so you ca n see what your came ra sees for ea sy shot-framing.

Turning the Touch Display On /Oﬀ

The touch display automatically turns on/oﬀ when you power the ca me ra o n/oﬀ.

PRO TIP: To conse rve battery power while your c amera is on, press the Touch Display Sleep/Wake button [

] to dim your screen wh en

it is not in use.

6. Time/Storage/Files

7. Wireless

8. Battery Life

Note: The ico ns that appear o n the camera stat us screen var y by mode.

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/ Camera Displays

Swipe up/down

Swipe left

Press for 3 sec

Slide down and hold

Swipe down

Swipe up/down

Swipe up from

bottom edge

Swipe left

Press for 3 sec

Slide down and hold

Swipe down

Swipe up/downSwipe from top/bottomSwipe from left edge

Swipe up/down

Swipe down

Swipe left/right Double tap Tap Press + hold

Swipe up/downSwipe from top/bottomSwipe from left edge

Swipe up/down

Press for 3 sec

Slide down and hold

Swipe down

Gestures

Use these ges tures to navi gate the touc h display:

Swipe Le

Displ ay camera modes .

Swipe Up from Bottom Ed ge

Open the settings menu for the current mode.

Swipe Up/Down

Move through s ettings lists.

Tap

Select an item, turn a set ting on/oﬀ.

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Swipe Le/Right

Displ ay galler y images (Playback mode).

Double Tap

Chan ge FOV in preview mode.

Press for Two Seconds

Lock the touc h display. (Lock setting must be on.)

Swipe Down from Top Edge

Close the settings menu.

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/ Camera Icons / Camera Icons

Auto Low L ight

Auto Oﬀ

Beeps

Burst Photos

Color

Continuous Photos

Date/Time

Default Mod e

Delete

Exposure Value Compensation

Field of View

Frame s Per Second

Interval

ISO Limit

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LEDs

Looping

Megapixels

Multi-Shot Mode

Night Lapse

Night Photo

On-Screen Display

Orientation

Photo Mode

Playback Mode

Protune

QuikCapture

Rate

Setup Mode

Sharpness

Shutter

Single Photo

Spot Meter

Time Lapse

Touch Display

Video

Vide o + Photo

Video Format

Video Mode

Video Resolution

White Balance

Wireless

/ Camera Menus / Camera Menus

Camera

Reset

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/ Camera Modes

/ Navigating Settings Menus

The HER O4 Silver feat ures severa l camera modes. Swipe le on the touch displ ay, or press the cycle through the modes

These modes appear:

Video Record video

Photo Capture a single ph oto

Multi-Shot

Playback Play b ack videos and ph otos

Setup Adjust general camera settings

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Power/Mode button [

Capt ure a series of p hotos (Ti me Lapse, Burst, et c.)

] repeatedly to

Each camera mod e has its own settings menu. Wit h your HERO4 Silver, you c an navigate t he setting s menus using the tou ch display or the buttons on the camera.

TO NAVIGATE WITH THE TOUCH DI SPL AY:

1. Verif y that the cam era is in the desired came ra mode. If an icon for that mode d oes not appear in the upper le cor ner of the touch displ ay, swipe le and the n tap the mod e.

2. From the bottom of the s creen, sw ipe up to open the settings menu fo r that mode.

3. Swipe up or down to scroll th rough the settings for that mode.

4. Ta p and swipe, as nee ded, to sele ct a new option for th e setting.

5. To exit the s ettings me nu, swipe down from the to p of the screen, tap Exit, or p ress the Settings/Tag button [

/ Navigating Settings Menus / Video Mode

TO NAVIGATE WITH THE CA MER A BUTTONS:

1. Verif y that the cam era is in the desired came ra mode. If an icon for that mo de does not appear o n the camer a status scr een, press t he Power/Mode button [ ] repea tedly until it appears.

2. Press the Settings/Tag button [ ] to open the settings menu for that mode.

3. Use the Power/Mode button [

] to cyc le through the settings .

4. Press the Shutter/Select button [

] to cyc le through the options withi n a setting. To select a n option, leave the option hi ghlighted when you move to a nother screen.

Video mode contains three ca pture modes: Vide o, Video + Photo and Video Looping.

Capture Mode Description

Video (default) Captures video.

Simultaneously c aptures both vide o and photos. You can set the camera to capture a

Vide o + Photo

photo at selec ted intervals w hile you record video. For details, see Video + Photo Intervals in this section.

Lets yo u continuou sly record and save only

Looping

the be st moments , which hel ps to conser ve space on your microSD card. Loo ping is available o nly if Protune

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is turned oﬀ.

PRO TIP: Easily create epic GoP ro-style v ideos usin g free GoPro soware. Lea rn more and d ownload th is soware a t gopro.com/getstarted.

5. To g o back to the pr evious screen or ex it the settings menu, pre ss the Settings/Tag button [

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/ Video Mode / Video Mode

CAPTURING VIDEO

1. Swipe le to display the cam era modes, and th en tap the upper le icon ( Video mode).

2. If necessa ry, select a diﬀer ent video ca pture mode ( Video, Video + Photo, or Video Loop ing):

a. Swipe up to ope n the settin gs menu. b. Ta p Mode, and then ta p the desire d capture mode. c. Swipe do wn to close the setti ngs menu. The icon for the

selected c apture mode appears in t he upper le on y our camera displays.

3. Press the Shutter/Select button [ and th e camera st atus lights ﬂash w hile the cam era is recor ding.

4. To s top captur ing, press t he Shutter/Select button [ came ra status lights ﬂ ash three ti mes and the c amera beeps three times.

If the memor y card is ful l or the battery is out of power, your camera autom atically stops re cording. Your v ideo is save d before the camera pow ers oﬀ.

PRO TIP: When the camer a is oﬀ and QuikC apture is en abled, you can tu rn the came ra on and immediately beg in capturi ng video jus t by pres sing the Shutter/Select bu tton [ recording a nd power oﬀ th e camera. Fo r details, see Setu p Mode.

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]. The c amera beeps once

]. The

]. Pres s again to stop

HILIGHT TAGGING

You can mark spe ciﬁc moments in your video as th ey happen wi th HiLight Tags. HiLight Tags make it easy to ﬁnd th e best highl ights to share.

You can ad d tags with yo ur camera, the GoP ro App, or the S mart Remote (s old separa tely). Tags are visi ble during p layback i n the GoPro A pp or GoPro so ware.

PRO TIP: In the app, tap the s creen during playba ck to displa y the HiLight Tags on the p rogress bar.

To Add a HiLight Tag with Your Camera: While recording video, p ress the Settings/Tag button [

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