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GoPro HERO 3 manual

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    1 User ManUal[...]

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    2 3 Join the GoPro party at facebook.com/gopr o to see what other GoPro o wners ar e capturing and sharing. Shar e your footage and join the GoPr o mov ement! t a bl e of c o n t e n ts Accessories 4 Mounts + Accessories 5 HERO3 Features 6 Camera L CD Status Screen 8 Camera User Interface Flow Chart 9 Soware Updates 10 Basics 10 Camera Modes 13 [...]

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    4 5 HERO3 ACCESSORIES Wrist Housing Replacement Housing Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Lens Replacement Kit Caps + Doors 32GB/16GB microSD™ More HERO3 accessories available at gopro.com PREMIUM ACCESSORIES LCD T ouch BacPac ™ Battery BacPac ™ Wi-Fi Remote ™ The Frame Mount (HERO3 accessory) MOUNTS + ACCESSORIES Helmet Front Mount Chest Mount H[...]

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    6 7 H e ro 3 fea t U r es H e ro 3 fea t U r es 1. Status Indicator Lights (Red ) 2. SHUTTER/SELECT Button 3. L CD Status Screen 4. W i-Fi Indicator Light (Blue ) 5. POWER/MODE Button 6. Micro HDMI Port (Cable not included) 7. microSD TM Card Slot (SD card not included) 8. mini-USB Port (Supports Composite A/C cable/3.5mm stereo mic adapter , not i[...]

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    8 9 c a Me r a lc d s t a t Us s c r ee n c a Me r a U se r in t e rfac e f lo w cH a r t MODES CAMERA SETTINGS CAPTURE SETTINGS WI-FI SET UP The L CD screen displays the following information about HERO3 modes and settings: 1. Camera Modes/FOV (Field of V iew) 2. Capture Setting Modes (not sho wn) 3. Resolution/FPS (Frames Per Second) 4. Time Inte[...]

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    10 11 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: ba si c s GETTING ST ARTED Before using your HERO3 for the first time: 1. Insert a micr oSD ™ , microSDHC™ or micr oSDXC™ card into the car d slot with label facing forward, nar ro west part of the car d first. Speed Class 4 or higher cards ar e recommended. When using 0.5 second Time Lapse or recor ding video i[...]

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    12 13 POWERING ON AND OFF T o power ON: Press and r elease . The red Status Indicator Lights flash thr ee times and the Sound Indicator emits three beeps. T o power OFF: Press for two seconds, then release. The r ed Status Indicator Lights flash several times and the Sound Indicator emits sev en beeps. PRO TIP: Wa nt t o tu r n y o ur H ER O3 i n[...]

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    14 15 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s VIDEO T o recor d Video , verify the camer a is in Video mode. If the Video icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess repeatedly until it appears. T o start recor ding: Press and r elease . The camera will emit one beep and the r ed Status Indicator Lights will flash while recor din[...]

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    16 17 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s PHOTO BURST In Photo Burst mode your camera takes multiple photos in short time intervals— 3 photos/1 sec , 5 photos/1 sec , 10 photos/1 sec or 10 photos/2 seconds . T o capture a Photo Burst series, verify the camer a is in Photo Burst mode. If the Photo Burst icon on your camera’ s L CD screen [...]

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    18 19 Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a Me r a M od e s SETTINGS The Settings menu allows you to adjust a variety of camer a settings including: Video Resolution Photo Resolution Time Lapse Photo Burst • and more ▶ See SETTINGS MENU to make changes, learn how to navigate menu options and read mor e details on each setting. Us inG Y oU r He ro 3: c a M[...]

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    20 21 caMer a set tinGs SETTINGS T o enter the Settings menu: 1. Verify the camera is in the Settings menu. If the Setting icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not sho wing, press repeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter menu. 3. Use to cycle through the various Settings options. 4. Press to select desired option. 5. T o exit, hold down fo[...]

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    22 23 caMer a set tinGs The HERO3 Silver Edition offers the following V ideo Capture modes: Video Resolution NTSC fps PAL fps Protune ™ Field of View (FOV) Sc re en Resolution 1080p 30fps 25fps Ye s Ultra Wide, Medium, Narrow 1920x1080 16:9 1080p 24fps 24fps Ye s Ultra Wide, Medium, Narrow 1920x1080 16:9 960p 48fps 50fps Ye s Ultra Wide 1280x960[...]

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    24 25 caMer a set tinGs PHOTO RESOLUTION MODES The HERO3 can capture photos at 11MP , 8MP and 5MP r esolutions. Any change to photo resolution also affects photos captur ed in Photo, Photo Burst and Time Lapse modes. Photo Resolution Field of View (FOV) 11MP Wide (Default) 8MP Wide 5MP Wide 5MP Medium caMer a set tinGs PHOTO BURST OPTIONS Photo Bu[...]

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    26 27 caMer a set tinGs CAPTURE SETTINGS MENU Capture Settings allo ws you to adjust the following advanced camera settings: Camera Orientation Spot Meter Looping Video Protune White Balancece ▶See CAPTURE SETTINGS section for a complete list of capture options . caMer a set tinGs SET UP MENU The Set Up menu allows you to adjust the following cam[...]

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    28 29 caMer a set tinGs WIRELESS CONTROLS The HERO3 camera’ s built-in Wi-F i allows you to connect to the Wi-Fi Remote or smartphone/tablet via the GoPro App. When Wi-F i is ON , your Wi-Fi Status Indicator Light will blink blue. T o turn Wi-Fi ON/OFF: Press to turn Wi-Fi ON/OFF . The most r ecently used Wi-Fi mode will be active when Wi-F i is [...]

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    30 31 caMer a set tinGs EXIT From the screen, pr ess to exit the Settings menu. PRO TIP: If at anytime you wish to exit from the CAMERA SETTINGS MENU , press and hold for two seconds. ca P tUre se t tinGs CAPTURE SETTINGS T o enter the Capture Settings menu: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD scr[...]

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    32 33 ca P tUre se t tinGs Y ou can customize the way your HERO3 camera captur es Video and Photos in the Capture Settings menus, such as Upside Do wn , Looping V ideo and White Balance . UPSIDE DOWN Mounting your HERO3 Upside Down but wish the files to appear upright when viewing or editing? This setting eliminates the need to flip your Video or[...]

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    34 35 ca P tUre se t tinGs PROTUNE The HERO3 camera can r ecord video in Protune mode. Pr otune is a video mode that unlocks the camera’ s full potential, yielding stunning image quality and cinema-caliber video for professional productions. Content cr eators now hav e far more flexibility and workflo w efficiency than ever before. PROTUNE KEY [...]

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    36 37 ca P tUre se t tinGs WHITE BALANCE White Balance adjusts the over all color tone of videos recor ded in Protune mode. White Balance will only be available if Protune is turned ON . The default White Balance setting is AUTO . When capturing in any White Balance setting other than AUTO , you may need to color cor rect your video with an editing[...]

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    38 39 38 se t UP SET UP T o enter the Set Up menu: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess repeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter . 3. Use to cycle through Settings to locate . 4. Press to enter Set Up . 5. Use to locate the desired option to change. 6. Press to s[...]

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    40 41 se t UP ONE BUTTON With One Button mode selected, the camera automatically begins recor ding when powering the camer a ON . One Button mode can be configured to start in V ideo or Time Lapse . OFF (Default) ON T o turn One Button mode ON: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not sh[...]

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    42 43 se t UP NTSC / P AL The NTSC and PAL settings govern Video r ecording fr ame rate and playback when viewing Video on a TV/HDTV . Select NTSC when viewing a TV/HDTV in North America. Select PAL if viewing on a PAL TV/HDTV (most televisions outside of North America) or if viewing on a PAL TV/HDTV in any r egion. NTSC (Default) PAL 1080p/30fps 1[...]

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    44 45 se t UP MONTH / DA Y / YEAR / TIME Set the HERO3 clock to ensure V ideo and Photo files are saved with the cor rect date and time. To ch an ge Month/Day/Y ear/Time: 1. Verify the camera is in Settings mode. If the Settings icon on your camera’ s L CD screen is not showing, pr ess repeatedly until it appears. 2. Press to enter menu. 3. Use [...]

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    46 47 wirele s s cont rol s WIRELESS CONTROLS The built-in Wi-Fi allo ws your HERO3 camera to connect to the Wi-Fi Remote and smartphone/tablet via the GoPro App. T o turn Wi-Fi ON/OFF via the Wi-Fi button: Press to turn Wi-Fi ON/OFF . When turning W i-Fi ON the Wi-Fi mode will be set to the most recently used mode. USING HERO3 WITH THE WI-FI REMOT[...]

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    48 49 stor aGe/Micros d cards The HERO3 camera is compatible with 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacity microSD , microSDHC and microSDXC memory car ds. While all speed class ratings ar e compatible, GoPro requir es using an SD card with Speed Class Rating 10 or higher speed when recor ding in Protune mode, or when using the 0.5 Time Lapse se[...]

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    50 51 tr an sf er rinG f ile s TO T R AN SF E R V I DE O A ND P H O T O F IL E S T O A C O MP U T E R On a PC: 1. Connect the camera to the computer using included USB cable. 2. Press to turn ON the camera. 3. Double click “My Computer” and locate “Removable Disk”. 4. If “Removable Disk” is not showing, close “My Computer” folder an[...]

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    52 53 P l aY b a c k PLA YBACK ON LCD T OUCH BACPAC Playback using the L CD Touc BacPac follo ws a similar process/procedur e as described with a few slight variations. ▶ See the L CD Touch BacPac User Manual for mor e information. ba t terY life CHARGING BA TTERY The battery icon displayed in the camera’ s LCD will blink when the battery dr op[...]

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    54 55 ba t terY life USING THE CAMERA WHILE CHARGING Y ou can charge the camer a’ s battery while recor ding Video or taking Photos . Simply plug the camera into a GoPro-specific auto, wall or phone char ger to charge the HERO3 camera while r ecording Video or Photos . It is best to use GoPr o’ s 1AMP (1000mAh) Wall or Auto Char ger for maximu[...]

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    56 57 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y ASSEMBLING THE CAMERA The HERO3 camera housing is waterproof to 197’/60m and is constructed of polycarbonate and stainless steel for ultimate durability. The HERO3 has a new improv ed latch closure that offers one hand open-and-close functionality and locking. T o place the HERO3 camera into the housing: 1. Place camer[...]

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    58 59 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y SW APPING HOUSING DOORS Y our HERO3 cam er a housing comes with two types of back doors—Waterpr oof and Skeleton (non-waterproof). T o change backdoor: 1. Open the backdoor of the housing so that it is hanging downwar ds. 2. Pull downwar ds on the backdoor until it snaps free fr om the hinge. 3. Line up replacement back[...]

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    60 61 ca Mer a a s seMbl Y A TT ACHING Y OUR CAMERA T O MOUNTS T o attach your HERO3 camera to a mount, you will need an attachment buckle, thumb screw or har dware depending on the mount you ar e using. For more information on mounts, visit gopro.com/support . Attachment Buckle Thumb Screw Waterhousing Complete Unit USING CURVED OR FLA T ADHESIVE [...]

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    62 63 cUs toMe r sUPP or t GoPro is dedicated to pr oviding the best possible service. T o r each the GoPro Customer Support T eam, visit gopro.com/support. Learn about mor e GoPro pr oducts at: gopro.com 130-02468-000 REVA Please Recycle.[...]