GoPro HERO4 Silver User Manual

USER MANUAL

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/ Table of Contents

/ 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

Camera Housing

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Using the Mounts

Troubleshooting

Customer Support

Trademarks

Regulatory Information

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/ The Basic s

/ 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 /V
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

]

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

/ Getting Started/ Getting Started

CHARGING THE BATTERY

1. Remove the cam era from its housing.

2. Remove the ca mera side door and i nsert a mic roSD card (so ld
separately). The card must have a minimu m rating of Class 10 or
UHS-I, and a ca pacity up t o 64GB. Visit gopro.com/support for
the list of GoPro-tested mi croSD card s.

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.

WARNING: Us ing a wall ch arger oth er than a GoP ro Wall Charger
can dama ge the GoP ro batter y and could result in fi re or leaka ge.
Only use c hargers ma rked: output 5V 1A. I f you do not know the
voltage a nd current o f your charger, use the in cluded USB c able
to charge t he camer a from your c omputer.

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 tu rn
on, us e a different USB p ort.

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.

For more batte ry information, see Battery.

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

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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.

Abide by a ll local l aws when us ing your Go Pro and rel ated mount s
and accessories, including all privacy laws, which may restrict
recordi ng in certa in areas.

/ Getting Started

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 108 0p60

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. The camera status lights
(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.

/ Getting Started

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/ Getting Started / Getting Started

INSERTING + REMOVING MICROSD CARDS

The HER O4 Silver camera is c ompatible w ith microSD, micro SDHC,
and mi croSDXC memor y cards with a capacity up to 6 4GB (sold
separately). You must use a micr oSD card wit h a minimum rat ing
of Class 10 or UHS-I. (For a list of th e GoPro-tested mic roSD cards ,
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 camera before inserting
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 agains t
the ed ge of the memory card
and lightly press it further into
the camera.

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

/ Camera Displays

/ Camera Displays

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

.

CAMERA STATUS SCREEN

The camera status screen on the front of the c amera disp lays 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 t he camera lets you c ontrol
your ca mera and its settings, and preview and play bac k videos and
photos. You can also use it as a viewfinder s o you can 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 Swipe right

Press for 3 sec

Slide down and hold

Swipe down

Swipe up/down

Swipe up from

bottom edge

Swipe left Swipe right

Press for 3 sec

Slide down and hold

Swipe down

Swipe up/downSwipe from top/bottomSwipe from left edge

Swipe up/downSwipe from top/bottomSwipe from left edge

Swipe up/down

Swipe down

Swipe up/down

Swipe left/right Double tap Tap Press + hold

Swipe up/downSwipe from top/bottomSwipe from left edge

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.

/ Camera Displays

Swipe Right

Displ ay the last c aptured video or p hoto.

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.

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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Language

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 top of the s creen,
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 set tings 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.

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 contains fou r capture modes: Video, T ime Lapse Video,
Vide o + Photo and Video Looping .

Capture Mode Description

Video (default) Captures video.

Creates video from frames captured at
specific intervals. Time Lapse Video is
available o nly in 4K and 2.7K 4:3 resolutions.

Time Lapse V ideo

Time Lapse Video is captured without audio.

™

, Auto Low L ight, and Spot Meter a re

Protune
not availab le in this capture mode.

Note: 2.7K 4:3 resolution i s available on ly for Time Lapse vid eo.

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 detail s, 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. Pro tune is not
available in this capture mode.

/ 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, Ti me
Laps e Video, Vid eo + Photo, or Vi deo Looping):

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 dur ing recording or
play back with HiLight Tags . HiLight Tags make it e asy to find the best
highlights to share.

You can ad d tags with yo ur camera, the GoP ro App, or the S mart
Remote (s old separa tely).

To Add a HiLight Tag with Your Camera:
While recording or playing ba ck video, press th e Settings/Tag
button [

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

].

/ Video Mode

/ Video Mode

VIDEO SETTINGS

Four ca pture modes are ava ilable for Video mode: V ideo, Time L apse
Vide o, Video + Photo and Video Loopin g. The capture mod e that you
sele ct determi nes the Video set tings that a ppear in th e rest of the me nu.

For ins tructio ns on how to cha nge the follo wing setti ngs, see
Navigating Settings Menus.

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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INTERVAL

The Interv al setting a pplies to Time Lapse Vid eo, Video + Ph oto and
Loopi ng. Interv al determines the amount of time t hat passes between
each captured frame.

Time Lapse Video Intervals
Availa ble intervals for Time Laps e Video range from 0.5 seconds
(default) to 60 s econds.

Interval Examples

0.5-2 seconds Surfing, biking o r other spor t

2 seconds Busy s treet corner

5-10 seconds Sunset

10-60 seconds

Video + Photo Intervals
Availa ble intervals for Vid eo + Photo range from 5-60 se conds. Th e
quality of the photo depe nds on the selected vid eo resolution and FOV.

Lengthy activities, such as
construction projects

/ Video Mode

/ Video Mode

Looping Intervals
Availa ble intervals for Looping are 5, 20, 60 and 120 minutes. For

RESOLUTION, FPS AND FOV

The HER O4 Silver inc ludes the video re solutions liste d below.
examp le, if you sele ct a 5-minut e interval , only the pr evious 5 minu tes
is save d when you sto p recordin g. If you recor d for 5 minutes and do
not press the Shutter/Select butt on [

] to stop recording a nd save,
the ca mera begin s a new 5-minu te interval by recordin g over your
previ ous 5 minutes of footage.

You can al so selec t max video a s the inter val. Wit h this option , the came ra
records unt il the memor y card is full, then over writes th e content.

Note: To use Loopin g, be sure that you r microSD card has s ufficient space.

PRO TIP: Multiple chapter files are w ritten to your memory card
so that small segments of content c an be overw ritten dur ing loop
recording . When viewing thi s content on a compute r, y ou see separ ate
files for each time segment . Use GoPro so ware to comb ine the files
into a longer vi deo.

Video
Resolution

4K 15/12.5 Ultra W ide 38 40x2 160, 16 :9

2.7K

144 0p

108 0p

1080p SuperView

NTSC/
PAL

30/25
24/24

FOV Screen Resolution

Ultra W ide,
Medium

2704x1520, 16:9

48/48
30/25

Ultra W ide 1920x1440, 4:3

24/24

60/50
48/48
30/25
24/24

Ultra W ide,
Medium,
Narrow

192 0x1080 , 16:9

60/50
48/48

™

30/25

Ultra W ide 192 0x108 0, 16 :9

24/24

960p

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100/100
60/50

Ultra W ide 1280x960, 4:3

/ Video Mode

/ Video Mode

Video
Resolution

720p

720p SuperView

WVGA 240/240 Ultra W ide 848x480, 16:9

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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NTSC/
PAL

120/120
60/50
30/25

100/100
60/50

FOV Screen Resolution

Ultra W ide,
Medium,
Narrow

Ultra W ide 1280x720, 16:9

1280x720, 16:9

].

Video Resolution Best Use

Stunning high-resolution video with

4K

2.7K

144 0p

108 0p

1080p SuperView

professional low-light performance. 8MP
still s availab le from video. Recommended
for tri pod or fixed position shots .

16:9 resolut ion video downs cales to prov ide
stunning, cinem a-qualit y results fo r
professional productions.

Recom mended for b ody-mounted shots.
Larger viewing area and high frame rate yield
the smoothe st, most immersive results for
high-action capture.

Great fo r all shots. High res olution and fram e
rate yield stunning results.

SuperView delivers th e world’s most
immersive field of view. Recommended for
body-or gear-mounted shots. Mo re vertical
4:3 content is automatically str etched to
full-screen 16:9 for stu nning wide screen
play back on your c omputer or T V.

/ Video Mode

/ Video Mode

Video Resolution Best Use

Use for b ody-mounted shots an d when

960p

slow mot ion is desire d.* Provides l arge
viewing are a and smooth result s for high
action capture.

720p

Good for hand held shots a nd when slow
motion is desi red.*

SuperView delivers th e world’s most
immer sive field of view. Good for bod y-or

720p SuperView

gear-mounted shots . More verti cal 4:3
content is automati cally stret ched to
full-screen 16:9 for stu nning wide screen
play back on your c omputer or T V.

WVGA

* For slow moti on at high frame ra tes, turn off Auto Low Lig ht. If shooting in doors, be su re you have
sufficient light.

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Good when super slow motion is desired
and standard definition is acceptable.

FOV Best Us e

Largest field of view, increased image

Ultra W ide

stab ility. Good fo r action shots wh ere
you want to capture as much a s possible
within the frame.

Medium

Mid-range field of view, moderate
image stability.

Smallest field of view, reduced image

Narrow

stab ility. Reduced distor tion. Good fo r
capturing content at a dis tance.

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.

/ Video Mode

/ Photo Mode

LOW LIGHT

Auto Low L ight allows you to shoot in low- light enviro nments or
when q uickly tra nsitioning in and o ut of low-light condition s. The
came ra automati cally adju sts fps to ac hieve the opt imal exposure
and be st results .

Auto Low L ight is not avai lable for 240 fps or 30 f ps and below. T he
options for this set ting are on (default ) and off.

Photo mode c ontains th ree capture modes: Single, Continuo us
and Nig ht.

Capture Mode Description

Single (default) Captur es a single phot o.

Capt ures a series of photos conti nuously

Continuous

while h olding dow n the Shutter/Select
button [

].

Capt ures a single photo wit h a customizable

SPOT METER

Spot Meter let s you film from a da rk space wh ile pointing t he camera
into a brighter setting, su ch as when recording the outdoors from
within a car. When Spot Meter is turned on, [

] appears on the

came ra display s. The optio ns for this set ting are off (default ) and on.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Spot Meter set ting in Video mode a pply only to vide o capture.
To adjust this se tting for phot o capture, adjus t the setting i n Photo mode. To adjust this s etting for
multi-shot ca pture, adjust t he setting in Multi-Shot mode.

Night

PRO TIP: For Night photo, be sure to use t he right Shutter settin g for
the sit uation. For d etails, se e Shutter in Photo Settin gs.

expos ure time up to 30 secon ds. For avail able
expos ure times and examples of wh en to use
them, see Shutter in Photo Settings.

PROTUNE

For det ails abou t Protune set tings, see Protune.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Protune setti ngs in Video mode a pply only to vide o capture.
To adjust this se tting for phot o capture, adjus t the setting i n Photo mode. To adjust this s etting for
multi-shot ca pture, adjust t he setting in Multi-Shot mode.

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/ Photo Mode

/ Photo Mode

CAPTURING A SINGLE OR NIGHT PHOTO

1. Swipe le to display the cam era modes, and th en tap the mid dle
icon in the upper row ( Photo mode).

2. If necessary, se lect a different ph oto capture m ode (Single o r Night):

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 [
times , the camer a status lights fla sh and the counter on the
came ra status sc reen incre ases by one.

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]. The c amera beeps two

CAPTURING CONTINUOUS PHOTOS

1. Select Continuous mode:
a. Swipe le to display t he camera m odes, and t hen tap the

middle icon i n the top row (Photo mode).
b. Swipe up to ope n the settin gs menu.
c. Tap Mode, and then t ap Continu ous.

] to close the settings menu. The C ontinuous icon

d. Ta p [

] appears in t he upper le on y our camera d isplays.

[

2. Press and hold the Shutter/Select butto n [ ]. The c amera
beeps and th e camera st atus lights flash r epeatedly.

3. To s top captur ing, releas e the Shutter/Select button [
counter on the came ra status sc reen incre ases by one fo r every
photo c aptured.

PRO TIP: While capturin g video, you c an manuall y take a photo at
any tim e by pressing the

Power/Mode button [ ] to capt ure a photo ever y 5 second s.

the

Power/Mode button [ ]. Pres s and hold

]. The

/ Photo Mode / Photo Mode

PHOTO SETTINGS

Thre e capture modes are avail able for Photo mode: Single,
Continuou s and Night. T he capture mode that you se lect deter mines
the Photo settin gs that appear in the rest of t he menu.

For ins tructio ns on how to cha nge the follo wing setti ngs, see
Navigating Settings Menus.

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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].

SHUTTER

Shut ter applies o nly to Night Photo and Night La pse and dete rmines
the am ount of time that the sh utter is ope n. The options for this
setting are a uto (up to 2 seconds), 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds. The
default set ting is auto.

Settings Examples

Auto (up to 2 s ec) Sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, twilight, night

2 sec, 5 s ec, 10 sec

20 sec Night sk y (with light)

30 sec Night stars , Milky Way (com plete darkness)

PRO TIP: For bes t results wh en using the S hutter set ting, mount your
came ra on a tripod o r other stab le surfac e to reduce th e amount of
blur in your video or photos.

Dawn , dusk, twi light, traffi c at night, Fer ris
wheel, fireworks, light painting

/ Photo Mode

/ Photo Mode

INTERVAL

Inter val applies only t o Continuous photo. Availa ble intervals are 3
(default), 5 or 10 photos ever y second .

MEGAPIXELS

The HER O4 Silver captures photos a t 12MP, 7MP or 5MP.

Note: Chan ges that you mak e to the Megapixe ls setting in Ph oto mode apply only to ph oto capture.
To adjust this se tting for multi-s hot capture, ad just the setti ng in Multi-Shot mode.

Photo Resolution Field of View (FOV)

12MP Wide (default )
7MP Wide

7MP Medium
5MP Medium

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Largest fiel d of view. Good for acti on shots
where you want to capture as much a s
possi ble within the fra me.

Mid-range field of view.

SPOT METER

Spot Meter let s you capture p hotos from a dark spa ce while poin ting
the ca mera into a brighter s etting, such as when recording the
outdoors from within a car. When Spot Meter is turned on, [

]
appears on t he camera displays. T he options fo r this setting are off
(default) an d on.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Spot Meter set ting in Photo mode ap ply only to photo ca pture.
To adjust this se tting for vid eo capture, adju st the settin g in Video mode. To adjust th is setting for
multi-shot ca pture, adjust t he setting in Multi-Shot mode.

PROTUNE

For det ails abou t Protune set tings, see Protune.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Protune setti ngs in Photo mode ap ply only to photo ca pture.
To adjust this se tting for vid eo capture, adju st the settin g in Video mode. To adjust th is setting for
multi-shot ca pture, adjust t he setting in Multi-Shot mode.

/ Multi-Shot Mode

/ Multi-Shot Mode

Multi-Shot mo de contain s three capt ure modes: Burst, Time Lapse
and Nig ht Lapse.

Capture Mode Description

Burst (default)

Time Lapse

Night Lapse

PRO TIP: For longer exposu re times during the day, use Night La pse.

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Capt ures up to 30 photos in 1 se cond.
Perfect f or capturing the d efinitive moment
in fas t-action sp orts.

Capt ures a series of photos at specified
inter vals. You ca n use Time Lapse to ca pture
photos of any activ ity, so you can c hoose the
best o nes later.

Capt ures a series of photos at specific
inter vals and exposure times. Use Night
Laps e in low light env ironment s, such as
when c apturing t he night sky over a per iod
of time. For avai lable exposure times an d
examp les of when to us e them, see Shutter
in Multi-Shot Settings.

CAPTURING BURST PHOTOS

1. Select Bur st mode:
a. Swipe le to display t he camera m odes, and t hen tap the

upper right i con (Multi-Shot m ode).
b. Swipe up to ope n the settin gs menu.
c. Tap Mode, and then t ap Burst.
d. Swipe down to close t he setting s menu. The Burst icon [

appears in t he upper le on your ca mera displ ays.

2. Press the Shutter/Select button [
flash a nd the came ra beeps multiple times.

See Rate in this sectio n for options available fo r Burst photos.

]. The c amera status lig hts

]

/ Multi-Shot Mode / Multi-Shot Mode

CAPTURING TIME LAPSE OR NIGHT L APSE PHOTOS

1. Select the d esired capture mo de (Time L apse or Night L apse):
a. Swipe le to display t he camera m odes, and t hen tap the

upper right i con (Multi-Shot m ode).
b. Swipe up to ope n the settin gs menu.
c. Tap Mode, and then t ap the desired capture mo de

(Ti me Lapse or Night Lapse).
d. Swipe down to close t he setting s menu. The icon for t he

selected c apture mode appears in t he upper le on y our

camera displays.

2. Press the Shutter/Select button [
countdown a nd the came ra status lights fl ash each time a photo
is captured.

3. To s top captur ing, press Shutter/Select butto n [
status lights fla sh three times and the camera beeps three times.

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 Time Laps e
photos just by p ressing an d holding the Shutter/Select but ton [
Press again to stop recording and powe r off the camer a. For details,
see Setup M ode.

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]. The c amera initiates

]. The c amera

].

MULTI-SHOT SETTINGS

Thre e capture modes are avail able for Multi-Shot mode: Burs t, Time
Laps e and Night Lapse. Th e capture mo de that you sel ect determines
the Multi-Shot set tings that a ppear in the rest of the menu.

For ins tructio n on how to chan ge the follow ing settings, se e
Navigating Settings Menus.

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 [

].

/ Multi-Shot Mode

SHUTTER

Rate ap plies only to B urst. Pho tos can be ca ptured at the f ollowing r ates:

3 photos in 1 second

5 photos in 1 second

10 photos in 1 secon d

10 photos in 2 secon ds

10 photos in 3 secon ds

30 photos in 1 second (default)

30 photos in 2 seconds

30 photos in 3 seconds

30 photos in 6 seconds

PRO TIP: Sometimes 30 photos in 1 second is to o fast. Try a slower
Burst inter val to better match t he action .

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Shut ter applies o nly to Night Photo and Night La pse and dete rmines
the am ount of time that the sh utter is ope n. The options for this
setting are a uto, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds. T he default s etting is
auto.

Settings Examples

Auto (up to 2 s ec) Sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, twilight, night

2 sec, 5 s ec, 10 sec

20 sec Night sk y (with light)

30 sec Night stars , Milky Way (com plete darkness)

PRO TIP: For bes t results wh en using the S hutter set ting, mount your
came ra on a tripod o r other stab le surfac e to reduce th e amount of
blur in your video or photos.

Dawn , dusk, twi light, traffi c at night, Fer ris
wheel, fireworks, light painting

/ Multi-Shot Mode

/ Multi-Shot Mode

/ Multi-Shot Mode

INTERVAL

Inter val appl ies only to Tim e Lapse an d Night Laps e. Interval d etermin es
the am ount of time that passes betwee n each captured fr ame.

Time Lapse Intervals
Availa ble intervals for Time Laps e range from 0.5 seco nds (default) to
60 seconds.

Interval Examples

0.5-2 seconds Surfing, biking o r other spor t

2 seconds Busy s treet corner

MEGAPIXELS

The HER O4 Silver captures photos a t 12MP, 7MP or 5MP.

Note: Chan ges that you mak e to the Megapixe ls setting in Multi-Shot mod e apply only to mult i-shot
capture. To adju st this settin g for photo captu re, adjust the se tting in Photo mod e.

Settings Description

12MP Wide (default )
7MP Wide

7MP Medium
5MP Medium

Largest fiel d of view. Good for acti on shots
where you want to capture as much a s
possi ble within the fra me.

Mid-range field of view.

5-10 seconds Sunset

10-60 seconds

Lengthy activities, such as
construction projects

Night Lapse Intervals
Availa ble intervals for Night Lapse rang e from 4 secon ds to 60
minutes. Co ntinuous (default) cau ses the Inter val to match t he Shutter
setting. For examp le, if Shutter i s set to 10 seconds and Int erval is set
to continuou s, your came ra capture s a photo every 10 seconds.

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/ Multi-Shot Mode / Playback Mode

SPOT METER

Spot Meter let s you capture p hotos from a dark spa ce while poin ting
the ca mera into a brighter setting, such as when recording the
outdoors from within a car. When Spot Meter is turned on, [

]
appears on t he camera status screen. Th e options for t his setting are
off (defa ult) and on.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Spot Meter set ting in Multi-Shot mode apply on ly to multi-shot
capture. To adju st this settin g for video capt ure, adjust the s etting in Video mod e. To adjust this set ting
for photo ca pture, adjust th e setting in Photo mo de.

PROTUNE

For det ails abou t Protune set tings, see Protune.

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Protune setti ngs in Multi-Shot mode apply onl y to multi-shot
capture. To adju st this settin g for video capt ure, adjust the s etting in Video mod e. To adjust this set ting
for photo ca pture, adjust th e setting in Photo mo de.

You can play bac k your content o n the camer a’s touch displ ay, your
computer, TV or s martpho ne/tablet (usi ng the GoPro A pp).

You can al so play bac k content by inserting the micr oSD card directly
into a device, such as a c omputer or co mpatible T V. With this meth od,
play back resol ution depends on t he resoluti on of the devi ce and its
ability to play ba ck that resol ution.

PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ON YOUR HERO4 SILVE R

With the HERO4 Silver touch d isplay, you ca n play back your vid eos
and ph otos directly on your cam era.

To Play Back Content Using the Touch Display:

1. Swipe le, and then t ap Playback.

2. Swipe up to scroll th rough the thumbnails .

Note: For photo s eries (Burst, Tim e Lapse, Night Lapse a nd Continuous p hotos), the thumbnai l
display s the first photo in th e series.

3. Ta p a video or photo to ope n it in full-sc reen view.

4. For video, ta p [ ].

5. To r eturn to the thumb nails screen, tap [ ].

6. To exit Playback mode, sw ipe down an d then tap [

].

PRO TIP: When you are not in Playback mode, swipe right on th e
touch displ ay to displa y the last ca ptured video or photo.

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/ Playback Mode

/ Playback Mode

To Play Back Content When the Camera is in a Housing:

1. Power on the ca mera.

2. Press the

3. Press the Shutter/Select butto n [ ] to sele ct Playback.

4. In thumbna il preview, use the

5. Press the Shutter/Select butto n [

6. To exit Playback mode, us e the

CREATING SHORT CLIPS FROM A VIDEO

Vide o trimming le ts you create s hort clips of your favorite shot s
from yo ur video files. Clips are sa ved as new files that ca n be shared
throu gh the GoPro A pp and used d uring edit ing in GoPro Stu dio.

To Create a Short Clip from a Video:

1. In Playback mode, tap th e video that c ontains th e clip that you

2. Ta p [

3. When you reach the p oint where yo u want to star t clipping,

4. Ta p [ ]. By de fault, the d uration of th e clip is 5 seco nds.

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Power/Mode button [ ] to cyc le to Playback mode.

through the thumbnails.

], then press the Shutter/Select button [ ] to sele ct it.

to [

want to s ave.

] to begi n playing th e video.

].

tap [

Power/Mode button [ ] to cyc le

] to view a t humbnail .

Power/Mode button [ ] to cyc le

5. If needed, select one o f these optio ns:

• To save a lon ger clip, tap t he 5 sec icon repeatedly to c ycle
throu gh the options. You can save a clip wit h a duration of 5,
15, or 30 seco nds.

• To save a photo of the f rame in view, t ap Still.

] to review the clip before saving it .

6. Ta p [

7. If ne eded, adjust th e starting point of the cl ip by tapping [ ] .
To adjust the end ing point, tap [

Note: If you ad just the start ing or ending po ints, the dura tion of the clip re mains the same.

8. Ta p Save. The cl ip is saved as a s eparate video file. Still photos ar e
saved as photo files. Your o riginal video file is unchanged.

PRO TIP: Aer you create clips from a v ideo, you ca n delete the
origi nal file to save space on your mi croSD card .

].

/ Playback Mode

/ Playback Mode

PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ON A COMPUTER

For bes t results playing back your content on a computer, visit
gopro.com/getstarted to download th e latest GoPro soware. B e
sure your Mac

®

or Windows® computer meets these minimum

RAM 4GB 4GB

system requirements:

Windows Mac

Operating
System

CPU

Wind ows 7, 8.x OS X

®

Intel

Core 2 Duo™ (Intel

™

Quad Core

i7 or bet ter

recommended)

Graphics Card

Screen
Resolution

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Card that supports
OpenGL1.2 or later

1280 x800 12 80 x76 8

®

10.8 or later

®

Dual Core™ (Intel

Intel
Quad C ore i7 or better
recommended)

®

Dual Core™ (Intel

Intel
Quad C ore i7 or better
recommended)

Hard Dr ive

To Play Back Content on Your Computer:

1. Download th e latest GoPr o soware from gopro.com/getstarted.

2. Connec t the camer a to your compu ter using the inclu ded USB cab le.

3. Copy the files to your co mputer or externa l hard drive.

4. Play back your content with GoPro sow are.

Windows Mac

5400 RPM inter nal
drive (7200 RPM dri ve
or SSD recommended)
If external , use USB 3.0
or e SATA

5400 RPM inter nal
drive (7200 RPM dri ve
or SSD recommended)
If external , use
Thunderbolt, FireWire
or USB 3.0

/ Playback Mode / Playback Mode

PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ON YOUR TV

Play ing back videos a nd photos on your TV/HDTV requi res a micro
HDMI, com posite or combo cab le (all sold separately).

To Play Back Content on a TV:

1. Plug th e camera into a TV/HDTV w ith a micro HDMI c able,
composite ca ble or combo c able.

2. Select th e input on your T V that correspo nds to the por t into which
you plugged the cable.

PLAYING BACK CONTENT ON A SMARTPHONE/TABLET

1. Connect your camera to t he GoPro App. For det ails, see
Connec ting to the GoPro App.

2. Use the controls on the ap p to play back your footage on your
smartphone/tablet.

PRO TIP: While playi ng back your v ideo, you ca n add HiLight Tags
to mark the best moments . On the camera, press th e Settings/Tag
button [

] to add a t ag. In the GoPro App, t ap the HiLight Tag icon.

3. Power on the camera.

4. Press the

5. Use the

Power/Mode button [ ] to cyc le to Playback [ ]

mode, a nd then press the Shutter/Select button [

Power/Mode button [ ] to navigate file s.

] to sele ct it.

6. Use the Shutter/Select button [ ] to open a file in full-screen
view.

7. When a file is s elected, use [

] and [ ] to nav igate backward

and forwa rd to see more media files on your memory ca rd.

Note: HDMI play back depen ds on the resolu tion of the devic e, and is certified u p to 1080p.

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/ Setup Mode

/ Setup Mode

In Setup mode, you can chan ge settings that apply to a ll camera
modes. For in structions on how to ch ange the followin g settings ,
see Navigating Settings Menus.

WIRELESS

When W ireless is on , a Wireless status i con appears on the came ra
status screen an d the blue wireless l ight blink s intermittently. Th e
defa ult setting f or Wireless i s off.

Setting Description

Lets yo u pair your camera to a s martpho ne/
tablet (thro ugh the GoPro A pp) or a GoPro
remote (sold separately). Fo r instruc tions

PAIR

on pair ing to a smar tphone/tablet, s ee
Connec ting to the GoPro App. For instructions
on pair ing to a GoPro re mote, see the user
manual for th e remote.

Aer pa iring, Mod e lets you connec t the
came ra to the GoPro A pp or a GoPro remote

MODE

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(sold separately).

Note: RC and APP ar e combined into o ne Mode optio n if you
paired yo ur camera with a sma rtphone/tab let that uses
Bluetooth® LE.

PRO TIP: If you forgot your camera’s na me or password, use the
Camera Reset sett ing (Reset Wi-Fi option) in Setup mode to reset
them to t he default s. The default pa ssword is goprohero.

TOUCH DISPLAY

Thes e settings let you manage the touc h display to c onserve b attery
po wer.

Setting Description

Automatica lly dims the touch d isplay aer a
period of ina ctivity. T he options for this s etting

Sleep

are 1 min ute (default), 2 minutes, 3 minutes
and Never. To manually dim the scre en or
to wake it , press the Touch Display Sleep/
Wake but ton [

].

Lets yo u use gestures to loc k and unlock the
touch displ ay. The options for th is setting a re
off and on (defa ult). Turn this set ting on to

Lock

prevent accidental input on the touch display.
When t his setting is on, pr ess the touc h
displ ay for two se conds to loc k it. To unlock
the tou ch display, slide down an d hold.

/ Setup Mode

/ Setup Mode

Setting Description

Deter mines the lev el of light on the touch

Brightness

Touch Display
On/O ff

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displ ay. The options for this set ting are high
(default), medium a nd low.

Turns the touch displ ay on or off when the
came ra is powered o n. The optio ns for this
setting are o n (default) and off.

ORIENTATION

If you mount your came ra upside down, you might have to rot ate the
files du ring editi ng. This set ting eliminates th e need to flip your video
or photos aer recording.

Setting Description

Up (default)

Down

Auto

DEFAULT MODE

You can select t he capture mode th at appears w hen the camera
power s on. The opti ons are Video, Tim e Lapse Video, Vid eo + Photo,
Vide o Looping, Si ngle, Continuous, Night , Burst, Time Lapse and
Night Lapse.

Camera is al ways assumed to be
right-side up.

Camera is al ways assumed to be
upside down.

(Auto Image Rot ation) Camera
autom atically selec ts Up or Down ,
based on the orientation of the
camera when recording begins.

/ Setup Mode

/ Setup Mode

QUIKCAPTURE

With QuikCa pture, you ca n quickly tur n your camera on an d begin
capturing video or Time Laps e photos. The options for th is setting are
on and off (defa ult).

Note: QuikCa pture is disab led when the cam era is connec ted to the remote or th e GoPro App.

To Capture V ideo with QuikCapture:
With the cam era powered o ff, press and release t he Shutter/Select
button [

]. Your cam era automat ically powers on a nd begins

capturing video.

To Capture Time Lapse Photos with QuikCapture:
With the cam era powered o ff, press and ho ld the Shutter/Select
button [

] until you see the Time Lapse icon [ ]. Your cam era

autom atically powers o n and begins capturing Time Lapse photos.

To Stop Recording:
Press and release the Shutter/Select button [

] to stop recording

and power off th e camera.

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LEDS

This setting determines whi ch camera status light s (red) to activate.
The options for this setting are 4 (top, bot tom, front, b ack), 2 (front and
back ), or off (none). The default setting is 4 .

Note: The Wirel ess status ligh t (blue) is always a ctivated unle ss you selec t off for this settin g.

BEEPS

You can set t he volume for t he sound ind icators to be 100% (defa ult),
70% or off.

VIDEO FORMAT

The Vi deo Format s etting governs frame r ates for recording and
play back when v iewing vid eo on a TV/HDTV.

Setting Description

NTSC (default) Vie wing video in Nor th America

PAL

Viewing video on a PAL T V/HDTV (most
televisions outs ide of North America)

/ Setup Mode

/ Setup Mode

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

The OSD (on-screen display) setting determines whether the
recording i cons and file i nformatio n on video and on the v iewing
scre en appear during play back. The options for th is setting
are on (default) and off.

Note: When thi s setting is on an d you are playi ng back content d irectly on y our camera, you ca n tap
the touch d isplay to quickl y show or hide the r ecording an d file informati on.

AUTO OFF

Your camera ca n be configure d to automati cally power o ff aer a
spec ific period (1 minute - 5 minutes) in whic h no videos or p hotos
are ca ptured and no buttons are pressed. You can al so configure t he
came ra to never automati cally power o ff (default).

Note: Your camera d oes not automa tically power off w hen connec ted to the GoPro App o r the remote.

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DATE/TIME

Your camera’s date a nd time are automat ically set w hen you conn ect
your ca mera to the GoPro Ap p or GoPro soware. T his setting lets
you man ually set the date an d time. If the ba ttery is removed f rom the
came ra for an extended p eriod of time, you mus t reset the date and
time (automatically or manually).

DELETE

This setting lets y ou delete the l ast file, or delete all files and forma t
the memor y card. Deleting al l files is usefu l aer you transfer your
files to yo ur computer a nd want to make room on yo ur memory card
for more content. LED light s blink until t he operation is com plete.

NOTICE: If you select All /Format, the memo ry card is r eformatte d,
whic h deletes ever y file on the c ard.

/ Setup Mode / Connecting to the GoPro App

CAMERA RESET

With this set ting, you ca n reset your ca mera’s settings or username
and password.

Setting Description

Returns all settings to th eir default v alues.
This o ption retain s the Date/Time set ting, the

Reset De faults

came ra’s name and wi reless pas sword, and
remote control pairing.

Note: If your ca mera is not respo nding but you d o not want to
lose your se ttings, pre ss and hold the P ower/Mode button for
8 second s.

Reset s the camer a's name a nd password

Reset Wi-Fi

to the defaults. T he default password is
goprohero.

LANGUAGE

The GoPro App lets you control your camera remotely using a
smar tphone or tablet . Features in clude full camera cont rol, live
previ ew, playback and s haring of content, and ca mera sow are
updates.

TO CONNECT YOUR HERO4 SILVER TO THE GOPRO APP:

1. Download th e GoPro App to yo ur smartp hone/tablet from the
Apple App Sto re, Google Play, or the Windows Pho ne Store.

2. Follow the ap p's on-screen instruc tions to connect your ca mera.

Note: If need ed, the defau lt password fo r your camera is go prohero.

For com plete pairin g instruc tions, visit gopro.com/support.

PRO TIP: If the came ra is powered on and ready t o capture videos or
photos, you can pres s and hold the Settings/Tag button [

] for two
seco nds to turn Wi reless on/off. You can also do this when th e camera
is powered off.

This setting changes the lan guage that a ppears on th e camera dis­plays. The o ptions are Englis h (default) and simp lified Chinese.

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/ Transferring Files to a Computer / Protune

To play bac k your video a nd photos on a co mputer, you must fi rst
tran sfer these files to a compute r.

TO TRANSFER FILES TO A COMPUTER:

1. Download and ins tall the latest GoP ro soware from
gopro.com/getstarted.

2. Connec t the camera to your comput er using the in cluded
USB cable.

PRO TIP: You can a lso transfer files to a computer u sing a card rea der
(sold s eparately). C onnect t he card reader to your comp uter and ins ert
the microSD c ard into the re ader. You can then t ransfer files to your
computer or delete se lected file s on your card .

PROTUNE BENEFITS

Protune unlocks the camera’s full potential, yielding stunning
image q uality an d cinema-caliber video an d photos optim ized for
profession al productions. Protune gives content creators more
flexibility and workflow efficie ncy than ev er before.

Protune is compati ble with professio nal color cor rection to ols, GoPro
sow are and othe r video and p hoto editing sow are.

Protune ena bles manual control of White Balance, C olor, ISO Limit,
Shar pness and E xposure Value Com pensation for ad vanced con trol
and cu stomization of your video foota ge and photos .

Note: Chang es that you make to th e Protune setti ngs apply only t o the mode in whic h they are
changed . To adjust this sett ing for video ca pture, adjust t he settings in V ideo mode. To adjust this
setting f or photo captur e, adjust the set tings in Photo mode. To adj ust this setti ng for multi-shot
capture, ad just the setti ngs in Multi-Shot mode.

PROTUNE

The options for this setting are o ff (defa ult) and on. W hen Protune i s
on, PT appears on the c amera disp lays. Protune is availa ble for all
vide o and photo res olutions.

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/ Protune

/ Protune

WHITE BALANCE

White b alance ad justs the ov erall color tone of videos a nd photos.

Setting Description

Auto (default)

3000K

5500K

6500K Cool light (overcas t conditions)

Native

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Automatica lly adjust s the color tone bas ed
on the environmental conditions

Warm li ght (incan descent or s unrise/
sunset lighting)

Slightly cool light (cool fluorescent or
average daylight)

Minimally color-corrected file from the
image s ensor that a llows for more precise
adjustments in post-production

COLOR

Colo r allows you t o adjust the c olor profile o f your video f ootage or ph otos.

Color Setting Resulting Color Profile

GoPro Color
(default)

Flat

Provides GoPro color-corrected profile (same
great color as w hen Protun e is turned off ).

Provi des neutra l color profile t hat can be
color-corrected to better match footage
captured with other equi pment, offer ing more
flexibility in post- product ion. Due to it s long
cur ve, Flat captures more det ails in shadows
and highlights.

/ Protune

/ Protune

ISO LIMIT

ISO Limit adjusts the ca mera’s sensit ivity in low-ligh t environme nts,
and cr eates a balance bet ween brig htness and resulting image noise.
Image n oise refers to the de gree of grain iness in the i mage.

Protune for Video ISO Limit

Setting Resulting Quality

6400

3200

1600 (default)

800

400

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Brighter video in lo w light, high est
image noise

Brighter video in lo w light, increase d
image noise

Moderately bright video in low light,
moderate image noise

Darke r video in low light, margin al
image noise

Darke r video in low light,
image noise

minimum

Protune for Photo ISO Limit

Setting Resulting Quality

800 (de fault)

400

200

100

SHARPNESS

Shar pness cont rols the sha rpness of your video footage or photos.

Sharpness Setting Resulting Quality

High (default) Ultra-sharp video or photo

Medium Modera tely sharp video or photo

Low Soer vi deo or photo

Brighter photo in ver y low light, i ncreased
image noise

Bri ghte r photo in ver y low light , moderate
image noise

Darker photo in indoor lighting, marginal
image noise

Darker photo in indoor lighting, minimal
image noise

/ Protune

/ Battery

EXPOSURE VALUE COMPENSATION (EV COMP)

Exposure Value Com pensatio n affects t he brightn ess of your vid eo or
photo. A djusting this set ting can improve image qualit y when shooting
in environments with contrasting lighting conditions.

Settings

-2.0 -1. 5 -1. 0 -0.5 0 (defau lt) +0.5 +1.0 +1. 5 +2.0

PRO TIP: Exposure Value Compensation adjusts brightness
withi n the existing ISO Limit. If brightnes s has already rea ched the
ISO Limit in a low-light envir onment, in creasing the Exposure Value
Comp ensation d oes not have any effec t.

RESET

This o ption reset s all Protune setti ngs to their default value s.

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MAXIMIZING BATTERY LIFE

The ba ttery ico n on the came ra screen bl inks when t he batter y drops
below 10%. If the batter y reaches 0% while recording, the ca mera
saves t he file and powers off.

To maximize b attery li fe, close the GoPro Ap p. To maximize battery life
when shooting longer-dur ation acti vities, tur n off the touch display.
Extreme cold temperatures can decrease battery life. To maximize
battery life in cold cond itions, keep the c amera in a war m place prior
to use. Shooting at hig her frame rates an d resolutio ns, and shooting
with Protune turn ed on, incre ase power consumption.

PRO TIP: QuikCapture he lps maximize b attery life. For d etails, se e
QuikCapture in Setup Mode.

/ Battery

/ Battery

The ba ttery cha rges to 100% in app roximately t wo hours whe n using
GoPro’s USB-compatible Wall or Auto Charger.

You can al so charge the battery outside th e camera usi ng the Dual
Battery Charger (sold separately).

No dama ge occurs to t he camera or battery if used prior to f ull charge.
Spare batteries and additional charging accessor ies are available at
gopro.com.

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REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM THE CAMERA

The HER O4 Silver bat tery is des igned to have a tight fit to m aximize
reliability in high-vibration activities.

To Remove the Batter y:

1. Open the battery door by placing you r thumb in the i ndentation in
the batter y door (on the b ottom of the camera) and sl iding it to the
le. Allow the d oor to open.

2. Grasp the batter y pull-tab and remove th e battery f rom the cam era.

/ Battery

/ Battery

BATTE RY STORAGE AND HANDLING

The camera contains sensitive components, including the battery.
Avoid exposing your camera a nd batter y to ver y cold or very hot
tempe ratures. Low or high temperature condition s may temporarily
shor ten the bat tery life o r cause the c amera to te mporaril y stop work ing
properly. Avoid dramatic changes in temperature or humidity wh en
using t he camera , as conden sation may form on or w ithin the ca mera.

The camera housing protect s the camera and batter y from water
damage. For more information, see Camera Housing. Do not turn
on your c amera if it is wet. If your camera is alread y on, turn it
off and remove the battery immediately. Allow the camera to dry
thoroughly before using it again. Do not dry the camera or batter y
with an exter nal heat source suc h as a microwave oven or hair dr yer.
Damage to the c amera or bat tery caused by co ntact with liquid is not
covere d under the warra nty.

Do not store your battery with metal object s, such as coins, keys
or necklaces. If the battery terminals come in conta ct with metal
objects, this may cause a fire.

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BATTERY DISPOSAL

Most rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are classified as non-haza rdous
waste and ar e safe for disp osal in the no rmal municipal w aste strea m.
Many lo calities have laws in place requirin g battery recycling. Che ck
your local laws to make sure that you can dispose of rechargea ble
batteries i n your regul ar trash. To saf ely dispose o f lithium-i on batteries,
protect ter minals from expo sure to other metal wi th packing, mask ing
or elec trical tape so t hey do not cau se a fire while being tr ansported.

Lithium-ion batteries, however, do contain recyclable materials and
are accepted for recycling by the Rechargeable B attery Recycling
Corporation’s (RBRC) Battery Recycling Program. We encourage
you to visit Call2Recycle at call2recycle.org or call 1-800-BATTERY
in Nor th Americ a to find a convenient re cycling location.

Never dispos e of a batter y in a fire because it may explo de.

WARNING: Do n ot drop, di sasse mble, open , crush, b end,
deform , punctu re, shred, m icrowave, i ncinera te or paint t he
camera . Do not ins ert fore ign objec ts into th e batter y opening
on the cam era. Do no t use the ca mera or th e batter y if it has
been dama ged—f or exampl e, if cracke d, punct ured or har med
by water. Disa ssembl ing or punc turing the batter y can cause
an explos ion or fire.

/ Impor tant Messages

/ Impor tant Messages

MICROSD CARD MESSAGES

NO SD

FULL Card is f ull. Delete files or sw ap card.

SD ERR

PRO TIP: Reformat you r microSD card on a regular basis to ensure
that th e card remai ns in good con dition.

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No card prese nt. The camera requires a
microSD, microSDHC or microSDXC card
(sold s eparatel y) to capture v ideos and p hotos.

Camera is un able to read c ard format ting.
Reformat the c ard in the ca mera.

FILE REPAIR ICON

If your l ast video fil e was corru pted during recor ding,
the ca mera displ ays the File Re pair icon wh ile it tries to
repai r the file. When t his process is finis hed, press any
button to continue u sing the camera.

TEMPERATURE ICON

The Temperature icon appears on the cam era status
scre en when the c amera becomes to o hot and need s
to cool d own. Simply let it sit a nd cool before attem pting
to use it a gain. Your camera was designed to i dentify
condition s of overheating an d is designe d to respond
accordingly.

/ Camera Housing

Slim housing remove camera

Slim housing insert camera

Slim housing closed Swapping housing doors

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

Slim housing insert camera

/ Camera Housing

ASSEMBLING THE CAMERA HOUSING

To Remove the Camera From the Housing:

1. Li the f ront of the la tch up to dise ngage it fro m the camer a housing.

2. Pivot the latch backwa rd and pull it u p to release th e backdoor.

3. Pull open th e housing ba ckdoor and r emove the camera.

To Secure th e Camera in the Housing:

1. Open the housing an d place the c amera into po sition.

2. Make sure the seal aro und the bac kdoor is free of debris.

3. Close the housing b ackdoor an d squeeze it cl osed to ensure a
good seal.

4. Pivot the hinged ar m backwards an d hook the lip of the latch into
the gro oved top of the h ousing bac kdoor.

5. Push the lat ch down to sna p it into place.

WARNING: Alw ays secur e the came ra in its ho using whe n using
the came ra in or aro und water. Do not g et the came ra or the

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battery wet.

/ Camera Housing

/ Camera Housing

Your HERO4 S ilver camer a comes with t hree type s of backdoors:
Standard Backdoor, Skeleton Bac kdoor and Touch Backdoor.

The Standa rd Backdoor makes t he housing
water proof to 131’ (40m). Us e this door wh en you
need to protect the c amera from water, dir t, sand
and other environmental hazards.

The Touch Backdoor (waterproof ) lets you use t he
Touch Display and prov ides water proof protec tion
to 10’ (3m).

NOTICE: Touch fu nctions d o not work und erwater.
In extr eme altitud e and temper atures, kee p
housing unlatched until use.

The Skeleton Backdoor (non-waterproof)
provides better so und qualit y by allowin g more
sound to reac h the camer a’s micro phone. It al so
redu ces wind noise at spe eds up to 100mph w hen
mounted on helmet s, motorcy cles, bikes a nd
other f ast-movin g vehicles. Use this backdoor
only when sa nd, excessive dir t/dust and water
damage are not a risk . This backd oor is also
recommended for use inside vehicles.

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PRO TIP: Apply Rain-X® or a simil ar anti-beading solution to t he

came ra housing le ns to prevent water spots from forming when using
your ca mera in rain or water.

SWAPPING BACKDOORS

You can sw itch the backdoor of your HERO4 Silver ca mera to suit your
activit y and shooting conditions.

To Change the Backdoor:

1. Open the bac kdoor of the ho using so that i t hangs downward s.

2. Firmly pull the ba ckdoor dow nwards until it sna ps free from the
main housing.

3. Line up the replac ement backdoor in to the hinge openin g.

4. Push upwar ds on the bac kdoor until it c licks into place.

/ Camera Housing

/ Using the Mounts

PREVENTING WATER DAMAGE TO YOUR CAMER A

The r ubber sea l that lines t he camer a housing for ms a waterp roof barr ier
that protects you r HERO4 Silver in wet and underwater con ditions.

Keep th e camera housing’s r ubber seal clean . A single hair or grain

ATTACHING YOUR CAMERA TO MOUNTS

To attach your HER O4 Silver cam era to a mount, you nee d a Quick
Releas e Buckle and /or thumb s crew, depending on the mount you are
using . For more infor mation on mounts , visit gopro.com/support.

of san d can cause a leak an d damage your camera.

Aer every use in sa lt water, rinse the out side of the ca mera housing
with non-salt water and dry. Not doing this can eventually c ause
corrosion of the hinge pin and salt buildup in the seal, which can
cause failure.

To clean the seal, rins e in fresh wate r and shake dr y (dryin g with a
cloth may cause lint to compromise the seal). Re-install the seal into
the gro oves in the ba ckdoor of the c amera housing.

WARNING: Fai lure to fol low thes e steps eac h time you us e
your GoPr o can resu lt in leaks t hat may damage or des troy your
camera . Water will d amage bo th the cam era and th e batter y,
which cou ld cause a n explosi on or fire. Your wa rrant y does not
cover water d amage re sulting f rom user er ror.

Quick Release

Buckle

Thumb Screw Housing Complete Unit

USING CURV ED + FLAT ADHESIVE MOUNTS

The Curve d + Flat Adhesive Mounts make it easy to at tach the ca mera
to cur ved and flat surf aces of helmets, vehicles and gear. Using the
Quick Release Buckle, the assembled camera housing can be clicked
on and off the se cured Cur ved or Flat Adhesive Mounts.

Curved Adhesive Mount Flat Adhesive Mount

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/ Using the Mounts

/ Using the Mounts

MOUNTING GUIDELINES

Follow these guidelines when attaching adhesive mounts:

• Attach th e adhesive mount s at least 24 hou rs prior to use.

• Adhesive mount s must be mounted onl y on smooth sur faces.
Porou s or textured surf aces do not enable a proper b ond. When
applying the mount, firmly press it into place and en sure full
conta ct over the entire su rface.

• Apply adh esive mount s to clean sur faces onl y. Wax, oil , dirt or
other d ebris red uce adhesi on, which c an result in a weak bon d
and risk of losing the came ra should the connection fail.

• Attach ad hesive mounts in room tem perature co nditions.
Mount a dhesives d o not bond properly if applied in c old or damp

LOCKING PLUG

If you are using HERO4 Si lver in sports such as surfing or skiing, us e
the st andalone white locking plug to secu rely lock the Quick Releas e
Buckle fingers into place.

To Attach the Locking Plug:

1. Loop th e circular r ing over the thumbscrew. The cir cular ring
act s as a leash to prevent dropping or losing th e locking plug.

2. Slide the Quick Release Buckle into the m ount until it cl icks
into place.

3. Press the U-shaped par t of the plug into the U-shaped space in
the Quick Release Buckle.

environme nts to cold or da mp surfa ces, or if the surface is not
room temperature.

For more infor mation on mou nts, visit gopro.com/support.

WARNING: If using yo ur camer a with a GoP ro mount or s trap
intended f or use wit h a helmet, a lways sel ect a helme t that
meets th e applic able saf ety stan dard.

Choose t he right he lmet for yo ur parti cular sport or a ctivit y and
make sure t hat it is the r ight fit and s ize for you . Inspec t your
helmet to en sure that i t is in good co nditio n and follo w the helmet
manufa cturer ’s instruc tions on safe helm et use.

Any helmet t hat has sustained a m ajor impa ct shoul d be repla ced.
No helmet c an protec t against injur y in every ac cident.

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WARNING: To avoid injury in th e event of an ac cident, d o not use
the lock ing plug or tether wh en using a mo unting dev ice on a
helmet or o ther pers onal prot ective g ear.

/ Troubleshooting / Troubleshooting

MY GOPRO WON'T POWER ON

Make sure your Go Pro is charged. To char ge your camera, us e the
included USB cab le and a computer. You can al so use the GoP ro Wall
or Auto Charger.

MY GOPRO WON'T RESPOND WHEN I PRE SS A BUT TON

Press and ho ld the
your ca mera. Thi s reset saves a ll of your conte nt and settings, a nd
power s off your camera.

MY PLAYBACK IS CHOPPY

Chop py playba ck is typic ally not a prob lem with the file. If your footage
skips , one of these s ituations is likely t he cause:

• Using an incompatible v ideo player. Not all vid eo players s upport
the H.26 4 codec. For best result s, use the latest GoPro so ware,
avail able for fre e at gopro.com/getstarted.

• The computer doe s not meet the mi nimum requi rements for HD
play back. The highe r the resolution an d frame rate of your video,
the harder the computer has to wor k to play it bac k. Make sure
that your computer meets the minimum requirements listed in
Playback Mode.

• Playing a high bit rate HD video file over a low band width USB
connection. Tran sfer the file to t he computer to play b ack.

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Power/Mode button [ ] for 8 seconds to reset

If your comput er does not meet the minimum r equirements, record
at 720p3 0 with Protun e off, and make sure that all other progr ams on
your compute r are closed .

I FORGOT MY CAMERA’S USERNAME OR PASSWORD

To reset the u sername a nd password to the d efaults, go to Setup
mode. Tap C amera Reset , and then ta p Reset Wi-Fi. The camera name
is reset, and t he passwo rd is reset to goprohero.

I WANT TO RESET MY GOPRO SETTINGS TO THE DEFAULTS

In Setup mode, select Ca mera Reset, a nd then sele ct Reset Defaults.
This o ption does not reset t he Date/Tim e or your camera’s user name
and wireless password.

I POWERED OFF MY GOPRO, BUT THE BLUE LIGHT IS STILL
BLINKING

The bl ue light indi cates that Wireles s is on. To turn off Wireles s, press
and ho ld the Settings/Tag button [

For more answers to commonly asked question s, see
gopro.com/support.

] for four seconds.

/ Customer Support

GoPro is dedicated to providing the best possible
service. To reach GoPro Customer Support, visit
gopro.com/support.

/ Trademarks

GoPro, HERO, the GoPro logo, the GoPro B e a HERO logo, BacPac ,
Protune, Sup erView, and Wear It. Mount It . Love It. are tradem arks or
registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. in the US and internationally.
Other names and ma rks are the p roperty of their respe ctive own ers.

/ Regulatory Information

To see the co mplete list of countr y certifi cations, r efer to the Important
Product + S afety Infor mation include d with your camera .

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