GoPro HERO7 Black Manual

The GoPro HERO7 Black is a high-end action camera that features a 12-megapixel camera, 4K video at 60 frames per second, waterproofing up to 33 feet, advanced HyperSmooth image stabilization, voice control, live streaming, and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for easy sharing.

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Table of Contents

  • Meet Your HERO7 Black
  • Setting Up Your Camera
    • MICROSD CARDS
    • INSTALLING YOUR MICROSD CARD
    • INSTALLING + CHARGING THE BATTERY
    • UPDATING YOUR CAMERA’S SOFTWARE
      • Updating With the GoPro App
      • Updating With the Quik Desktop App
      • Updating Manually
  • Getting to Know Your GoPro
    • POWERING ON
    • POWERING OFF
    • CAPTURE MODES
      • Video
      • Photo
      • Time Lapse
    • CAMERA ORIENTATION
      • Landscape Lock
    • CAPTURE MODES
    • USING THE TOUCH SCREEN
    • USING THE SHUTTER BUTTON
    • CHANGING MODES + SETTINGS
    • NAVIGATING WITH THE BUTTONS
  • Using QuikCapture
    • RECORDING VIDEO WITH QUIKCAPTURE
    • TAKING TIME LAPSE PHOTOS WITH QUIKCAPTURE
    • TURNING QUIKCAPTURE OFF
  • Adding HiLight Tags
  • Recording Video
    • VIDEO
    • LOOPING VIDEO
    • RECORDING SHORT CLIPS
    • USING TOUCH ZOOM
  • Video Settings
    • RES | FPS
    • FOV (VIDEO)
    • LOW LIGHT
    • STABILIZATION
    • PROTUNE
    • INTERVAL (LOOPING)
  • Taking Photos
    • PHOTO
    • BURST
    • NIGHT
    • SETTING UP THE PHOTO TIMER
    • USING TOUCH ZOOM
    • FOV
    • SUPERPHOTO
    • RAW
    • PROTUNE
    • RATE (BURST)
    • SHUTTER (NIGHT)
  • Capturing Time Lapse
    • TIMEWARP VIDEO
    • TIME LAPSE VIDEO
    • TIME LAPSE PHOTO
    • NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO
    • RESOLUTION (TIMEWARP + TIME LAPSE VIDEO)
    • SPEED (TIMEWARP VIDEO)
    • FOV
    • INTERVAL (TIME LAPSE VIDEO + TIME LAPSE PHOTO)
    • SHUTTER (NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO)
    • INTERVAL (NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO)
    • RAW (TIME LAPSE + NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO)
    • PROTUNE (TIME LAPSE PHOTO + NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO)
  • Live Streaming
    • SETTING UP A LIVE STREAM
  • Capturing the Action
  • Exposure Control
    • SETTING EXPOSURE CONTROL USING AUTO EXPOSURE
    • SETTING EXPOSURE CONTROL USING LOCKED EXPOSURE
      • Turning Exposure Control Off
  • Connecting to an External Microphone
  • Controlling Your GoPro With Your Voice
    • TURNING VOICE CONTROL ON + OFF
    • LIST OF VOICE COMMANDS
      • Using Action Commands
      • Using Mode Commands
    • TURNING ON YOUR GOPRO WITH YOUR VOICE
    • SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF COMMANDS ON YOUR CAMERA
    • CHANGING YOUR VOICE CONTROL LANGUAGE
  • Playing Back Your Media
    • USING GALLERY VIEW
      • Deleting Multiple Files
    • VIEWING VIDEOS + PHOTOS ON A MOBILE DEVICE
    • VIEWING VIDEOS + PHOTOS ON A COMPUTER
  • Using Your Camera With an HDTV
    • SEE YOUR VIDEOS + PHOTOS ON AN HDTV
    • CAPTURING VIDEO + PHOTOS WHILE CONNECTED TO AN HDTV
  • Connecting to Other Devices
    • CONNECTING TO THE GOPRO APP
      • Connecting for the First Time
      • After the First Time
    • CONNECTING TO BLUETOOTH DEVICES
    • SETTING THE CONNECTION SPEED
  • Transferring Your Media
    • CREATING A QUIKSTORY
      • Finding the Best Shots
    • TRANSFERRING YOUR MEDIA TO A COMPUTER
      • Using the Quik Desktop App
      • Transferring Directly From Your SD Card
    • AUTO UPLOADING TO THE CLOUD
    • MANUALLY UPLOADING TO THE CLOUD
    • ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD MEDIA
    • TURNING OFF AUTO UPLOAD
    • CONNECTING TO A DIFFERENT WIRELESS NETWORK
    • CHANGING YOUR GOPRO PLUS PREFERENCES
  • Customizing Your GoPro
    • USING THE DASHBOARD
    • DASHBOARD FEATURES
    • CONNECTION STATUS
    • CHANGING PREFERENCES
    • CONNECTIONS
    • GENERAL
      • Beep Volume
      • Default Mode
      • Auto Power Off
      • LEDs
      • Time and Date
      • Date Format
      • Video Compression
    • VOICE CONTROL
    • TOUCH SCREEN
    • REGIONAL
      • GPS
      • Language
      • Video Format
      • Regulatory
    • ABOUT
    • INPUT/OUTPUT
    • RESET
    • HIGH TEMPERATURE
    • FILE REPAIR
    • MEMORY CARD FULL
  • Resetting Your Camera
    • RESTARTING YOUR GOPRO
    • RESTORE ALL SETTINGS TO THE DEFAULTS
    • RESETTING CONNECTIONS
    • RESETTING THE CAMERA TIPS
    • RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS
  • Mounting Your GoPro
    • MOUNTING HARDWARE
    • USING THE FRAME
    • ATTACHING YOUR CAMERA TO MOUNTS
    • MOUNTING TIPS
    • USING YOUR GOPRO IN + AROUND WATER
  • Removing the Side Door
    • REMOVING THE SIDE DOOR
    • REATTACHING THE SIDE DOOR
  • Maintenance
  • Battery Information
    • MAXIMIZING BATTERY LIFE
    • RECORDING WHEN PLUGGED INTO A POWER SOURCE
    • BATTERY STORAGE + HANDLING
    • BATTERY DISPOSAL
  • Troubleshooting
    • MY GOPRO WON’T POWER ON
    • MY GOPRO WON’T RESPOND WHEN I PRESS A BUTTON
    • PLAYBACK ON MY COMPUTER IS CHOPPY
    • I FORGOT MY CAMERA’S USERNAME OR PASSWORD
    • I DON’T KNOW WHAT SOFTWARE VERSION I HAVE
    • I CAN’T FIND MY CAMERA’S SERIAL NUMBER
  • Tech Specs: Video
    • VIDEO RESOLUTION (RES)
    • FRAMES PER SECOND (FPS)
      • Resolution + FPS
    • ASPECT RATIO
    • FIELD OF VIEW (VIDEO)
    • HERO7 BLACK VIDEO SETTINGS
    • VIDEO STABILIZATION
      • HyperSmooth Video Stabilization
      • Standard Video Stabilization
      • Unstabilized
    • TURNING OFF VIDEO STABILIZATION
    • AUTO LOW LIGHT
      • Turning Off Auto Low Light
    • LOOPING INTERVAL
  • Tech Specs: Photo
    • SUPERPHOTO
      • High Dynamic Range (HDR)
      • Local Tone Mapping
      • Multi-Frame Noise Reduction
      • No Additional Processing
      • Turning SuperPhoto On
      • Using HDR On
    • SHUTTER SPEED (NIGHT + NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO)
    • BURST RATE
    • FIELD OF VIEW (PHOTO)
    • RAW FORMAT
  • Tech Specs: Time Lapse
    • TIMEWARP VIDEO SPEED
    • VIDEO RESOLUTION (TIMEWARP + TIME LAPSE VIDEO)
    • TIME LAPSE INTERVAL
      • Time Lapse Video Recording Time
    • NIGHT LAPSE PHOTO INTERVAL
  • Tech Specs: Protune
    • PROTUNE
    • COLOR
    • WHITE BALANCE
    • ISO MINIMUM/MAXIMUM
    • SHUTTER
    • EXPOSURE VALUE COMPENSATION (EV COMP)
    • SHARPNESS
    • RAW AUDIO
    • MICROPHONE SETTINGS
  • Customer Support
  • Trademarks
  • Regulatory Information