CONNECTIVITY / BA TTERY CHARGING
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The HD HERO camera is compatible with Micr oso ® XP/VISTA or later , or Mac
OSX 10.4 or later . The HD HERO camer a can also be plugged into any standard
defi nition or HDTV that has RCA or component (RGB) ports, allowing for high
quality playback.
Windo ws System Requirements for Full HD 1080p and 720p 60 fps Playback:
•Microsoſt Windo ws® XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Vista or Windo ws 7
•3.2 GHz Pentium 4 or faster
•Direct X 9.0c or later
•At least 1 GB of system RAM
•Video car d with at least 256MB of RAM
Macintosh System Requirements for Full HD 1080p and 720p 60 fps Playback:
•Mac OS® X v10.4.11 or later
•2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster
•At least 1 GB of system RAM
•Video car d with at least 128MB of RAM
If you are having pr oblems achieving smooth playback on your computer , the HD HERO camer a can also
plug directly into any standar d defi nition or HDTV that has RCA or component (RGB) ports. The HD HERO
camera itself pr ovides very smooth playback dir ectly on a TV and when using component (RGB) cables for
HD playback, the quality matches that of playing back on a computer .
USING SD CARDS
The HD HERO camera is compatible with 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacity SD and SDHC car ds.
While all speed cards work in the camer a, GoPro r ecommends minimum Class 4 speed cards for r eliability
when shooting HD video. GoPro’ s o wn testing has shown impr oved r eliability in high vibration activities with
name brand SD and SDHC car ds.
T o insert the SD card, slide the SD car d into the SD car d slot on the side of the camera with the SD car d
label facing the front of the camer a. The SD card will click into place once it is inserted past fl ush with the
camera. Use your fi nger nail to do this.
T o remo ve the SD car d, push it further into the camera and it will spring out fr om the camera far enough
so that you can pull it out.
TRANSFERRING VIDEO AND PHOTOS T O COMPUTER
On a PC with WINDOWS operating system:
1. Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable.
2. T urn on the camera by pr essing POWER/MODE button. L CD screen will display “USB”.
3. Double click on MY COMPUTER and you will see a “Removable Disk” icon. If you do not see this, close the
MY COMPUTER folder and then reopen it and the “Remo vable Disk” icon should appear .
4. Double click the “Removable Disk” icon.
5. Then double click the “DCIM” folder icon.
6. Then double click the “ 100GOPRO” icon.
7. The photo and video fi les will be in the “ 100GOPRO” folder .
8. Drag your photo and video fi les to your hard driv e or double click a fi le to view it.
On a MAC:
1. Simply plug the camera into your MAC with the included USB cable, turn your camera on, and the MAC
OS will recognize the camer a as an external hard driv e.
IMPORT ANT TIP FOR MAC USERS: When deleting fi les from your SD card you must empty the tr ash
before r emoving the SD car d or unplugging the camera. If you do not empty your tr ash the photo and
video fi les will not be completely erased from your SD car d.
CHARGING BA TTERY
The L CD will blink a “bAt” message when the battery is low and the camer a will save the fi le, if recor ding,
and turn off . Y ou must now char ge your battery.
1. Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable.
2. Red LED on front of camer a will turn on, indicating the battery is charging.
3. Red LED will turn off once battery is charged.
4. Battery will charge 80% in 2 hours when plugged into computer USB port. 100% char ge a er
4 hours total charging time.
5. Battery will charge 80% in one hour when using a 1000mAh USB compatible wall or car char ger .
100% charge a er 2 hours total charging time.
T o charge battery and r ecor d video / photos simultaneously
Y ou can char ge the camera’ s battery while simultaneously r ecording video or photos. Simply plug the
camera into any 500mAh or 1000mAh USB-based wall, car , or phone charger to char ge the HD HERO
camera while r ecording video or photos. It is best to use a 1 amp (1000mAh) char ger for maximum
charging performance when also r ecor ding video or photos with the camera while char ging.
Spare batteries batteries ar e available at gopro.com and authorized GoPr o resellers.
REMOVING BA TTERY FROM THE CAMERA
The battery is designed to have a v ery tight fi t to maximize reliability in high vibration activities. T o r emov e
the battery, squeeze the sides of the battery and pull it out of the camera. It is intentionally not easy to do,
but the battery will come out. In most cases it is not necessary to remo ve the battery. Please note, if you
do remo ve the battery you will lose your time and date settings on the camer a. Additional batteries and
charging accessories ar e available at gopro.com .
CONNECTING CAMERA T O TV OR HDTV
Make sur e your camera is set to the cor r ect NTSC or PAL video setting or your camer a will not work
properly with your TV . This is explained in the SETTINGS MENU section of these instructions.
STEPS T O REVIEW PHOT OS AND VIDEO ON A TV OR HDTV
1. Make sure your camer a is set to LIVE FEED OFF (LFF) in the SET menu. LIVE FEED OFF will allow your
camera to playback sav ed video and photos fi les on a TV via TV playback.
2. Plug your camera into the RCA or COMPONENT (RGB) ports on your TV or HDTV with the included
cables. Icons on the side of the camera indicate which cables to use in which ports.
3. If plugging into an HDTV , use the RCA cables for sound while the COMPONENT (RGB) cables ar e for the
HD video signal.
4. Once plugged in, turn on your camera.
5. The most recent video sav ed to the SD card will begin playing on the scr een.
6. Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next video. Pr ess the SHUTTER button to return
to the previous video.
7. To view photos, pr ess and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to switch to photo playback mode.
8. Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next photo.
9. Press the SHUTTER button to r eturn to the pr evious photo.
1 0 . Pr ess and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to return to video playback mode, if desir ed.
1 1 . Unplug camer a from the TV and turn camer a off when fi nished reviewing
TROUBLESHOOTING
“SoS” MESSAGE ON L CD SCREEN
If you see the “SoS” message on your L CD screen, that means your video fi le was corrupted during
recor ding for some r eason. While SoS is showing on the scr een, press ANY BUTT ON on the camera
and the camera will r epair the fi le.
“HOt” MESSAGE ON L CD SCREEN
If you see the “HOt” message on your L CD screen, that means that your camer a has become to hot and it needs
to cool down. Don ’t wor ry, no damage has occur r ed to your camera. Simply let it sit and cool befor e attempting
to use it again. Y our camera will not allo w itself to ov erheat, so do not wor ry as no damage has occur red.
FCC ST A TEMENT
Modifi cations not approv ed by the party responsible for compliance could void user’ s authority to operate
the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to pr ovide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential
installation.
This equipment generates and can r adiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television r eception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off .
The user is encouraged to try to cor r ect the interference by one or mor e of the following measur es:
• Reorient or relocate the r eceiving antenna.
• Increase the separ ation between the equipment and the r eceiver .
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diff erent fr om that to which the receiv er
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CHOOSING BEEPING SOUND ON / OFF
Y ou can set the beeping sound to beep or be silent at all times, for stealth:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
Beeping sound ON.
Beeping sound OFF .
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING NTSC / P AL SETTING
This controls both the video r ecording fr ame rate and playback of video fr om the camera when viewing
on a TV .
Select nSC (NTSC) if viewing on a TV in North America. Choose P AL if viewing on a PAL TV
(most televisions outside of North America). or if viewing on a P AL TV in any region.
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
NTSC TV setting for North America. Camera will r ecord in 60 or 30
frames per second depending on which r esolution is selected.
P AL TV setting for most regions outside of North America. Camer a
will recor d in 50 or 25 frames per second depending on which
resolution is selected.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een
and continue to the next feature option.
DELETE LAST FILE SAVED
When “LSt” is on the L CD screen, you can delete the last fi le saved to the SD card:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
T o delete last fi le saved to camera, pr ess SHUTTER button when
LSt is on screen. LSt will start blinking as a warning.
(blinking)
TO CHOOSE NO DELETE
“LSt” will blink for 5 seconds. If you do nothing...”LSt” will stop
blinking and the fi le will NOT be deleted. Y ou can press the POWER/
MODE button to advance to the next option in the SET menu.
(blinking)
TO CHOOSE YES DELETE
If you press the shutter button while LSt is blinking, you will deleted
the last saved fi le from the SD car d. Red LED on front of camer a will
blink while card is being formatted.
DELETE ALL FILES AND FORMA T SD CARD
When “ALL ” is on the L CD scr een, you can delete all fi les and format the SD card:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
T o delete all fi les and FORMAT SD car d, pr ess SHUTTER button when
ALL is on screen. ALL will start blinking as a warning.
(blinking)
TO CHOOSE NO FORMA T
“ALL ” will blink for 5 seconds. If you do nothing...”ALL ” will stop blinking
and the SD card will NOT be formatted. Y ou can press the POWER/MODE
button to advance to the next option in the SET menu.
(blinking)
TO CHOOSE YES FORMA T
If you press the shutter button while ALL is blinking, you will format the
SD card, losing all fi les and data. Red LED on front of camera will blink
while card is being formatted. IMPORT ANT : this will format your car d
and all data on the card will be deleted.
AUTO POWER OFF SETTING
Y ou can progr am the camera to automatically turn off at 60, 120, 300 seconds, or you can set the camera
to OFF to keep the camera on until you manually turn it off .
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
(default setting)
Camera will only turn off if manually turned off .
Camera will turn off 60 seconds a er last button press (unless
recor ding video or shooting automatic photos).
Camera will turn off 120 seconds (2 minutes) a er last button press
(unless recor ding video or shooting automatic photos).
Camera will turn off 300 seconds (5 minutes) a er last button press
(unless recor ding video or shooting automatic photos).
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle betw een choices.
2. Press the POWER/MODE button to sav e whichever setting is showing on the scr een and continue to the
next feature option.
SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE
Y ou can set the time and date on the camera as long as the battery stays in the camer a. Once the battery is
remo ved the time and date settings will be lost:
Symbol on L CD Screen Function
When you see “dAt” on the screen, pr ess SHUTTER button to set the
time and date.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle fr om Y09 (2009) to Y30 (2030).
Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle fr om 01 (January) to 12 (December).
Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle fr om d01 (1st day of month) to d31
(31st day of month). Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle fr om H00 (12 a.m. military time) to H23
(11 p.m. military time). Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle fr om 00 (zero minutes) to 59 (59
minutes). Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
1. Once you select the “minutes” setting and press the SHUTTER button, you will r eturn to the SEt entrance
for the settings menu.
EXITING THE SETTINGS MENU
When you see ESC on the screen, pr ess the SHUTTER button to exit the SETTINGS MENU.