How to operate
A Gopro
GoPro HERO Tutorial: How To Get Started
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hey guys in this video I want to show
you how to get started with the GoPro
Hero the hero is GoPros entry-level
camera and it's a great way to get into
using a GoPro and figure out how it
works before you have to get into too
many settings so I'll get your camera
let's get started to open the box simply
lift the tabs at on the side here and
slide this sleeve off of the main box
then underneath here there's another tab
you just need to peel that back and then
you can slide the cover off your camera
there's some documentation here it's got
a QuickStart guide and some other
documentation you can remove that pull
this case off here are your cameras
right here put your camera out and
inside of this box here is the rest of
the stuff that comes with your kit so
you can get all that out too and here is
everything that should have come in the
kit here's a skeleton backdoor your
camera and it's on a buckle here and
there's two adhesive mounts in here and
also a white locking plug and a USB
cable you also need to buy a micro SD
card if you haven't already it requires
a class 10 or uhs-1 card up to 32
gigabytes max I'm just going to begin
with some basic information here this is
the waterproof housing that surrounds
your camera with all of the other GoPros
the camera actually comes out of this
case
but with the hero it's actually a
permanent part of this housing so as
long as you have this backdoor on which
is a solid backdoor here your camera is
completely waterproof as long as you
have the seal closed correctly this here
is the lens port it's called and it's in
front of the lens that's the part of the
camera housing that you really need to
make sure it stays clean free of water
drops and free of dirt so you can get a
nice clean video or picture this here is
called the buckle this is a horizontal
surface buckle and this is the thumb
screw that connects your camera to the
buckle the thumb screw is always used
when mounting your camera to one of the
mounts however the buckle is only used
with certain mounts your camera comes
with a partial battery charge
test it out record some videos or photos
but before you do that you have to
insert the microSD card into your camera
to insert the microSD card in your
camera you need to open the back door up
so lift this black tab in the front here
and release it from the back door then
you pull the back door forward this way
and that will open up the back your
camera if the buckle down here is in the
way just loosen this thumb screw rotate
the buckle out of the way and the back
door will open further and this is the
micro SD card slot so with your micro SD
card upside down with the text facing
towards you just insert it into the slot
here and push it in with your thumbnail
till it clicks in place and then close
the back door again by closing it all
the way both thumbs pull the latch over
the ledge here and push it down with
your fingers so that it closes securely
next I'm going to show you how to use
the buttons on your camera scroll
through some of the modes and give you a
basic rundown of how the camera works to
turn your camera on press this button
here this is the front power mode button
when you push that button your camera
will turn on straight into video mode if
you push the button again it scrolls
through the different modes there it's
in single photo mode there it's in burst
mode time-lapse mode and the settings
menu I'm going to push it one more time
to go back to video mode to start
recording a video you push the top
button here the shutter button now it's
recording a video you can see the LED
light flashing and the timer going that
indicates that the video is recording
push the button again to stop recording
now your camera display will show that
you have one video recorded video mode
is the only mode designated to taking
videos this mode here is the photo mode
this is designated to taking a single
photo with the push of a shutter button
so if you push the shutter button it
will take one photo if you push the mode
button again it will change to your
burst mode this takes ten photos over
two seconds so if you push the shutter
button it'll take ten photos
automatically over two seconds this is
great for action sequences and things
that are happening really fast the next
mode is time-lapse mode this will take
photo every half a second from when you
push the shutter button until you stop
pushing the shutter button it's going to
continuously take photos you can use
this for making time-lapse videos or
also for recording yourself in action
when you can't reach your camera a 32
gigabyte card can hold about 18,000
photos at 5 megapixels so you shouldn't
have a problem running out of room if
you push the mode button again it will
take you to the settings menu settings
menus where you can change video
resolution set the time and date format
your card which means erase the files
and turn quick capture on and a few
other settings there are only three
video resolutions with the hero so I'm
going to show you what they're for push
the top shutter button to select and you
can go into the settings menu this is
resolution so if you push the shutter
button again it'll show you the
different options we've got 1080
37:20 SF 60 and 720 - 60 so what that
means is 1080 - 30 means it's recording
1080p HD video at 30 frames per second
the 720 s - 60 means is recording 720p
video in super view at 60 frames a
second and the other one 720 F 60 is
recording 720p video at 60 frames a
second but it's not using the super view
setting the 30 frames per second is
great for regular speed video and it's
the highest quality video you can get
with this camera the 60 frames per
second resolutions are both good for
slow-motion you can slow down the video
two times and have good quality video to
make your selection in the settings menu
push the mode button it will select
different options and push the top
shutter button to select you can exit
out of the settings menu at any time by
holding down the top shutter button and
it'll take you back into video mode
on the LCD status screen here the top
icon shows what mode you're in so it's
showing a video camera that means you're
in video mode right here is the
resolution it says 720 s 60 that's the
video resolution or if you're in photo
modes it will show you the photo
resolution which is 5 megapixels on the
hero this counter here shows how many
videos you have recorded or if you're in
the photo modes it'll show you how many
photos you have recorded total on your
memory card right here the timer that
shows how much video time is left on the
memory card at the current resolution it
will change if you change the
resolutions because they take different
amount of memory or if you're in photo
mode it'll show how many photos are left
on your memory card and this indicator
here is the battery life status
indicator that just shows how many bars
about er you have left it's showing one
bar here so we're going to charge the
camera in just a minute to turn your
camera off
hold down the front power mode button
and your camera will turn off
to charge the battery on your hero
camera open up the back door of your
camera and grab the USB cable that came
in your kit plug the small end of the
USB cable into the USB port on your
camera plug the other end of the USB
cable into a port on a computer and
you'll see your camera will start
charging once the battery is completely
charged this will stop moving and will
be show a completely full battery the
battery lasts for about two and a half
hours in the beginning it's a lithium
rechargeable battery and it's not
removable from your camera
when your camera is connected to a
computer with USB cable and the USB mode
is indicated you should be able to
access your camera's memory card if
you're using a Mac there are some
programs that block that access to this
so you might have to use image capture
to import your files the memory card
usually shows up on your computer as no
name or untitled and within that folder
your files are stored in a folder called
100 GoPro you can drag those files onto
your computer which is best to drag them
onto your computer before you try to
view them the second way to transfer
your files is to actually remove the
micro SD card from your camera and use
the adapter that came with your micro SD
card you can put this into an SD card
slot on your computer and then drag the
files over to your computer from there
you always want to make sure your
camera's firmware that runs your camera
is updated there's two ways to update
your camera its firmware and that's
through GoPros website and gopro.com
slash support
we're also by connecting your camera
through GoPro studio which is GoPros
free editing software any updates will
add extra settings or fix any glitches
that were in your camera's firmware in
previous releases
the hero comes with two backdoors the
standard waterproof backdoor and the
skeleton backdoor the standard
waterproof backdoor is a solid backdoor
there's no openings in it this is good
for anytime you're going to be in the
water or in an environment where your
camera could get dirty or wet
the only drawback about the waterproof
backdoors the audio can be muffled
sometimes so if you're an environment
where your camera is not prone to get
dirty or wet you can use this skeleton
backdoor the skeleton backdoor also
allows you have access to the USB port
when it's on there to change the
backdoors you just open the backdoor up
by lifting the tab and flipping the
backdoor down and then you just kind of
wiggle it off till it comes this little
bar comes out of the clasps down here
just like that and then you can put on
the new backdoor make sure the white
gasket here this little rubber gasket is
what creates the seal so make sure
that's facing the inside of the camera
and then just wiggle it in place you
can't take the buckle off if you want if
you're having trouble doing it with it
on and then close the backdoor make sure
it seals up tight by getting the
complete ledge of this latch over the
ledge on the backdoor and closing it if
you're going to be using your camera for
surfing or other water sports I highly
recommend also getting a floaty backdoor
the GoPro cameras don't float and this
backdoor will help your camera float
when you put on the back your camera
the hero comes with a few basic mounting
pieces and although I'm sure you'll want
to expand your mounting selection from
here but this is a curved adhesive mount
with the square corners this is a flat
adhesive mount with the rounded corners
this is the white locking plug and the
camera comes on the buckle with the
thumb screw the curved adhesive mount
has a curved bottom here and this is
mostly for mounting to helmets or any
other curved surface the flat adhesive
mount is better for mounting to flat
surfaces because this bottom is
completely flat so you mount it to
boards
surfboards sometimes on your vehicle any
other area we have a nice flat smooth
surface and this is the white locking
plug this can be used when you're using
this horizontal surface buckle to secure
your camera and also to reduce vibration
for the adhesive mounts you want to find
a smooth surface it's not flexible and
nice and clean I wouldn't typically
adhere it to this because it's kind of
rough but I'm going to just to show you
how to use these the adhesive mounts
should be applied at room temperature
but if you're in a cold environment you
can heat up the bottom of it with a
hairdryer or a lighter without touching
the plastic liner of course and then
peel off the liner that will soften the
adhesive a bit when you're ready to
adhere the mount to the surface just
remove the red liner here steal it off
and stick it to the surface that you're
mounting it to give it a good push to
get the adhesive tacky and you should
wait 24 hours before you put your camera
into the adhesive mount after 72 hours
the adhesive will be fully cured and
you'll have a really strong mounting
location for your camera
then to mount your camera in there you
just slide these tabs in I'll show you
backwards you can see slide these tabs
in here and just slide it in until it
clicks in place and then you can put the
white locking plug in here it just fits
in between these tabs here and this goes
over the thumb screw before you attach
it just slides right down in there like
that and then this goes through the
thumb screw of course the hero is
compatible with a lot of the different
mounts made by GoPro and by other
companies to learn more about which
mounts might be right for you you can
check out my book here it is on the
helmet front mount and here it is on the
bobber buy go pull this is a floating
handle and GoPro also makes a floating
handle called the handler because your
camera is permanently part of this
housing and can't be replaced like the
other GoPro cameras I highly recommend
getting a protective case like this one
from in case the Blues protect your
housing so I won't get a scratch as
easily the scratches really show up
really prominently on this dark housing
I hope that helps you get started with
your hero camera for more information
and help on how to edit and share your
files and use all the different mounts
for GoPros check out my books on
amazon.com
