GoPro Hero 1080 Instructions

							1 - Status LCD Screen6 - USB Port
2 - Power/Mode Button 7 - Combo TV/Audio Out
3 - LED Light 8 - Battery Door
4 - HDTV Out Port 9 - Shutter/Select Button
5 - Hero BUS
™ Port 10 - SD Card Slot 
BASICS OF USING YOUR CAMERA
Free downloadable camera updates may be available at gopro.com. 
Be sure to insert an SD card into the camera or else you won’t be able to record photos or video.
POWER/MODE BUTTON  Front of CameraPOWER/MODE button turns camera on and o  and works as a mode switching button once camera is on.
SHUTTER BUTTON  Top of CameraShutter button starts and stops video recording and photo capture. When in the SET menu of options the 
shutter button acts as a toggle button for changing settings. See the SE\
TTINGS MENU section of these 
instructions for more information.
Turn Camera OnQuickly press the POWER/MODE button and camera will turn on. 
Camera will beep 3 times, indicating the camera is powering on.
Turn Camera O  Press and hold the POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds. 
Camera will beep 7 times, indicating the camera is shutting o .
Changing Modes Once camera is on, quickly pressing the POWER/MODE button will change 
modes from video mode to self-timer, to photo mode, etc.
The battery ships partially charged. For best initial performance, charge battery before  rst use. 
However, NO damage will occur to battery if used prior to charging. See charging section.
STATUS LCD ICONS
TO SHOOT VIDEO
Turn on camera by pressing POWER/MODE button. 
The camera will power on in VIDEO mode as the default mode.
Default resolution is 960p (1280x960). See Settings Menu section to learn about\
 resolutions.
Press shutter button to begin recording video. Camera will beep once.
Red LED light on front of the camera will blink while video is recording.
Press shutter button to stop recording or camera will automatically stop recording when 
your SD card is full or your battery dies (approx 2.25 hours of battery life on a full charge). 
Camera will beep 3 times when recording stops and  le is saved.
USING 10 SECOND TIMER
Press the POWER/MODE button until you see the 10 SECOND TIMER icon.
Press the SHUTTER button and the camera will automatically shoot a photo in 10 seconds.
As series of beeps and  ashing red LED light will indicate when the photo has been taken.
TO SHOOT PHOTOS EVERY “X” SECONDS TIME LAPSE MODE
BLINKING
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the blinking camera icon.
The default timing is to shoot a PHOTO EVERY “2” SECONDS, automatically.
Press the SHUTTER button to start taking photos. Press the SHUTTER button again to stop.
To change the timing to shoot a photo every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds, see the SETTINGS 
MENU section of these instruction.
TO SHOOT SINGLE SHOT PHOTOS
Press the POWER/MODE button repeatedly until you see the solid, non blinking camera icon.
Press SHUTTER button to take a photo.
A beep will sound and red LED will  ash to indicate a photo has been taken.
TO SHOOT TRIPLE SHOT SEQUENCE PHOTOS
Press POWER/MODE button until you see the triple shot icon on the front LCD 
status screen. 
Press the shutter button to shoot 3x photo-sequence in 2 seconds.
SETTINGS MENU / ADVANCED FEATURES
ENTERING THE SETTINGS MENU
Press the POWER/MODE button repeatedly until you see the  icon.
Press the SHUTTER button to enter settings menu.
Press the POWER/MODE button to cycle through options once in settings menu.
CHOOSING ONE BUTTON MODE ON / OFF“One Button Mode On” forces the camera to automatically begin recording video or photos once the camera 
is turned on, depending on which default power up mode the camera is set to (see next instructions). 
In “One Button Mode On” the camera is either “on and recording”, or powered o . This simpli es camera 
operation when loaning the camera to friends or when you know you only want to shoot in one mode.
The shutter button is disabled in “One Button Mode” and will not start or stop the recording while the 
camera is on. “One Button Mode” is convenient when you only want to shoot one type of video or photos 
and prefer to simplify operation of the camera to be either “on and recording” or o  with only the power 
button being used to operate the camera. This is a great “Simple Mode” for loaning the camera to friends.
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 (default setting)One Button Mode O .
One Button Mode On.
To turn “One Button Mode” ‘ON’:
1.  Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between SET MENU choices and stop when onO  (One Button Mode On) is showing on the screen.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the  next feature option.
3.  Turn your camera o  and then on again and the camera will begin recording in whatever  the default power on setting and resolution is set to.
4.  Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to stop recording and turn the camera o .
To turn “One Button Mode” ‘OFF’: 
1. Turn the camera on.
2. While the camera is on (and recording), press and hold the shutter button for 3 seconds. Let go.
3. The camera’s SET menu will appear.
4. Press the shutter button to enter the SET menu.
5.  When onO (One Button Mode On) appears, press the shutter button to toggle the setting  to onF (One Button Mode O ).
6. Turn the camera o .
7. When you turn the camera on again the One Button Mode feature will be turned o .
CHOOSING DEFAULT MODE AT POWER UPYou can program your camera to turn on in either Video mode, Photo mode, Triple Shot Sequence mode, 
or Photo Every “X” Seconds mode:
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 (default setting)Video Mode (F means “Filming”)
Single Shot Photo Mode
Triple Shot Photo Mode
Photo Every “X” Seconds Mode
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING VIDEO RESOLUTIONYour HD HERO camera shoots the following video resolutions:
Symbol on 
LCD Screen Description
ResolutionFrames 
per 
SecondSuggested Use
16:9 Wide Angle 
Standard 
De nitionVideo WVGA 
(848x480)
60 NTSC
50 PALWhen smaller  le size and 
highest frame rate is desired.
16:9 HD Video
720p 
(1280 x 720)30 NTSC
25 PALWhen mounting on vehicles or 
gear, when a very wide angle 
is desired but vertical viewing 
area is not as important.
16:9  Widest 
HD Video
720p 
(1280 x 960)60 NTSC
50 PAL
Same as r2 but with ultra slow 
motion playback.
(default 
resolution) 4:3 Tallest HD Video
Max Overall View
960p 
(1280 x 960)30 NTSC
25 PALWhen mounting on body. 
helmet, surfboard or chest 
harness, this mode o ers the 
most vertical viewing area of 
all resolutions.
16:9 Full HD
Highest Resolution
1080p 
(1920 x 1080)30 NTSC
25 PALWhen vehicle or gear 
mounted, best choice for 
highest in-car  lming. 25% 
narrower  eld of view (127º) 
compared to 170º view of 
other resolutions.
NOTE: Above r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5 settings in the SET menu appear as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (no\
 “r”) on the 
bottom le  corner of LCD screen when not in the SET menu. See previous “STATUS LCD ICONS” 
drawing for an example of this.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING EXPOSURE SETTINGChoose  between Spot Meter and Center Weighted Average Meter exposure settings depending on the lighting 
of your environment:
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  (default setting)Center weighted average meter is best for normal outdoor and 
indoor lighting conditions.
  
This icon appears on LCD when 
spot meter is active. Spot meter is primarily for shooting from inside of a car or other dark 
space looking out into a brighter outside setting. Spot meter adjusts 
the exposure for the absolute center of the scene, for example the road 
ahead instead of the interior of the car.
If you are wanting optimum exposure of the inside of the car,  lming 
mainly the driver for example, choose Cnt center weighted average 
to expose for the inside of the car.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
UPSIDE DOWN IMAGE CAPTURE  If you need to mount your camera upside down to get the perfect photo or video angle, you can program 
the camera to save the photo or video upside down so that it appears right side up when you review 
it on your computer or TV. This eliminates the need to “ ip” the photo or video later on your computer.
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ScreenFunction
 (default setting)
Saves photos and videos in a normal “right side up” orientation.
Saves photos and videos upside down so that they appear right side up when 
you review on your computer or TV. The video camera and photo icons will 
blink quickly on the LCD screen to reminding you that you are saving photos 
and videos in upside down mode.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between the UP / UPd choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
SETTING VIDEO LIVE FEED ON / OFFYou can set your camera to send a live video signal out the side TV or HDTV ports by toggling the VIDEO 
LIVE FEED setting on and o . Video Live Feed via the USB port is not supported. When Video Live Feed 
is set to OFF (LFF) the camera will switch into video / photo playback mode when one of the included \
TV 
cables are plugged into the camera. If Video Live Feed is turned on (LFO), the camera will stay in normal 
camera mode when plugged into a TV and will send a live video signal to the TV. Plugging in the component 
cable will send an HD video signal out from the camera, and plugging in the composite cable will send a 
standard de nition signal out from the camera. Video Live Feed On allows for plugging the camera into 
wireless transmitters and TVs for live viewing from the camera. NOTE: If the component cable is used to 
send live HD video out from the camera, and you begin simultaneously recording HD video to the SD card, 
the live video feed will be reduced to standard de nition as the camera cannot record and transmit HD video 
at the same time. If you wish to have an HD live video feed from the camera you cannot begin recording HD 
video to the SD card. If the composite cable is used to send standard de nition video out from the camera, 
then the camera can simultaneously record HD video to the SD card.
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 (default setting)Video Live Feed OFF.
Video Live Feed ON.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between the LFF / LFO choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING ON SCREEN DISPLAY ON / OFFWhen the camera sends a live feed video signal out to a wireless transmitter or TV, it will send a battery 
meter icon and a recording on/o  icon via an “On Screen Display” that will appear in the video feed. 
If you prefer to turn these status icons o , you can do so by toggling the “On Screen Display” setting o .
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 (default setting)On Screen Display ON
On Screen Display OFF
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between the oSO / oSF choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING PHOTO EVERY 2, 5, 10, 30, 60 SECONDS TIMINGYou can shoot a photo every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds, ongoing, with the “Photo every X seconds” mode. 
When you see P2 (photo every 2 seconds is the default setting), you can press the SHUTTER button to 
toggle the following options:
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 /  /  /  / Shoots photos in 2 / 5 / 10 / 30 / or 60 second intervals.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING LED BLINKING ON / OFFYou can set the red LED light to blink while  lming or to be o  at all times, for stealth:
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 (default setting)LED blinking ON.
LED blinking OFF.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the  next feature option.
  
Photo ModeResolution Indicator
Triple Shot Photo 
ModeDelete Last/All Format 
SD Card
Video ModeBattery Meter
10 Second Timer 
ModeSpot Meter Exposure 
ON
Number of Files 
on SD CardSD Card Not Inserted
H E R O 1 0 8 0 INSTRUCTIONS 
						

							CONNECTIVITY / BATTERY CHARGING
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSThe HD HERO camera is compatible with Microso ® XP/VISTA or later, or Mac 
OSX 10.4 or later. The HD HERO camera can also be plugged into any standard 
de nition or HDTV that has RCA or component (RGB) ports, allowing for high 
quality playback.
Windows System Requirements for Full HD 1080p and 720p 60 fps Playback:
•Microsoſt  Windows® XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Vista or Windows 7
•3.2 GHz Pentium 4 or faster
•Direct X 9.0c or later
•At least 1 GB of system RAM
•Video card 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 card with at least 128MB of RAM
If you are having problems achieving smooth playback on your computer, the HD HERO camera can also 
plug directly into any standard de nition or HDTV that has RCA or component (RGB) ports. The HD HERO 
camera itself provides very smooth playback directly on a TV and when using component (RGB) cables for 
HD playback, the quality matches that of playing back on a computer.
USING SD CARDSThe HD HERO camera is compatible with 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacity SD and SDHC \
cards. 
While all speed cards work in the camera, GoPro recommends minimum Class 4 speed cards for reliability 
when shooting HD video. GoPro’s own testing has shown improved reliability in high vibration activities with 
name brand SD and SDHC cards. 
To insert the SD card, slide the SD card into the SD card slot on the side of the camera with the SD card 
label facing the front of the camera. The SD card will click into place once it is inserted past  ush with the 
camera. Use your  nger nail to do this.
To remove the SD card, push it further into the camera and it will spring out from the camera far enough 
so that you can pull it out.
TRANSFERRING VIDEO AND PHOTOS TO COMPUTER
On a PC with WINDOWS operating system:
1. Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable. 
2.  Turn on the camera by pressing POWER/MODE button. LCD 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 “Removable 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  les will be in the “ 100GOPRO” folder. 
8. Drag your photo and video  les to your hard drive or double click a  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 camera as an external hard drive.
IMPORTANT TIP FOR MAC USERS: When deleting  les from your SD card you must empty the trash 
before removing the SD card or unplugging the camera. If you do not empty your trash the photo and 
video  les will not be completely erased from your SD card.
CHARGING BATTERYThe LCD will blink a “bAt” message when the battery is low and the camera will save the  le, if recording, 
and turn o . You must now charge your battery.
1. Connect the camera to a computer with the included USB cable.
2. Red LED on front of camera will turn on, indicating the battery is charging.
3. Red LED will turn o  once battery is charged. 
4.  Battery will charge 80% in 2 hours when plugged into computer USB port. 100% charge a er  4 hours total charging time.
5.  Battery will charge 80% in one hour when using a 1000mAh USB compatible wall or car charger.  100% charge a er 2 hours total charging time.
To charge battery and record video / photos simultaneously
You can charge the camera’s battery while simultaneously recording video or photos. Simply plug the 
camera into any 500mAh or 1000mAh USB-based wall, car, or phone charger to charge the HD HERO 
camera while recording video or photos. It is best to use a 1 amp (1000mAh) charger for maximum 
charging performance when also recording video or photos with the camera while charging.
Spare batteries batteries are available at gopro.com and authorized GoPro resellers.
REMOVING BATTERY FROM THE CAMERAThe battery is designed to have a very tight  t to maximize reliability in high vibration activities. To remove 
the battery, squeeze the sides of the battery and pull it out of the cam\
era. It is intentionally not easy to do, 
but the battery will come out. In most cases it is not necessary to remove the battery. Please note, if you 
do remove the battery you will lose your time and date settings on the camera. Additional batteries and 
charging accessories are available at gopro.com.
CONNECTING CAMERA TO TV OR HDTVMake sure your camera is set to the correct NTSC or PAL video setting or your camera will not work 
properly with your TV. This is explained in the SETTINGS MENU section of these instructions.
STEPS TO REVIEW PHOTOS AND VIDEO ON A TV OR HDTV1.   Make sure your camera is set to LIVE FEED OFF (LFF) in the SET menu. LIVE FEED OFF will al\
low your  camera to playback saved video and photos  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 in\
cluded  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 are for the  HD video signal.
4.  Once plugged in, turn on your camera. 
5.  The most recent video saved to the SD card will begin playing on the screen.
6.   Press POWER/MODE button to advance to the next video. Press the SHUTTER button to return  to the previous video. 
7.   To view photos, press 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 return to the previous photo.
10.  Press and hold POWER/MODE button for 2 seconds to return to video playback mode, if desired.
11. Unplug camera from the TV and turn camera o  when  nished reviewing
TROUBLESHOOTING
“S oS” MESSAGE ON LCD SCREENIf you see the “SoS” message on your LCD screen, that means your video  le was corrupted during 
recording for some reason. While SoS is showing on the screen, press ANY BUTTON on the camera 
and the camera will repair the  le.
“HO t” MESSAGE ON LCD SCREENIf you see the “HOt” message on your LCD screen, that means that your camera has become to hot and it needs 
to cool down. Don’t worry, no damage has occurred to your camera. Simply let it sit and cool before attempting 
to use it again. Your camera will not allow itself to overheat, so do not worry as no damage has occurred.
FCC STATEMENTModi cations not approved 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 C\
lass B digital device, pursuant 
to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation.
This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, 
which can be determined by turning the equipment on and o .
The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
•  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diff erent from that to which the receiver 
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CHOOSING BEEPING SOUND ON / OFFYou can set the beeping sound to beep or be silent at all times, for stea\
lth:
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
 (default setting)Beeping sound ON.
Beeping sound OFF.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
CHOOSING NTSC / PAL SETTINGThis controls both the video recording frame rate and playback of video from the camera when viewing 
on a TV.
Select nSC (NTSC) if viewing on a TV in North America. Choose PAL if viewing on a PAL TV 
(most televisions outside of North America). or if viewing on a PAL TV in any region.
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 (default setting)NTSC TV setting for North America. Camera will record in 60 or 30 
frames per second depending on which resolution is selected.
PAL TV setting for most regions outside of North America. Camera 
will record in 50 or 25 frames per second depending on which 
resolution is selected.
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen  and continue to the next feature option.
DELETE LAST FILE SAVEDWhen “LSt” is on the LCD screen, you can delete the last  le saved to the SD card:
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To delete last  le saved to camera, press 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” wi\
ll stop 
blinking and the  le will NOT be deleted. You 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  le from the SD card. Red LED on front of camera will 
blink while card is being formatted.
DELETE ALL FILES AND FORMAT SD CARDWhen “ALL” is on the LCD screen, you can delete all  les and format the SD card:
Symbol on LCD Screen
Function
To delete all  les and FORMAT SD card, press SHUTTER button when 
ALL is on screen. ALL will start blinking as a warning.
 (blinking)
TO CHOOSE NO FORMAT “ALL” will blink for 5 seconds. If you do nothing...”ALL” will stop blinking 
and the SD card will NOT be formatted. You can press the POWER/MODE 
button to advance to the next option in the SET menu.
 (blinking)
TO CHOOSE YES FORMAT If you press the shutter button while ALL is blinking, you will format the 
SD card, losing all  les and data. Red LED on front of camera will blink 
while card is being formatted. IMPORTANT: this will format your card 
and all data on the card will be deleted.
AUTO POWER OFF SETTINGYou can program the camera to automatically turn o  at 60, 120, 300 seconds, or you can set the camera 
to OFF to keep the camera on until you manually turn it o . 
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Function
 (default setting)Camera will only turn o  if manually turned o .
Camera will turn o  60 seconds a er last button press (unless 
recording video or shooting automatic photos).
Camera will turn o  120 seconds (2 minutes) a er last button press 
(unless recording video or shooting automatic photos).
Camera will turn o  300 seconds (5 minutes) a er last button press 
(unless recording video or shooting automatic photos).
1. Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
2.  Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the  next feature option.
SETTING THE TIME AND DATEYou can set the time and date on the camera as long as the battery stays in the camera. Once the battery is 
removed the time and date settings will be lost:
Symbol on LCD Screen Function
When you see “dAt” on the screen, press SHUTTER button to set the 
time and date.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle from Y09 (2009) to Y30 (2030). 
Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle from 01 (January) to 12 (December). 
Press SHUTTER to advance to next date setting.
Press POWER/MODE button to toggle from 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 from 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 from 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 return to the SEt entrance  for the settings menu.
EXITING THE SETTINGS MENUWhen you see ESC on the screen, press the SHUTTER button to exit the SETTINGS MENU.