GoPro HERO10 Black Bones User Manual Tech Specs: Protune

Protune unlocks your camera’s full creative potential by giving you manual control of advanced settings, including Color, White Balance, and Shutter Speed. It’s compatible with professional color correction tools and other editing software.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

• Protune settings can be adjusted using QR codes. They cannot be adjusted using the GoPro Quik app.

• Protune is available for all modes except Looping and LiveBurst.

• Changes to Protune settings in one preset apply only to that preset. For example, changing the White Balance for Time Lapse does not affect White Balance for Burst photos.

BIT RATE

Bit rate determines the amount of data used to record a second of video. Choose between high or low.

COLOR

Color lets you adjust the color profile of your videos or photos.

WHITE BALANCE

White Balance lets you adjust the color temperature of videos and photos to optimize for cool or warm lighting conditions.

Options for this setting are Auto (default), 2300K, 2800K, 3200K, 4000K, 4500K, 5000K, 5500K, 6000K, 6500K, and Native. Lower values will give you warmer tones.

You can also choose Auto to let your GoPro set the White Balance or the Native setting to create a minimally color-corrected file that allows for more precise adjustments in post-production.

ISO MINIMUM/MAXIMUM

ISO Minimum and ISO Maximum let you set a range for the camera’s sensitivity to light and image noise. Image noise refers to the degree of graininess in the shot.

In low light, higher ISO values result in brighter images but with more image noise. Lower values result in darker images with less image noise.

The default for ISO Maximum is 1600 for video and 3200 for photos. The default for ISO Minimum is 100.

Heads Up: For the Video and Photo modes, ISO behavior depends on the Protune Shutter setting. The ISO Maximum that you select is used as the maximum ISO value. The ISO value that is applied might be lower depending on the lighting conditions.

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PRO TIP: To lock the ISO at a specific value, set ISO Minimum and ISO Maximum to the same values.

SHUTTER

The Protune Shutter setting only applies to the Video, Photo, and LiveBurst modes. This setting determines how long the shutter stays open. The default setting is Auto.

For Photo, the options are Auto, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, and 1/2000 second.

For Video, the options depend on the fps setting, as shown below.

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PRO TIP: To reduce the amount of blur in videos and photos when using the Shutter setting, mount your camera on a tripod or other stable surface where it won’t wobble or shake.

EXPOSURE VALUE COMPENSATION (EV COMP)

Exposure Value Compensation affects the brightness of your photos and videos. Adjusting this setting can improve image quality when shooting scenes with sharply contrasting lighting conditions. Higher values result in brighter images.

Options for this setting range from -2.0 to +2.0. The default setting is 0.0.

Heads Up: For Video, this setting is available only if Shutter is set to Auto.

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PRO TIP: EV Comp adjusts brightness within the existing ISO setting. If brightness has already reached the ISO setting in a low-light environment, increasing the EV Comp does not have any effect. To continue increasing the brightness, select a higher ISO value.

SHARPNESS

Sharpness controls the quality of details captured in your video footage or photos. Options for this setting are High, Medium (default), and Low.

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PRO TIP: If you plan to increase sharpness during editing, select Low for this setting.

RAW AUDIO

This setting creates a separate .wav file for your video, in addition to the standard .mp4 audio track. You can select the level of processing to apply to the RAW audio track.

Insert your SD card into a card reader to access the .wav files with your computer. They’re saved with the same name and in the same location as the .mp4 files.