GoPro HWMR1 User Manual

USER MANUAL

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/ Table of Contents / Table of Contents

The Ba sics

Getting Started

QuikCapture

Camera Icons

Changing Modes + Settings

Capturing Video

Capturing Photos

Capturing Time Lapse C ontent

Playing Ba ck Your Content

Oﬄoading Your Content

Acces sing All Modes and S ettings

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104

Video Settings

Photo Settings

Time Lapse Settings

Pro tune™

Customizing Your Camera

Important Messages

Resetting Your C amer a

Mounting Your Camera

Removing the Door

Maintenance

Battery

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104

114

116

118

/ The Basic s

Troubleshooting

Customer Support

Trademarks

Regulatory Information

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123

129

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1. Camera Status Screen

2. Shutter But ton [

]

3. Microphone

4. Camera Status Light

5. USB-C Port

6. microSD Card Slot

7. HD Video Ou t Port

8. Menu Button

/ Getting Started / Getting Started

CHARGING THE BATTERY

For the b est experi ence with your new camer a, we recomm end fully charging the battery before ﬁrst use.

To Charge the Battery:

1. Open the door. 2. Charge the b attery using the included USB cab le.

Note: The bat tery canno t be removed from t he camera.

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The camera statu s lights tur n on during c harging an d turn oﬀ when charging is complete. Whe n charging the cam era with a com puter, be sure th at the computer is connec ted to a power source. I f the camera status lights do not turn o n to indicate charging, u se a diﬀerent USB port.

For more batte ry information, see

WARNING: Us e cautio n when usin g your GoPr o as part o f your active l ifest yle. Always b e aware of your 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 mounts a nd access ories, i ncludin g all priv acy laws , which may restri ct record ing in cer tain area s.

Battery (page 118).

/ Getting Started / Getting Started

INSERTING + REMOVING MICROSD CARDS

• Insert the card (sold se parately) at a d ownward angle wi th the label facing down.

• To remove the card , press it in with your ﬁngernail unt il it pops out.

Use brand na me memory c ards (that meet these requirements:

• microSD, microSDHC, or microSDXC

• Clas s 10 or UHS-I r ating

• Capacit y up to

For a lis t of the recommend ed cards, v isit gopro.com/help.

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64GB

NOTICE: Use care when handl ing memor y cards. Avoi d liquids, d ust, and de bris. As a preca ution, powe r oﬀ the camer a before inserting or removing the card. Check manufacturer guidelines regarding use in acceptable temperature ranges.

UPDATING YOUR CAMERA SOFT WARE

To get the latest features and be st perfor mance from your GoP ro, make sure your c amera is always usi ng the most cu rrent soware.

1. Download these apps:

• Capt ure from the A pple App Store or Goog le Play

• GoPro for Desk top from gopro.com/getstarted

/ Getting Started

2. Conn ect your ca mera to your sm artphone/tablet or computer. The app au tomatically noti ﬁes you when c amera updates are avail able and provides instruc tions for up dating.

PRO TIP: To see your c urrent so ware version, press the Menu button. Your camera scrolls through several settings, including the version number.

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/ Getting Started

POWERING ON + OFF

HERO5 Sessio n powers on wh en you press t he Shutter button to begin capturi ng video or time lapse photos.

The camera autom atically powers oﬀ to cons erve battery power wh en you press t he Shutter button to stop captur ing or aer a period of i nactivity.

PRO TIP: When car rying you r camera in a bag or pocket, place t he came ra upside down in a fr ame (with th e Shutter button covered) to protect the c amera from accidentally captur ing video or photos . To prevent the frame f rom markin g the surfa ce of the camera, le ave the latch on the frame o pen.

/ Getting Started

DISPLAYING STATUS INF O

Press the Menu but ton to cycle throu gh status information about yo ur camera.

• Video resolution/fps/FOV

• Time Lapse p hoto resolution/ interval/FOV

• Remaining microSD card memor y for each mode

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• Protune status

• Spot Meter sta tus

• Vide o Stabilization (

• Wireless status

• Battery status

EIS) status

/ QuikCapture

QuikC apture is the fastest way to capture video or time la pse content with HERO5 Session . Because the ca mera is power ed on only when it is capturing, you al so conser ve batter y power.

CAP TURING VIDEO WITH QUIKCAP TURE

1. W ith the came ra powered oﬀ, p ress the Shutter button .

Your camera powers on , beeps sever al times, and begins recordi ng in the video c apture mode that you last u sed (Vid eo, Video + Photo, or Loop ing). The camera status light s blink while the ca mera is recording.

/ QuikCapture

2. To stop recordin g, press the Shutter butto n [

The camera stops recording, beeps sever al times, an d autom atically powers oﬀ to maxi mize batter y life.

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] again .

/ QuikCapture

CAP TURING TIME LAPSE CONTENT WITH QUIKCAP TURE

1. W ith the came ra powered oﬀ, p ress and hol d the Shutter button ] for a few s econds unt il recording begi ns.

[

Your camera powers on , beeps sever al times, and begins recordi ng in the time lapse ca pture mode th at you last us ed (Time L apse Photos, Time Laps e Video, or Nig ht Lapse). The c amera status light s blink while the camera is reco rding.

2. To stop recordin g, press the Shutter butto n [

The camera stops recording, beeps sever al times, an d autom atically powers oﬀ to maxi mize batter y life.

] again .

/ Camera Icons / Camera Icons

Auto Low L ight

Auto Oﬀ

Auto Rotation

Beeps

Burst Photos

Burst Rate

icon Color

Date/Time

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Default Mod e

Delete

Exposure Value Compensation

Field of View

Frame s per Second

Interval

icon ISO Limit

Language

LEDs

Looping

Megapixels

Night Lapse

Night Photo

icon On-Screen Display

Photo Mode

Photo (Single)

Protune

Sharpness

Shutter

Single Photo

Spot Meter

Time Lapse P hotos

icon Time L apse Video

Video

Vide o + Photo

/ Camera Icons / Changing Modes + Settings

Video Format

Video Mode

Video Resolution

icon Video Stabilization

White Balance

icon Wireless

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You can change many on the c amera. To access all s ettings an d modes, see

Modes and Settings

CHANGING MODES + SETTINGS

1. Press the Menu but ton to turn on the status sc reen.

2. Press the Menu button re peatedly to m ove to Camera Setting s, then press the Shutter button [

3. To c hange the mo de, press t he Shutter button [ ] repeatedly to displ ay the mode t hat you want ( Video, Tim e Lapse, or Ph oto).

video a nd photo settings u sing the but tons

Accessing All

(page 104).

] to sele ct it.

/ Changing Modes + Settings

5. Press the Menu button to m ove to the next ﬁ eld.

6. Press the Shutter button [ ] repea tedly to disp lay the capture mode t hat you want.

7. Press th e Menu b utton to move to a setti ng, then press th e Shutter button [

8. When you are ﬁnishe d, press the Menu butto n to move to [CHECK

MARK ICON

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] to disp lay the option that you want.

], then press the Shutter button [

] to sele ct it.

/ Capturing Video

In Video mode, HERO5 Sessio n has three capture modes:

• [

ICON] Video: Ca ptures video. Available in all resolutions.

ICON] Video + Photo: While recording video, captures a photo

• [

at regular intervals . Available in 1440p24, 1080p30, 1080p24, 720p60 and 720p30.

ICON] Lo oping : Lets you c ontinuous ly record an d save only the

• [

moments that you wa nt to save. Avail able in 1080p30, 960p100, 720p120, and 720p60.

PRO TIP: When the camer a is oﬀ and you pre ss the Shutter button [

ICON], th e camera pow ers on and ca ptures vide o in the mode that you

used most recently (Video, Video + P hoto, or Loopi ng).

/ Capturing Video

CAPTURING VIDEO

The fa stest way to c apture video content in th e same mode t hat you used l ast time is to use change the video c apture mode or settings, follow the steps below.

1. Press the Menu but ton to turn on the status sc reen.

2. Select a ca pture mode ( Video, Video + Ph oto, or Loopin g) and settings:

a. Press the Menu button re peatedly to m ove to Camer a Settings,

then press the Shutter button to se lect it.

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QuikCapture (page 15). But if you want to

/ Capturing Video

b. Press the Shutter button repeatedly u ntil you get to th e Video

ICON ].

icon [

c. Press the Menu button to move to the ne xt ﬁeld, the n press the

Shutter button repeatedly to select a c apture mode.

d. To change a s etting, press th e Menu b utton to move to t he

setting, then press the Shutter button r epeatedly to display the opt ion that you wa nt.

e. Pres s the Menu button to m ove to [

press the Shutter button to s elect it.

CHECK MA RK ICON], then

/ Capturing Video

3. Press the Shutter button . Your cam era beeps an d the status light s blink during recording.

4. To stop recordin g, press the Shutter butto n again. The came ra stops r ecording , beeps sever al times, and auto matically power s oﬀ to maximize ba ttery life.

PRO TIP: When the camer a is oﬀ and you pre ss the Shutter button, the ca mera powers on and b egins reco rding in the v ideo mode that you use d most recently (Video, Video + Photo, or Looping).

/ Capturing Video

HILIGHT TAGGING

You can mark spe ciﬁc moment s in your video as they happen with HiLight Tags . HiLight Tags make it easy to ﬁnd the best moments to sh are.

Note: HiLight Tags a re visible dur ing playbac k in Capture or GoPro for Des ktop.

To Add HiLight Tags During Recording: Press the Menu button.

PRO TIP: Yo u can also a dd HiLight Tags during recording with the Capt ure app or the S mart Remote.

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/ Capturing Photos

In Photo mode, HERO5 Session has three capture modes. Photos are captured at a resolution of 10MP.

ICON] Photo: Captures a single p hoto.

• [

ICON] Burs t: Captu res up to 30 photos in 1 second, so it is perfe ct

for capturi ng the deﬁnitive mo ment in fast-action spo rts.

• [

ICON] Ni ght: Captures photos whe n the lightin g is dark.

The sh utter remai ns open long er to let in more li ght in dark environments.

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/ Capturing Photos

CAPTURING PHOTOS

1. Press the Menu but ton to turn on the status sc reen.

2. Select a ca pture mode (Photo, Burst , or Night) and s ettings: a. Press the Menu button re peatedly to m ove to Camera Setting s,

then press the Shutter button [

b. Press the Shutter button [ ] repea tedly until yo u get to the

Photo icon [

c. Press the Menu button to move to the ne xt ﬁeld, the n press the

Shutter button [

] to sele ct a capture mode.

] to sele ct it.

Capturing Photos

d. To change a s etting, press th e Menu b utton to move to t he

setting, then press the Shutter button r epeatedly to display the opt ion that you wa nt.

e. Pres s the Menu button to m ove to the check mark, the n press

the Shutter button to selec t it.

3. Press the Shutter button. Your camera beeps once, then beeps once for each photo that is ca ptured. The cam era status lights blink while t he camera is capturing photos .

Note: To capture co ntinous photo s at a rate of 5 photos p er second, sel ect the Photo ca pture mode, then h old down the Shu tter button. Ph otos are captur ed until you rele ase the butto n.

4. To power oﬀ the came ra, press the Menu button to move to Exit Photo Mode, then pre ss the Shutter button to select it.

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/ Capturing Photos

CAP TURING PHO TOS IN THE MODE THAT YOU USED L AS T TIME

To take a photo u sing the capture mode that you us ed most recently (Phot o, Burst, or Night), us e the shortcut below.

1. Press the Menu but ton to turn on the status sc reen.

2. Press the Menu button to m ove to Enter Photo Mode, then press the Shutter button t o select it.

3. Press the Shutter button. The camera beeps once, then beeps once for each photo that is ca ptured. The cam era status lights blink while t he camera is capturing photos .

4. To power oﬀ the came ra, press the Menu button to move to Exit Photo Mode, then pre ss the Shutter button to selec t it.

/ Capturing Time Lapse Content

In Time Lapse mode, HERO5 Session has three capture mod es:

ICON] Time Lapse: Captures a series of photos at speciﬁe d

• [

inter vals. Use this mo de to capture photos of any activ ity, then choose the best on es later.

• [

ICON] Ni ght La pse: Ca ptures a series of ph otos at set inter vals

when t he lighting i s dark. The shutter remains open lon ger to let in more light in da rk environ ments.

• [ICON] Time Laps e Video: Creates video from frames captured at

speciﬁc intervals.

4:3, and 1080p resolutions

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Time Lapse Video is avail able only in 4K, 2.7K

and is captured wit hout audio.

/ Capturing Time Lapse Content

CAP TURING TIME LAPSE CONTENT

The fa stest way to c apture time l apse content in the c apture mod e that you used l ast time is to use want to c hange the time lapse capture mode or settin gs, follow th e steps below.

1. Press the Menu but ton to turn on the status sc reen.

2. Select a ca pture mode ( Time Laps e Photos, Night Lapse, or Time Laps e Video) and settin gs:

a. Press the Menu button re peatedly to m ove to Camer a Settings,

then press the Shutter button to se lect it.

QuikCapture (page 15). But if you

/ Capturing Time Lapse Content

b. Press the Shutter button repeatedly u ntil you get to th e Time

Lapse icon [

c. Press the Menu button to move to the ne xt ﬁeld, the n press the

Shutter button repeatedly to select a c apture mode.

d. To change a s etting, press th e Menu b utton to move to t he

setting, then press the Shutter button r epeatedly to display the opt ion that you wa nt.

e. Pres s the Menu button to m ove to the check mark, the n

press the Shutter button to s elect it.

3. Press the Shutter button. Your camera beeps once, then beeps once for each photo that is ca ptured. The cam era status lights blink during capture.

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/ Capturing Time Lapse Content

4. To stop capturin g, press the the Shutter button.

5. For Time Lapse Photos or Night Lapse: To power oﬀ the ca mera, press the Menu but ton to move to Ex it Photo Mode, then press the Shutter button to select it.

/ Playing Back Your Content

PLAYING BACK CONTENT ON A COMPUTER

To play bac k your video a nd photos on a co mputer, you must ﬁ rst oﬄoad t hese ﬁles to a co mputer.

1. Download an d install GoPro for D esktop from gopro.com/getstarted.

2. Tra nsfer your ﬁl es to your computer. For more infor mation, see

Oﬄoading Files to a Computer (p age 41).

3. Use t he app to play b ack the ﬁles .

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/ Playing Back Your Content

PLAYING BACK CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE

1. Connect your camera to C apture. For more information, s ee

Connec ting to the Capture App (page 4 3).

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 on a comp uter or mobile device, you can add HiLight Tags to mark the be st moments . In Capt ure or GoPro for D esktop, tap the HiLi ght Tag icon.

/ Playing Back Your Content / Oﬄoading Your Content

PLAYING BACK VIDEOS AND PHOTOS ON YOUR TV

Play ing back videos a nd photos on your TV/HDTV requi res a composite or combo c able (all sold separately).

1. Use a composite c able or combo cab le to connec t the USB-C po rt on the c amera to a TV/HDTV.

2. Select th e input on your T V that correspo nds to the TV port into whic h you plugged t he cable.

3. Power on the camera.

Mode butto n

4. Use the

5. Use the Shutter but ton to open a ﬁle i n full-scre en view.

6. When a ﬁle is sel ected, us e [ to see mo re media ﬁles o n your memor y card.

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to navigate ﬁle s.

LEFT ARROW] an d [LEFT ARROW] to

OFFLOADING FILES TO THE CLOUD

With GoPro Plus, you c an upload yo ur content to th e cloud and then view, edit, and shar e it from any of yo ur devices. Use to edit c ontent from the clou d on your mobile devi ce and share it with your friends.

1. If you have not alr eady done it, set up a GoPro Plus account : a. Download C apture to your mobil e device from the Ap ple App

Store or G oogle Play.

b. In the app, ta p

up GoPr o Plus.

2. Connect your ca mera to a power outlet . When the batter y is fully charged, a utomatic upload to t he cloud beg ins.

XXX and follow the on-scre en instru ctions to set

Quick or Splice

/ Oﬄoading Your Content

NOTICE: If you sell yo ur camera, be sure to resto re the fact ory settings. Otherwi se, your GoPro P lus account can be a ccessed by the new owner. For det ails, see

THIS PR OMINENT OR IN LEGAL DOC?

ACCESSING YOUR CONTENT FROM THE CLOUD

1. STEP 1

2. STEP 2

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Restoring Factory Settings (page 100).

/ Oﬄoading Your Content

OFFL OADING FILES TO A COMPUTER

To view your v ideo and photos on a co mputer, you must ﬁrst tr ansfer these ﬁles to a computer. Transferrin g also free s up space on your m icroSD card for new c ontent.

1. Download an d install GoPro for Deskto p from

gopro.com/getstarted.

2. Conn ect the ca mera to your compute r using the in cluded

USB cable.

3. Press the Shutter button [ the importer in the app.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

] to power on the c amera and open

/ Oﬄoading Your Content / Accessing All Modes and Settings

PRO TIP: Yo u can also trans fer ﬁles to a computer using 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 yo ur ﬁles to your compute r or delete sele cted ﬁles on your ca rd.

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To access a ll modes and settings, connect yo ur camera to a G oPro remote (sold separately) or the Ca pture app. S ettings are saved a er you disconnect the camera.

CONNECTING TO THE CAP TURE APP

Capt ure (free) lets you cha nge all modes and c amera settings u sing 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 lear n more, visit gopro.com/getstarted.

Note: When you r camera is conn ected to the ap p or remote, it remai ns on in standb y mode aer capturin g video or photo s.

/ Accessing All Modes and Settings / Accessing All Modes and Settings

To Connec t to Capture:

1. Download Capture to your mobile d evice from the App le® App Store or G oogle Play.

2. Follow the ap p’s o n-screen i nstruc tions to connect your ca mera.

For com plete pairin g instruc tions, visit

gopro.com/help

PAIRING WITH THE REMOTE

The Smart Remote lets you change capture modes and settings, power your GoPro on/oﬀ, start/stop recording, and add HiLight Tags.

Note: HERO5 Ses sion is compati ble with the Smar t Remote and the Wi- Fi Remote.

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To Pair with the Remote:

1. On the camer a, press the Menu button to turn o n the status screen.

2. Press the Menu button re peatedly to m ove to Conne ction Settings , then press the Shutter button [

] to sele ct it.

3. Press the Menu button to m ove to Conne ct New Device, then press the Shutter button [

] to sele ct it.

4. Press the Shutter button [ ] to disp lay GoPro RC.

5. Press the Menu button to m ove to the check mark, the n press the Shutter button [

] to sele ct it. The camera autom atically begins

pairing.

/ Accessing All Modes and Settings

6. Put the remote into pairing mode. For more information, see t he user ma nual for your remote at gopro.com/help.

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/ Accessing All Modes and Settings

CONNECTING AFTER PAIRING

Aer co nnectin g your camer a to the app or re mote for the ﬁrst time, you ca n connect in the f uture throu gh the Conn ection S ettings me nu.

1. On the camer a, press the Menu button to turn o n the status screen.

2. Press the Menu button re peatedly to g et to Connec tion Settings, then press the Shutter button [

3. Press the Shutter button [ ] to select Turn On Connec tion. The Wireless icon [

ICON] app ears on the camera status screen.

] to sele ct it.

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