GoPro Hero Session User Manual

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Resetting Your Camera’s Wireless Name and Password
1.  With your camera off, press and hold the Info/Wireless  button 
until the reset options appear (about eight seconds).
2.  Press the Info/Wireless  button again to highlight Yes.
3.  Press the Shutter/Select  button [ 
 ] to select Yes and reset your 
camera name and password. The default password   
is  goprohero .
PRO TIP: When you turn off your camera with the GoPro App for 
mobile or a GoPro remote, wireless remains on so that you can...

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SettingDescription
Up     Camera is used right-side up.
Down     Camera is used upside down. This option 
eliminates the need to flip your video during 
editing when the camera is mounted 
 
upside down.
/ Setup Mode
Default Mode
This setting applies only when HERO Session
™ is connected to the 
GoPro App for mobile or a GoPro remote. You can select the capture 
mode that appears when the camera is powered on with the app or 
the remote. The options are Video (default), Looping Video, Photo, 
Burst,...

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LED
This setting determines whether the camera status lights (red) and 
wireless status lights (blue) are on (default) or off.
Beeps
You can set the volume for the sound indicators to be 100% (default), 
70%, or Off.
/ Setup Mode
Video Format
The NTSC/PAL settings govern frame rates for recording and 
playback when viewing video on a T V/HDT V.
Setting Description
NTSC (default) Viewing video on an NTSC T V/HDT V (most 
televisions in Nor th America)
PAL Viewing video on a PAL T V/HDT V (most...

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Date/Time
Your camera’s date and time are automatically set when you connect 
your camera to the GoPro App. This setting lets you manually set the 
date and time, if needed.
Delete
This setting lets you delete the most recently captured video, photo, 
Burst sequence, or Time Lapse sequence. You also have the option 
to delete all files and reformat the memor y card. The camera status 
lights blink until the operation is complete.
/ Setup Mode
NOTICE : If you select All/Format, the memor y card is...

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PROTUNE™ BENEFITS 
Protune unlocks the camera’s full potential, yielding stunning 
image quality and cinema-caliber video optimized for professional 
productions. Protune gives content creators more flexibility and 
workflow efficienc y than ever before.
Protune is compatible with professional color correction tools,   
GoPro App for desktop, and other video editing software.
Protune enables manual control of White Balance, Color, ISO Limit, 
Sharpness, and Exposure Value Compensation for advanced...

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WHITE BALANCE
White balance adjusts the overall color tone of videos. 
Setting Description
Auto (default) Automatically adjusts the color tone based 
 
on the environmental conditions
3000K Warm light (incandescent or sunrise/
 
sunset lighting)
5500K Slightly cool light (cool fluorescent or 
 
average daylight)
/ Protune
Setting Description
6500K Cool light (overcast conditions)
Native Minimally color-corrected file from the 
image sensor that allows for more precise 
adjustments in...

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COLOR
C olor allows you to adjust the color profile of your video footage.
Color Setting Resulting Color Profile
GoPro Color 
(default) Provides GoPro color-corrected profile (same 
great color as when Protune is turned off ).
Flat Provides neutral color profile that can be color-
corrected to better match footage captured with 
other equipment, offering more flexibility in post-
production. Due to its long cur ve, Flat captures 
more details in shadows and highlights.
/ Protune
ISO LIMIT
ISO Limit...

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SHARPNESS
Sharpness controls the level of detail and contrast in your video.
Setting Resulting Quality
On (default) Moderately sharp video
Off Softer video that allows for more flexibility 
during post-production
PRO TIP:  If you plan to increase sharpness during editing, turn this 
set ting off.
/ Protune
EXPOSURE VALUE COMPENSATION (EV COMP)
Exposure Value Compensation affects the brightness of your video. 
Adjusting this setting can improve image quality when shooting in 
environments with...

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PRO TIP: Exposure Value Compensation adjusts brightness   
within the existing ISO Limit. If brightness has already reached the 
ISO Limit in a low-light environment, increasing the Exposure Value 
Compensation does not have any effect.
RESET 
This option resets all Protune settings to their default values.
/ Protune
To play back your video and photos on a computer, you must first 
transfer these files to a computer. Transferring also frees up space   
on your microSD card for new content.
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3. Press the Shutter/Select  button [  ] to power on the camera and 
open the impor ter in the app. 
4.  Follow the on-screen instructions. 
PRO TIP:  You can also transfer files to a computer using a card reader 
(sold separately). Connect the card reader to your computer and inser t 
the microSD card into the reader. You can then transfer your files to 
your computer or delete selected files on your card.
/ Transferring Files to a Computer / Playing Back Video and Photos
PLAYING BACK CONTENT ON A...