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    USER MANUAL[...]

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    4 5 / T a bl e of C on te nt s Using the Mounts 84 Frequently Asked Questio ns 87 Customer Suppor t 89 T ra demarks 89 Regulator y Information 89 T he B a sic s 6 Gett ing Star ted 8 Camer a Displays 14 C am er a Ic on s 18 Camera Menus 20 Camer a Modes 22 Naviga ting Settings Menus 23 Video Mode 25 Ph ot o Mo de 36 Multi-Shot Mod e 43 Playback Mod[...]

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    6 7 10 . Microphone 11 . HERO Port 12 . T ou ch Disp l ay 13 . T o uc h Di s pl ay S le ep/ Wa ke Bu tt on [ ] 14 . Se ttings /T ag Bu tton [ ] 15 . Battery Door / T he B a si c s 1. Cam era Status Light (red) 2. Shutt er / Select Button [ ] 3. Wireless Status Light (blue ) 4. Camera Status Screen 5. Po wer/Mo de B ut t on [ ] 6. Mi cr o HDMI P or [...]

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    8 9 4. C ha rg e t he b at te r y b y co nn e c ti ng t he c a me ra t o a co mp ut er o r ot he r USB c h ar gi ng a da pt er u si ng t he i n clu d ed U SB c a bl e. T he ca m er a st at us l ig ht t ur n s on d u ri ng c ha r gin g a nd t ur n s off w h en charging is complete. NOTICE: Us in g a wa ll c h ar ge r oth e r th an a G oP ro Wa ll C[...]

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    10 11 POWE RING ON + OFF T o Po we r On : Pr es s t he Power/Mode but t on [ ] on ce . Th e c am er a s ta tu s li gh t s (re d ) fla s h th re e ti me s a nd t he s ou n d in di c ato r em it s t hr ee b e ep s. W h en th e c am er a s ta tu s sc re e n di sp la ys i nf or ma ti on , yo ur c a me ra i s o n. T o Po we r Off : Pr es s a nd h ol d[...]

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    12 13 T o Re mov e th e mi cro S D Ca rd : Pl a ce y ou r fin ge r na il a ga in st th e e dg e of t he m em or y ca rd an d l ig htl y pr es s it f u r th er i nt o the camera. T he c ar d s pr in gs o ut f a r en ou gh to b e re mo ved . NOTICE: Us e c ar e w he n ha n dl in g me mo r y c a rd s. Av oid l iq ui d s, d u st an d d eb r is . A s a[...]

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    14 15 / Camera Disp l ays Y o ur HE RO 4 Si lve r fe at ur es a s ta tu s s cr ee n on t h e fr ont o f th e c am er a an d a l ar ge r to uc h d is pl ay o n th e b ac k . CAMERA ST A TUS SCREEN T he c a me ra s ta tu s s cr ee n on t h e fr on t of t he c a me ra d is pl ay s t he fo llo wi n g inf or m ati on a b ou t mo d es a n d set t in gs :[...]

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    16 17 / Camera Disp l ays Gestures Us e th es e ge s tu re s to na vi ga te t he to u ch d is pl a y: Swipe up/down Swipe up from bottom edge Swipe left Press for 3 sec Slide down and hold Swipe down Swipe Le Di sp la y c am er a mo d es . Swipe up/down Swipe up from bottom edge Swipe left Press for 3 sec Slide down and hold Swipe down Sw ip e U[...]

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    18 19 / C a me r a Ic on s / C a me r a Ic on s Au to Lo w Li ght Au to O ff Beeps Bu rs t P hot os Color Cont inuou s Photos Date/Time De fa ul t Mo de Delete Exp osure V alue Compensation Field of View Fr am es P er S e co nd Interval ISO Limit LEDs Looping Megapixels Multi-Shot Mod e Nig ht L a ps e Night Photo On-Screen Display Orientation Ph [...]

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    20 21 / C a me r a Me nu s / C a me r a Me nu s Camera Reset[...]

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    22 23 T he HE RO 4 Si lve r fe at ur es s eve r al c a me ra m od e s. S wi pe l e o n th e to uc h di sp l ay, or p re ss t h e Power / Mode but to n [ ] repeatedly to cycle through the modes . These modes appear : Video Record video Ph oto C ap tu re a si ng le p ho to Multi-Shot C ap tu re a s er ie s of p hot os ( T im e La p se, B ur s t, e[...]

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    24 25 TO N AVI GATE W I T H TH E CA M ER A B U T T ON S : 1. Ver if y t ha t th e c am er a is i n t he d es ir ed c a me ra m od e. I f an i co n fo r th at m od e d oe s no t ap pe ar o n t he c a me ra s t atu s s cr ee n , pr es s th e Power / Mode but to n [ ] re pe ate d ly u nt il it a p pe ar s. 2. P re s s th e Settings/ T ag but t on [ ] [...]

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    26 27 / Vi d eo M od e / Vi d eo M od e CAP TU RING VIDEO 1. Sw ip e le t o di sp la y t he c a me ra m od e s, a n d th en t a p th e u pp er l e ic on ( Video mo d e). 2. I f ne ce s sa r y, s ele c t a d iff ere nt v id e o ca pt ur e mo d e ( Vi d eo , Vi de o + Ph ot o, or V id e o Lo op in g) : a. S wi pe u p to o pe n t he s et ti ng [...]

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    28 29 / Vi d eo M od e / Vi d eo M od e Looping Int er val s Ava il ab le i nte r v al s f or L oo pi ng a re 5, 2 0, 6 0 an d 120 min ut es . Fo r exa m ple , if yo u s ele c t a 5 -m in ute i nt er v al , o nl y th e pr ev io us 5 m in ut es is s av ed w h en y ou s to p re co rd in g . If yo u re co rd f or 5 m in ut es a nd d o no t pre s s th [...]

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    30 31 RE SO LU TIO N, F PS A ND F OV T he HE RO 4 Si lve r in c lu de s th e v id eo r es ol ut io ns l is te d b elo w. Video Resolution NTSC/ PA L FOV Screen Resolution 4K 15 /12 . 5 Ult r a Wi de 3 8 4 0 x 216 0 , 16 : 9 2.7 K 30 /25 24/24 Ult r a Wi de, Medium 2704x 1 520, 1 6:9 14 4 0 p 48/ 48 30 /25 24/24 Ult r a Wi de 1 920x 1440, 4: 3 10 8 [...]

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    32 33 Video Resolution Bes t Us e 4K Stunning high-resolution video with professional low-light per forman ce. 8M P st il l s av ai la b le f ro m vi de o. Re c om me nd e d fo r tr ip od o r fixe d p osi ti on s ho ts . 2.7 K 1 6:9 r es ol ut io n vi d eo d ow n sc a le s to pr ov id e st un n in g, c in em a- q ua li t y re sul t s fo r professi[...]

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    34 35 FOV Be st U se Ult r a Wi de Largest field of view , increa sed image st a bi li t y. Goo d fo r ac t io n sh ot s w he re yo u wa nt t o ca pt ur e as m u ch a s po s sib le within the frame. Medium Mid-ra nge field of view, moderate image sta bilit y. Nar row Smallest field of vie w, red uced image st a bi li t y. Red uc ed d i st or t i[...]

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    36 37 / P hot o Mod e Photo mo d e co nt ai ns t h re e ca pt ur e mo d es: S in gl e, C on ti nu ou s an d Ni gh t. Capture Mode Description Single ( d efault) C ap tu re s a sin gl e ph oto . Continuous C ap tu re s a se ri es o f ph oto s co nt in uo us ly wh il e ho ld in g do w n th e Shutter/Selec t bu t to n [ ]. Night C ap tu re s a sin gl [...]

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    38 39 / P hot o Mod e CAP TURING CONTINUOUS PHOTOS 1. Select Continuous mode: a. S wi pe l e to d is pl a y th e c am er a mo d es , a nd t he n t ap t h e mi dd le i co n i n th e to p row ( Ph oto mo d e). b. S wi pe u p to o pe n t he s et ti ng s me n u. c. T a p M od e, a nd t h en t a p Co nt in uo us . d. Tap [ ] to c los e t he s et ti n[...]

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    40 41 / P hot o Mod e SHUTTER Sh ut te r a pp li es o nl y to Ni gh t Ph ot o an d Ni ght L a ps e a nd d et er mi ne s th e a mo un t of ti me t ha t th e sh u tt er i s op en . T he o pt io ns f or t hi s se tt in g a re a uto (u p to 2 s e co nd s), 2, 5, 10, 1 5, 2 0 or 3 0 se c on d s. T h e de fa u lt se tt in g is a u to. Settings Examples A[...]

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    42 43 / P hot o Mod e SPOT METER Sp ot M ete r let s y ou c a ptu re p ho tos f ro m a d ar k s pa ce w hi le p oi nti ng th e c am er a in to a b ri gh te r set t in g, s uc h a s w he n re co rd i ng t he ou td oo rs f ro m w it hi n a ca r . W h en S po t Met er i s tu r ne d on , [ ] ap p ea rs o n th e c am e ra d is pl ay s . Th e o pti on s [...]

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    44 45 CA P TU RING B URS T P HOT OS 1. Se le c t Bu rs t m od e: a. S wi pe l e to d is pl a y th e c am er a mo d es , a nd t he n t ap t h e up pe r r ig ht i co n ( Mu lti-S hot m o d e). b. S wi pe u p to o pe n t he s et ti ng s me n u. c. T a p M od e, a nd t h en t a p Bur s t. d. S wi pe d ow n t o clo se t h e se tt in gs m e nu . T he [...]

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    46 47 / Mu lti -Sh ot M od e MUL TI-SHOT SET TINGS T hr ee c a ptu re m od e s ar e av ai la b le fo r Mult i-Sh ot mo de : Bu r st , Ti me La p se a nd N ig ht L ap se . Th e c a ptu re m od e t hat y ou s el ec t d et er m in es the M ulti-S hot s et ti ng s t hat a p pe ar i n th e re s t of t he m en u. Fo r in st r uc t io n on h ow t o ch an [...]

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    48 49 SHUTTER Sh ut te r a pp li es o nl y to Ni gh t Ph ot o an d Ni ght L a ps e a nd d et er mi ne s th e a mo un t of ti me t ha t th e sh u tt er i s op en . T he o pt io ns f or t hi s se tt in g a re a uto (u p to 2 s e co nd s), 2, 5, 10, 1 5, 2 0 or 3 0 se c on d s. T h e de fa u lt se tt in g is a u to. Settings Examples Auto Sunrise, sun[...]

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    50 51 MEGAPIXELS T he HE RO 4 Si lve r c ap tu re s ph oto s at 12MP , 7M P or 5M P . S ma ll er me ga pi xel v a lue s t ake u p le s s sp ac e on t h e mi cr oS D ca rd . Not e: Cha nge s tha t you ma ke to the M ega pix els s et ting i n Multi-Shot mo de a ppl y only t o multi-s hot cap ture. To adj ust t his se tti ng for p hot o capt ure, a dj[...]

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    52 53 / Pl a y b ac k M od e Y o u c an p l ay b ac k yo ur c on te nt o n th e ca m er a’s tou c h di sp la y, you r co mp ut er, TV o r sm ar tp ho ne/t a bl et (us in g th e Go Pr o Ap p). Y o u c an a l s o pl ay b a ck c on ten t by i ns e r ti ng t he m ic ro SD c a rd d ir ec t ly in to a d ev ic e, su c h as a c om pu te r or c om pa ti b[...]

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    54 55 / Pl a y b ac k M od e Windows Mac Graphics Card Card that suppor ts Op e nGL1 .2 o r la te r C ar d in cl ud e d wi th Int el D ua l Co re M a c s or bette r Scre en Resolution 1 280 x800 12 8 0 x 76 8 RAM 4GB 4GB Ha rd D ri ve 54 0 0 RPM i nt er na l dr i ve ( 720 0 RP M dr i ve or SSD recommend ed) If ex t er na l , us e US B 3.0 o r e S A[...]

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    56 57 / S etu p Mo d e In Setup mo d e, yo u c an c ha n ge s et ti ng s t hat a p pl y to a ll c a me ra mo d es . For i n st r uc t io ns o n ho w to c ha n ge t he f ol low i ng s et ti ng s , se e Navigating Set tings Menus . WIRELESS Wh e n Wi rel es s i s on , a Wi re les s s ta tu s ic on a p pe ar s o n th e ca m er a st at us s c re en a n[...]

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    58 59 / S etu p Mo d e Sett ing Description Brightnes s De ter m in es t he l ev el of l ig ht o n th e to uc h di sp la y. T he o pti on s f or t hi s set t in g ar e hi gh (de fa ul t), m ed iu m a nd l ow. T ouch Display O n /O ff T u r ns t he t ou c h di sp la y o n or off w h en t h e ca m er a is p ow er ed o n. T h e op ti on s fo r th is[...]

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    60 61 / S etu p Mo d e QUIKCAPTURE Wi th Q ui kC a ptu re , you c a n q ui ckl y tu r n yo ur c am er a o n an d b eg in ca pt ur i ng v id e o or T im e La p se p ho tos . T he o pt io ns f or t hi s se tt in g a re on a n d off (d ef au lt ). Note: Q uikC aptu re is d isa ble d whe n the ca mera i s con nec ted t o the re mote o r the G oPro Ap [...]

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    62 63 / S etu p Mo d e ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y The OSD (on-screen display) setting det ermines whether the re co rd in g i co ns a n d file i nf or ma ti on o n vi d eo a n d on t he v ie w in g sc re e n ap p ea r du r in g pl ay b a ck . T he o pt io ns f or t hi s se tt in g ar e on (d ef a ult ) a nd o ff. Note: Wh en th is set tin g is on a nd yo[...]

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    64 65 / C on ne c t in g to t he G oPr o A pp T he G oP ro A pp l et s yo u co nt ro l you r c am er a re mo tel y us in g a sm ar t p ho ne o r ta b let . F eat ur es i nc lu d e fu ll c a me r a co ntr ol , li ve pr ev ie w, pl ay b ac k a nd s ha r in g of c ont en t, a n d ca m er a so  wa re updates. TO C ONN EC T YOUR H ER O4 S I LV E R TO[...]

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    66 67 / Pr otu n e PROTUNE BENEFITS Protune unlocks the camera ’s full pot ential, yi elding stunning im ag e qu al it y a n d ci ne ma - ca l ib er v id e o an d p hot os o pti mi ze d for pr ofe s sio na l pr od u c ti on s . Pr otu ne g iv es c on te nt cr ea to rs m or e flex ib il it y a n d wor k flo w effi ci en c y t ha n ev er b efo re[...]

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    68 69 / Pr otu n e COL OR C ol or a ll ow s yo u to a dju s t th e co lo r pro fil e of yo ur v id e o fo ota g e or p hot os . Color Setting Resulting Color Profile GoPro Color (de f au lt ) Provides GoPro color -corre cted profile (same gr eat c ol or a s w he n P rot un e is t ur n ed o ff ). Flat Pr ov id es n e utr a l co lo r pro fil e t[...]

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    70 71 / Pr otu n e Pr otu ne f or P h oto I S O Lim it Sett ing Lighting Condition/Resulting Quality 80 0 (d ef au lt ) Da r ker p ho to in v er y low l ig ht , in cr ea se d image noise 400 Da r ker p ho to in l ow l ig ht , mo de ra te i ma ge n oi se 200 Bright photo in ind oor lighting, marginal image noise 10 0 Bright photo in outd oor dayligh[...]

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    72 73 / Ba tt er y MA XIMI ZIN G BATT ERY L IFE T he b at te r y i co n on t h e ca me r a sc re e n bl in k s wh e n th e ba t ter y dro ps be lo w 1 0 %. If t h e ba tt er y rea c he s 0% w hi le re c or di ng , t he c a me ra sa ve s th e fil e an d p owe r s off. T o m ax im ize b at te r y l if e, cl os e th e Go Pr o Ap p. To max im ize b a[...]

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    74 75 / Ba tt er y REM OV ING TH E BATT ERY F RO M THE C AM ER A T he HE RO 4 Si lve r b at ter y is d es ig ne d to h av e a tig ht fi t to ma x imi ze reliabilit y in high -vibration ac tivities. T o Re mo ve th e Ba tt er y: 1. Op en t h e ba tt er y doo r by p l ac in g yo ur t hu m b in t he i nd e nt at io n in th e b at ter y do or (o n th [...]

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    76 77 BA T TERY DISPOSAL Most rechargea ble lithium-ion batteries are classified as non- hazardous wa s te a nd a re s af e fo r di sp os a l in t he n or m al m un ic ip al w a st e st re am . Ma ny l oc a li tie s ha ve l aw s i n pl ac e re qu ir in g b at te r y re c y cl in g . Ch e ck yo ur lo c al l a ws t o ma ke su re t ha t you c a n d i[...]

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    78 79 / Im po r t an t Me s s ag e s FIL E REPA IR IC ON If yo u s ee t he F il e Rep a ir ic o n on t he c a me ra d is pl a ys , yo ur l as t v id eo fi le w as c or r u pte d d ur in g re co rd i ng . Pr es s a ny b ut to n to r ep ai r th e fil e. TEMPERA TURE ICO N T he Temp er at ur e ic on a p pe ar s o n th e ca m er a st at us sc re e n [...]

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    80 81 / C a me r a Hou si n g T o S e cu re th e C am er a in t he H ou si ng: 1. Op en t h e ho us in g an d d ro p th e c am er a in to p osi ti on . 2. M ake s ur e th e s ea l ar ou nd t h e ba ck do or i s f re e of d eb r is . 3. C lo se t he h ou si ng b a ck do or a n d sq ue ez e it cl os e d to en s ure a good seal. 4. P iv ot t he h in g[...]

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    82 83 / C a me r a Hou si n g PRO TI P: A pp l y Ra i n -X ® or a s imi la r a nt i- be a di ng s ol uti on t o th e ca m er a ho us in g le ns t o pr eve nt w at er s pot s f ro m fo r mi ng w h en u si ng yo ur c am e ra i n ra in o r wa te r . SWAPPING BACKDOORS Y o u c an s w it ch t he b a ck do or o f you r HE RO 4 Si lve r ca m er a to s ui[...]

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    84 85 / Usi n g th e Mo un t s ATTACHING YO UR C AME R A TO M OUN TS T o a tt a ch y ou r HER O 4 Sil ve r ca m er a to a mo u nt, y ou n e ed a Q ui ck Rel ea se B u ckl e, t hu mb s c re w or h ar d wa re d ep e nd in g on t h e mo un t yo u ar e us in g. Fo r mo re i nf or ma ti on o n mo un t s, v i sit gopro.com/support . Quick Release Buckle [...]

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    86 87 / Usi n g th e Mo un t s LOCKING PLUG If yo u a re u sin g t he HE RO 4 Bl a ck i n hi gh -i m pa c t sp or t s s u ch a s su r fin g or s ki in g w he re s ig nifi c an t im pa c t m ig ht o cc ur, use t h e lo ck in g pl ug to s e cu re ly l oc k th e Q ui ck Re le as e Bu c kle fi ng er s in to p la c e. T he lo ck in g p lug h el p s t[...]

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    88 89 / Fre qu e ntl y A s ked Q u es ti on s If yo ur c om p ute r d oe s not m e et th e m in imu m re q uir em e nt s, r e co rd at 72 0p 30 w it h Pr ot un e off, a nd m ak e su re t hat a l l oth er p ro gr a ms o n yo ur c om pu ter a r e clo se d . I FO RGO T M Y CA MER A'S NAM E OR PA SS WO RD Wi th t he c a me r a pow er ed o n , pr [...]