GoPro HERO3 White User Manual

USER MANUAL

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Optional Accessories 6

The Ba sics

Camera Status Screen

Camera Menus

Getting Started

Camera Modes

Camera Settings

Capture Settings

Set Up

Conn ecting to the GoPro App

Storage and microSD Cards

System Requirements

Transferring Files to a Computer

Playback

Battery

Important Messages

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Camera Housing

Using the Mounts

Frequently Asked Questions

Customer Support

Trademarks

Regulatory Information

/ Optional Accessories

/ Wear It. Mount It. Love It.

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Battery BacPac

LCD Touch BacPac

Smart Remote Jaws: Flex Clamp

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The Frame

Chesty (Chest Harness)

Suction Cup Head Strap + QuickClip

Surfboard Mounts Tripod Mounts

Wrist Mount Fetch (Dog Harness)

See more at gopro.com.

3-Way Side Mount

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Floaty Backdoor

/ The Basic s

1. Camera Status Lights (red)

2. Shutter/Select Button [ ]

3. Camera Status Screen

4. Wireless Status Light (blue)

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. HERO Port

10. Battery Door

11. Wireless O n/Oﬀ Button [ ]

12. Audio Alert

13. Microphone

/ Camera Status Screen

WIRELESS

The camera statu s screen displays the fo llowing information about HERO3 White modes an d settings:

1. Camera Modes/FOV (ﬁeld of view)

2. Capture Setting Modes (not shown)

3. Resolution/fps (frames per s econd)

4. Time Interval Settings (not shown)

5. Counter

6. Time/Storage/Files

7. Batter y Life

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

/ Camera Menus

MODES

CAMERA SETTINGS

SET UP

*Playba ck appears on ly if the camera is co nnected to a TV or LCD Touch B acPac (optional a ccessory, sold separately).

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Slim housing surfboard mount installation

Slim housing remove camera

Slim housing insert camera

Slim housing closed Swapping housing doors

Quick Release Buckle + Thumb Screw + Slim housing = Complete Unit

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CHARGING THE BATTERY

1. Remove the cam era from its housing.

4. Make sure the c amera is powered oﬀ.

5. Charge the b attery by conne cting the c amera to a com puter using t he included USB ca ble. The red s tatus light turns on dur ing charging and turns oﬀ wh en the batte ry is fully c harged.

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.

2. Remove the ca mera side door and i nsert a mic roSD, microSDHC or microSDXC

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card into the c ard slot. A mic roSD card wi th a Class

10 or UHS-1 ratin g is required .

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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 this camera.

3. Open the camera backdoor, ins ert the bat tery and close th e came ra back door.

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CAMERA SOFTWARE UPDATES

To get the la test feature s and best p erforma nce from you r HERO3 White camera, make sure you’re usin g the most current camera soware. You can update your camera soware at gopro.com/getstarted.

CAMER A DEFAULT SET TINGS

The HER O3 White powe rs up with the follow ing defau lt settings :

Video 960p30 fps

Photo 5MP (megapixels)

Burst Photo 3 photos in 1 second

Time Lapse 0.5 seconds

Wireless Oﬀ

To change your Video or Photo settin gs, see Camera Setting s.

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POWERING ON + OFF

To Power On:

Press the Power/Mode button [ ]. The red ca mera status light s ﬂash three times a nd the sound indicator e mits three beeps. Once the ca mera status screen displays informati on, your cam era is on.

To Power Oﬀ:

Press and ho ld the Power/Mode button [ ] for two seconds. The red came ra status lights ﬂ ash severa l times and th e sound indicato r emits seven beeps.

PRO TIP: Want to turn your HERO3 W hite into a “one-button” camera that automatically sta rts recording photos or vide os once it turns on? Set the ca mera to One Button mode. See One Button in Set Up for more information.

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/ Camera Modes

OVERVIEW

The HER O3 White featu res several camera mod es. To cycle through the modes, p ress the

The mo des appear in the fo llowing ord er:

PRO TIP: Use Burst to capture f ast-movin g subject s.

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Power/Mode button [

Video Record video

Photo Capture a single ph oto

Burst Capture 3 photos in 1 s econd

Time Lapse

Settings Adjust camera settings

Playback

Capt ure a series of p hotos at timed intervals

Play b ack video a nd photos. Appears only if c amera is connec ted to a TV or LCD Touch BacPac sold separately).

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(optional accessory,

VIDEO

To record video, verif y that the ca mera is in Video mod e. If the Video

] does not appear on yo ur camera status s creen, pre ss the

icon [

Power/Mode button [ ] repea tedly until it appears.

To Start Recording:

Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ the red came ra status lights ﬂ ash while re cording.

To Stop Recording: Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ ﬂash t hree times a nd the camera emit s three bee ps.

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.

See Video Resolutions/FPS/FOV Modes in Camera Settings for resolution settings.

PRO TIP: Want to see your videos and photos on the big screen? Conn ect your HERO3 White d irectly to your TV/HDTV. See Playback for more information.

]. The c amera beeps once and

]. The red cam era status l ights

/ Camera Modes

PHOTO

To capture a p hoto, verif y that the ca mera is in Photo mod e. If the Photo ic on [

press the

To Capture a Photo: Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ the red came ra status lights ﬂ ash and the c ounter on the c amera status screen increases by one.

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] does not appear on yo ur camera status s creen,

Power/Mode button [ ] repea tedly until it appears.

]. The c amera beeps two times,

BURST

In Burst mode yo ur camera takes 3 photos in 1 second.

To capture a Burst photo se ries, verify that the c amera is in Burst mode. If the Burst icon [ scre en, press th e

To Capture Burst Photos: Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ ﬂash a nd the came ra beeps multiple times.

The camera statu s screen displays BUSY w hile the camera pr ocesses thes e ﬁles. Once B USY di sappear s, the cam era is read y for the nex t action.

See Options in Ca mera Settings for interval settings.

] does not appear on yo ur camera status

Power/Mode button [ ] repea tedly until it appears.

]. The red cam era status l ights

/ Camera Modes

TIME LAPSE

Time Lapse mode captures a series of photo s at 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 or 60 second intervals.

To capture a Time Lapse ser ies, verif y that the ca mera is in Time Lapse mode. If t he Time Lapse icon [ came ra status sc reen, pres s the until it appears.

To Capture Time Lapse Photos: Pres s the Shutter/Select butto n [ and th e red camera status lights ﬂa sh each time a p hoto is taken.

To Stop Time Lapse Photos: Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ ﬂash t hree times a nd the camera emit s three bee ps.

See Time Lapse in Camera Settings for interval settings.

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] does not appear on yo ur

Power/Mode button [ ] repeatedly

]. The c amera init iates countd own

]. The red cam era status l ights

SETTINGS

The Settings menu allow s you to adjust t hese camera set tings:

Video Resolution

Time Lapse Inter val

Upside Down

Spot Meter

Looping Video Interval

See Camera Setti ngs to make changes, le arn how to navigate menu options and read mo re details o n each setting.

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