GoPro HERO4 Session manual

USER MANUAL[...]

2 3 / Joi n th e GoP ro M ove me nt twit ter .com/Go Pro faceb ook.com/GoPro youtube.com/GoPro insta gram.com/GoPro T o do w nlo ad t hi s us er m an ua l in a d iff ere nt l an gu ag e, v isi t gopro.com/support . Po ur té lé ch ar ge r ce ma n ue l de l ’ut il is ate ur d an s un e a utr e la n gu e, re nd ez- vou s sur gopro.com/support . W[...]

4 5 T he B as ic s 6 Gett ing Star ted 7 C apt ur in g Vi d eo a nd T im e La ps e Ph oto s 16 Accessing C amera Settings 20 C am er a Ico n s 25 Video Mode 27 Ph oto M od e 42 Multi-Shot Mo de 45 Se tu p Mo de 53 Protu ne ™ 66 T r a ns fe rr in g Fi le s to a Co mp ut er 70 Pl ay in g B ac k Vi de o a nd P hot os 72 Importa nt Mess ages 74 T he [...]

6 7 CHARGING THE BA TTERY T he in te gr ate d ba tt er y c om es p ar t ial ly c ha rg ed . No d am ag e oc cu rs to t he c am er a or b at te r y if u se d be for e be in g fu ll y ch arg e d. T o C ha rge t he B at ter y : 1. O pe n th e sid e d oo r . 2. C ha rg e th e ba t ter y u si ng t he in cl ud ed U SB c ab le. Note: T he bat ter y ca nno[...]

8 9 / Gett in g Star ted T he c am er a st at us l igh t s (re d) t ur n on d u ri ng c ha rgi ng a n d tur n off w he n ch ar gi ng i s com pl ete. W h en c ha rgi ng t he c a me ra w ith a co mp ute r , b e su re t hat t h e com pu te r is co nn e ct ed t o a pow er s ou rce . If t he c am er a st at us l ig ht s do n ot tu r n on to i nd i ca t[...]

10 11 INS ER TIN G + REM OVIN G MEM ORY CA RDS In se r t th e SD c ar d at a d ow nw ar d an gl e wit h th e l ab el f ac in g do w n. Us e br an d na me m em or y ca rd s (sold separately) that mee t these requirement s: • microSD , microSDH C, or m icroSD XC • Cl a ss 10 or UH S- I rat in g • C ap ac it y u p to 6 4GB Fo r a lis t of t he r[...]

12 13 / Gett in g Star ted POWE RING ON + OF F HERO4 Session autom atically powers on w hen yo u pre s s th e Shutter/Select b ut to n [ ] to b eg in ca pt ur in g vi de o or T im e La ps e ph oto s. W he n yo u pr es s th e Shutter/Selec t but to n [ ] ag ai n to st op re co rd in g, t he c am er a au to mat ic al ly p owe rs o ff to conser ve ba[...]

14 15 / Gett in g Star ted HELPF UL TIPS Fol lo w th es e gu id eli ne s to g et th e b es t per for m an ce f ro m your camera: • T he c am er a is w ate r pro of to 3 3’ (1 0 m) — no h ou sin g ne e de d. En su re t hat t he s id e do or i s cl ose d b efo re u sin g th e ca m er a in or a ro un d wa ter, dir t , or s an d . • Be for e cl[...]

16 17 Wh en y ou r ca me ra i s not c on n ec te d to t he r em ote (s ol d se pa ra tel y) or t he G oP ro A pp, t wo c a ptu re m od es a re a va ila b le: V id eo a n d Ti me La ps e. To acc es s mo re mo d es o r ch an ge c am er a se tt in gs , se e Acces sing Camera Set tings ( pa ge 2 0). CAP TURING VIDE O T he d ef au lt vi de o re so lut i[...]

18 19 HILIGHT TAGGING Y ou c a n mar k s pe ci fic m om ent s i n you r vi de o as they h appen wit h HiL ig ht T a gs . HiL ig ht T ag s ma ke it e as y to fi nd t he b es t mo me nt s to s ha re. Note: H iLight Tags a re vis ible d uri ng pla yb ack o n the GoP ro App o r in GoPr o Studi o. T o A dd Hi Lig ht Tags D ur ing R eco rd ing : Sh or [...]

20 21 / Accessing Camera Settings T o a cc es s mo re m od es o r ad ju st c am er a se tt in gs , co nn ec t y our ca m er a to th e re mot e (so ld s ep ar ate ly) o r th e Go Pro A p p. VIDEO Record video TIM E L AP SE PH OT OS Sh oot p ho tos a t time int er vals LOOP ING VIDEO Record continuously BURST PH O TO C apt ur e 1 0 p ho tos i n 1 sec[...]

22 23 / Accessing Camera Settings / Accessing Camera Settings T o C on ne c t to th e GoP ro A pp : 1. D ow nlo ad t h e GoP ro A pp t o you r sm ar t ph on e/ta bl et f rom t he App le ® Ap p St ore , Goo gl e Pl ay, or W in do ws ® Phone st ore. 2. O pen the app. 3. F ol low t he a p p’s on- sc re en i ns tr u ct io ns t o con n ec t yo ur c [...]

24 25 CONNEC TING AF TER PAIRING A er co n ne c tin g yo ur c am er a to t he G oPr o Ap p or t he r em ote f or t he fir st t im e, you c a n co nn ec t i n th e fu tu re t hro ug h th e wi re les s me nu . T o C on ne c t Y o ur C am er a a er Pa ir in g: 1. O n th e ca me ra , s hor t p re ss t he Inf o/W ireless bu tt on t o dis pl ay th[...]

26 27 / C am e ra I co ns Ph oto M od e Protu ne ™ Burs t Rate Se tu p Mo de Spot Meter Ti me L a pse Video Format Video Mode Video Resolution Wireless / Vi d eo Mo d e VID EO C AP TU RE MOD E S Wh en y ou c on ne c t yo ur c am er a to t he Go Pr o Ap p or t he r em ote, yo u ca n a cce ss t w o ca pt ure m od es i n Video mo d e: V id eo a nd L[...]

28 29 CAP TURING VID EO 1. Select Video m od e [ ] on t he G oP ro A pp o r th e re mote . 2. I f ne ce s sa r y, sel ec t a d iff ere nt c ap tu re mo de ( Vi de o or Looping Video ). 3. Tap t he r ec or d bu tt on o n th e ap p, or s ho r t pr es s th e Shutter/ Selec t but to n [ ] on t he r em ote o r th e ca me ra . T he c am er a be ep s on [...]

30 31 / Vi d eo Mo d e VIDEO SE T TINGS Y ou c a n ch an ge t he v id eo s et ti ng s by co n ne c tin g HER O 4 Se ss io n to th e Go Pro A p p or t he r emo te. W he n yo u con n ec t to t he r em ote, t he ca pt ur e mod e t hat y ou s ele c t ( V id eo o r Loo pi ng V id eo) d ete rm in es t he se tt in gs t hat a p pea r w he n yo u pre ss t h[...]

32 33 Resolution, FPS, and FOV HER O4 S e ssi on f ea tur es t he v id eo r es olu ti on s li ste d be lo w. T he d ef au lt vi de o re so lut io n is 1080 p3 0. Video Resolution FPS (NTSC/P AL) FOV Screen Resolution 14 4 0 p 30 /25 Ult ra W id e 1 920x 1 4 40, 4: 3 1 080p SuperView ™ 48/ 48 30 /25 Ult ra W id e 19 2 0 x1 0 8 0 , 16 : 9 10 8 0 p [...]

34 35 Resolution Be st U se 14 4 0 p Go od fo r a dv an ce d us er s w ho w ant t o ca pt ur e a fu ll im ag e an d t he n ed it to t he desired aspe ct ratio. 1 080p SuperView Su pe rV ie w de li ver s t he wo r ld ’s mos t immersive field of v iew . Recommended for bo d y- or ge ar-m oun te d sh ot s. M ore v er t ic al 4:3 c on ten t is a uto[...]

36 37 Resolution Be st U se 720p SuperView Su pe rV ie w de li ver s t he wo r ld ’s mos t im me rsi ve fi eld o f vi ew. Go od f or b od y- or ge ar-mo un ted s ho ts . Mo re v er ti ca l 4: 3 co nte nt i s aut om ati c al ly st re tch e d to fu ll- sc re en 16:9 for s tu nn in g wi de s cre e n pl ay b ac k on y ou r com pu te r . / Vi d eo Mo[...]

38 39 / Vi d eo Mo d e FOV Be st U se Ult ra W id e ( W ) Largest field of view . Recommen ded for bo d y-a nd g ea r - mo un te d sho t s. G ood f or ac t io n sh ot s wh er e you w a nt to c ap tur e as m uc h a s po ssi bl e wi th in t he f ra me. Medium (M) Mi d- ra ng e fie ld of v ie w. Goo d fo r sh ot s wh er e yo u wa nt t he su bj ec t [...]

40 41 Spot Meter Sp ot Me ter i s go od f or fil mi ng i nto a s et tin g w he re t he l igh ti ng is di ffe ren t fr om w he re yo u ar e. E xa mp les i n clu de fi lm in g th e ou td oor s fr om w it hin a c a r or fil mi ng a s ha de d en vi ro nm ent w hi le s ta nd in g in the sun. S pot M ete r au to mat ic al ly s et s th e ex po sur e b[...]

42 43 PH OT O CAP T URE M ODE Wh en y ou c on ne c t yo ur c am er a to t he Go Pr o Ap p or t he r em ote, y ou ca n a cc es s on e ca pt ur e mod e i n Photo mode: Single photo . CA P TURI NG A SIN GLE P HOT O 1. S ele c t Si ng le p hot o mo de [ ] on t he G oP ro A pp o r th e re mote . 2. Tap t he Re co rd b ut to n on t he a p p, or s hor t p[...]

44 45 Spot Meter Sp ot Me ter i s go od f or c ap tur in g ph oto s in a s et ti ng w he re t he l igh ti ng is d iff ere nt f ro m wh er e you a re. E x am ple s in cl ud e c apt ur in g ph oto s of t he o utd oo rs f ro m wi th in a c ar o r in a s ha de d environ ment while st a nd in g in t he su n . Sp ot Met er a uto ma ti ca ll y set s t he[...]

46 47 Capture Mode Description Burst C apt ur es u p to 10 phot os i n 1 se co nd . Bu rs t is pe r fe c t for c a ptu ri ng t he d efi ni tiv e mo me nt in fast-action sports . CA P TURI NG TIM E L AP SE P HOT OS 1. S ele c t T im e La ps e mo de [ ] on t he G oP ro A pp o r th e re mote . 2. Tap t he Re co rd b ut to n on t he a p p, or s hor t [...]

48 49 MUL TI-SHOT SE TTINGS Y ou c a n ch an ge t he M ult i-S hot s et ti ng s by c on ne c ti ng HE RO 4 Se ss io n to t he G oPr o Ap p or t he r em ote. W h en yo u co nn e ct t o th e re mot e, th e ca pt ur e mod e t hat y ou s ele c t (B ur st o r Ti me L a pse) d ete r min es t he se tt in gs t hat a p pea r w he n yo u pre ss t h e Setting[...]

50 51 Rat e ap pl ie s on ly to B ur st p hot os . Ph oto s ca n b e ca ptu re d at t he following rates: 3 ph oto s in 1 s ec on d 5 ph oto s in 1 s ec on d 1 0 ph oto s in 1 s ec on d (de fa ult ) 1 0 ph oto s in 2 s ec on ds / Mu lti -Sh ot Mo de Megapixels HER O4 S e ssi on c a ptu re s ph otos a t 8MP a n d 5MP . Sm al le r me ga pixe l va lu [...]

52 53 Spot Meter Sp ot Me ter i s go od f or c ap tur in g ph oto s in a s et ti ng w he re t he l igh ti ng is d iff ere nt f ro m wh er e you a re. E x am ple s in cl ud e c apt ur in g ph oto s of t he o utd oo rs f ro m wi th in a c ar o r in a sha ded environ ment while st a nd in g in t he su n . Sp ot Met er a uto ma ti ca ll y set s t he e[...]

54 55 Wir eless T his s et ti ng le t s you c on ne c t yo ur c am er a to t he G oPr o Ap p or t h e re mot e. Wh en w ir ele s s is on , a w ire les s s ta tus i co n a pp ear s o n th e ca m er a st atu s s cre en a n d th e bl ue w ire le ss l igh t s bl in k int er mit te nt ly. T he b lue w ir ele ss l ig ht s d o not b li nk d ur in g re co [...]

56 57 Sett ing Description RC Co n ne c ts t h e ca me ra t o th e rem ote c on tro l. Fo r in st ru c tio n s on p air in g, s e e Pair ing w ith the Remote (p ag e 22). T u r n Ca me ra O ff T u r ns o ff th e ca me ra . T his o pt io n ap pe ar s on ly i f wir el es s is o n an d th e ca m er a mov es ou t of r an ge of t he G oP ro A pp o r t[...]

58 59 Res et tin g Y o ur C am er a’s Wir el es s Nam e an d Pa s sw ord 1. P re ss a nd h ol d th e Info/ Wireless button unt il the r eset options ap pe ar (a b out 8 s e co nd s). 2. S ho r t pr es s th e Info/ Wireles s but to n ag ai n to hi gh lig ht Yes . 3. S ho r t pr es s th e Shutter/Selec t bu t to n [ ] to s ele c t Yes an d re set y[...]

60 61 Sett ing Description Up C am er a is u se d ri ght- si de u p. Do wn C am er a is u se d up sid e d ow n. T hi s opt io n el imi na tes t he n e ed to fl ip y ou r vid e o du ri ng editing w hen the camera is mounted upside down . / S etu p Mo de Default Mode T his s et ti ng a pp li es o nly w h en HE RO 4 Se s sio n is c on ne c te d to th[...]

62 63 LED T his s et ti ng d ete rm in es w h eth er t he c a mer a s ta tus l ig ht s (re d ) ar e on (d ef au lt) o r off. Note: T his set tin g doe s not affe ct t he wire les s statu s lig hts (b lue). If wirel ess i s on, yo u cann ot tur n off the w irele ss st atus l ight s. The se lig hts d o not b link d uri ng rec ord ing. Beeps Y ou c[...]

64 65 Date/Time Y ou r ca me ra’s d ate a n d tim e ar e au to mat ic al ly s et w he n you c on ne c t yo ur c am er a to t he Go Pr o Ap p or G oP ro St ud io. T hi s se tt in g let s yo u ma nu al ly s et th e da te a nd t im e, if n ee de d . Delete T his s et ti ng le t s you d el ete t he l a st fil e, or d el ete a ll fi les a n d for ma[...]

66 67 PROTUNE BENEFITS Protune unlocks the camera ’s f ull potenti al, yiel ding st unning im ag e qua li t y an d ci ne ma - ca li be r vi de o op tim ize d for p ro fes si on al pr od uc t ion s . Pro tu ne g ive s co nte nt c rea tor s mo re fl exi bi lit y a nd wo rk flo w effic ie nc y t ha n ev er b efo re. Pr otu ne i s co mp ati bl e wi[...]

68 69 ISO LIMIT IS O Li mit a dj us t s th e ca m er a’s sen si tiv it y i n low -l igh t en vir on me nt s , an d c rea tes a b al a nc e be tw ee n br ig ht ne ss a n d res ul tin g im ag e noi se . Ima ge n oi se r efe rs t o th e de gr ee of g ra in in es s in t he i ma ge. Sett ing Resulting Quality 1 600 (default) Mo de ra tel y br ig ht v [...]

70 71 T o p la y ba c k you r vi de o a nd p hot os on a c om pu ter, you m us t fir st tr an s fer t he se fi le s to a co mp ute r . Tra ns fe rr in g a ls o fr ee s up s pa ce on y ou r mic ro SD c ar d for n ew c on ten t. T o Tra ns fe r Fil es t o a Co mp ute r 1. D ow nlo ad a n d in st al l GoP ro S tud io f ro m gopro.com/ getsta rted . [...]

72 73 / Pl a yi n g Ba c k Vi de o a nd P hot os PL AYING B ACK CO NT ENT O N A CO MPU TE R 1. D ow nlo ad a n d in st al l GoP ro S tud io f ro m gopro.com/ getsta rted . T he HE RO 4 Se ss io n ca me ra w as d e sig ne d to c om mu nic at e wi th GoP ro S tu dio t o he lp y ou ea si ly lo c ate a nd t ra n sf er yo ur fi les . 2. Tra ns fe r yo [...]

74 75 MICROSD CARD MESSAGE S NO SD C A RD No c ar d pr es ent . T he c am er a re qu ire s a microSD , microSDH C or micr oSDX C card t o ca pt ur e vi de os a nd p hot os . SD F ULL C ar d is f ul l. D ele te fil es or s w ap c ar d. SD E RRO R C am er a is u na bl e to re ad c ar d fo rm at ti ng . Ref or mat t h e ca rd i n th e ca me ra . NOTI[...]

76 77 REPAIRIN G FILE (co nti nu e d) If t he c am er a is c on ne c te d to t he Go Pr o Ap p or the remote , tap the Shutter button on the ap p or s ho r t pr es s th e Shutter/Selec t button [ ] on the remot e or the camera when the re pa ir is fi ni sh ed t o con ti nu e usi ng t he c a me ra . T he Temp er atu re i co n an d CAMERA TOO HO T a[...]

78 79 TO S EC U RE TH E CA M ER A I N THE F R A ME : 1. Open the latch. 2. R ota te th e c am er a to t he d esi re d or ie nt ati on , an d t he n sli de i t in to th e fr a me. T h e ba ck o f th e fr am e ha s a ra is ed e d ge. B e su re t he ba c k of th e c am er a sit s flu sh a ga in st i t. 3. Close the latch. / T he Fr a me s PRO TI P: F[...]

80 81 ATTACHING YO UR CA ME RA T O MO UNT S T o a tt a ch y our H ERO 4 S es sio n c am er a to a mo un t, y ou n ee d a Mo unt in g Bu ck le, t hu mb s cr ew, o r har d wa re d ep en di ng o n th e mo un t yo u ar e usi ng . Mounting Buckle Th um b Sc re w Fra me Comp lete Unit / Mo un tin g Y o ur C a me ra H orizo ntal Mountin g Low-Profile Fra[...]

82 83 WA YS TO M OUN T / Mo un tin g Y o ur C a me ra PRO TI P: If y ou mo un t yo ur HER O 4 Se ss ion u ps id e do wn , th e c am er a au to mat ic al ly c ha ng es t he o ri en ta tio n of yo ur i ma ge to b e r igh t-si de up . For m or e inf or ma tio n, s e e Orientation (p ag e 59). Chesty ( C hest Harness) Sold Separately 1 2 3 USIN G CUR V[...]

84 85 MOUNT ING GUIDELINE S Follo w these guidelines when attaching mounts: • At ta ch t h e ad he si ve mo un ts a t le as t 24 h our s b efo re us e. Al low 72 h ou rs f or c om ple te ad h esi on . • Ad he si ve mo un t s mus t b e mou nt ed o nly o n sm oo th su r fa c es . Po rou s or t ex tur ed s ur f a ces d o no t en ab le a p rop er b[...]

86 87 Fo r mor e in for ma ti on o n mo unt s , se e gopro.com . WARNI NG: I f usin g your c am era w ith a Go Pro h elm et mou nt or st rap , alwa ys sel ect a h elm et tha t meet s the a ppl ica ble s afe ty standard. Cho ose t he r ight h elme t for yo ur pa rt icul ar s por t or a cti vit y and m ake su re th at it is t he ri ght fit a nd si z[...]

88 89 T o S e cur e th e Int egr at ed Lo ck in g Pl ug : 1. F li p up t he p lug . 2. S li de t he b u ckl e in to th e mo un t unt il it c li ck s i nto p la ce. 3. P re s s do wn o n th e pl ug so t ha t it si t s flus h wi th t he b u ckl e. / Mo un tin g Y o ur C a me ra T o At t ach t he W hi te Lo ck in g Pl ug : 1. Lo op t he c ir cu la r [...]

90 91 Y ou r HER O4 S es si on c am er a a nd b at ter y ar e in teg ra te d. You c an not re mov e th e ba tt er y f ro m th e ca me ra . T he b at ter y ic on d is pl aye d in t h e ca me ra s ta tu s sc re en b li nk s wh e n th e ba tte r y d ro ps be lo w 1 0 %. If t he b at te r y re ac he s 0% w hi le re co rd in g, t he c am er a sa ve s th[...]

92 93 WARNI NG: Us ing a w all ch arg er oth er th an a Go Pro Wa ll Cha rge r ca n dama ge t he GoP ro c amer a bat ter y an d coul d resu lt in fir e or lea kag e. Onl y use c harg ers m ark ed: Ou tpu t 5V 1A . If you d o not kn ow the v olta ge an d cur rent o f your c harg er, use th e inc lude d USB c abl e to cha rge t he ca mer a fro m you[...]

94 95 Do n ot dr y th e c am er a or b at ter y wi th a n ex te rn al h ea t so urc e su ch as a m ic ro wav e ove n or h ai r dr y er. Dam ag e to th e c am er a or b at ter y ca u se d by co nt a ct w it h li qui d in si de t he c a mer a is n ot c ove re d un de r the warranty . WARNING: Do no t dro p, dis as sem ble, o pen , cru sh, b end, d ef[...]

96 97 I WANT T O RE SE T MY G OP RO SE T TI NGS TO T HE DE FAUL T S In Setup mo d e, se le c t Ca me ra Re se t. T hi s op tio n d oe s not r es et th e Da te/ Ti me o r you r ca m er a’s use r na me a nd w ir ele ss p as s wor d . Note: C amera R eset i s ava ilab le onl y when y our ca mera i s conn ec ted to t he GoPr o remot e. I FO RGO T MY [...]

98 99 / T roubleshooting / T roubleshooting I P OWE RED O FF M Y GOP RO, BU T TH E BLUE L IGH T IS STILL BLINK ING T he b lue l ig ht in d ic ate s th at w ire le ss i s on . T o t ur n off w ire le ss , sh or t pr es s th e Info/ Wireless b ut to n to di sp la y T u r n WiF i O ff, the n pr es s th e Shutter/Selec t [ ] bu t ton t o se le ct i t[...]

100 101 WH AT SOF T WARE V ER SIO N AM I RUN NING ? Sh or t p re ss t he Info/ Wirele ss bu tto n to d is pl ay t he s ta tu s sc re en , th en s ho r t pr es s it re pe ate d ly un til y ou g et to E x it. T h e so  wa re ve rsi on n um be r ap pe ar s in t he u p per l e of t he s ta tu s sc re en . T o e xit th e me nu , sh or t p re ss t [...]

102 GoP ro , HER O, th e Go Pro l og o, th e Go Pr o Be a He ro l ogo , Ba cP a c, Pr otu ne , Su per V ie w, an d Wear I t. M ou nt It . Lo ve It . ar e tr ad em ar k s or re gi ste re d tr ad em ar k s of G oPr o, In c . in th e U. S. a nd i nte rn at ion al ly. Ot he r na me s an d ma r ks a re t he p ro pe r t y of th ei r res pe c ti ve o wn e[...]