GoPro HERO11 Black 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 is available for all modes except Looping. Scroll down in the settings menu to see all of the Protune settings.

• Some Protune settings are not available when you use Exposure Control.

• 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.

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PRO TIP: You can restore all Protune settings to their defaults by tapping in the settings menu.

10-BIT HEVC

10-bit video can display over 1 billion colors for enhanced color depth in your footage. Turn this setting on to save your videos in the 10-bit HEVC format.

Heads Up: Be sure that your devices are capable of playing back 10-bit HEVC content before using this setting.

BIT RATE

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

COLOR

Color lets you adjust the color profile of your videos or photos. Scroll between the options to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want.

WHITE BALANCE

White Balance lets you adjust the color temperature of videos and photos to optimize for cool or warm lighting conditions. Scroll between the options to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want.

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. Scroll between the options to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want.

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

ISO Maximum and Minimum can also be set to Auto when recording video. This is especially useful when shooting in environments with fluctuating lighting conditions

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 and Photo modes. This setting determines how long the shutter stays open. Scroll between the options to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want. 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.

Options for this setting range from -2.0 to +2.0. The default setting is -05.

Scroll between the options on the right side of the EV Comp screen to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want. Higher values result in brighter images.

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

You can also adjust the exposure based on a certain area of your scene. To learn more, see Exposure Control.

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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.

Scroll between the options to see a live preview of each setting, and then tap the one you want.

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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.

WIND-NOISE REDUCTION

Your HERO11 Black uses three microphones to capture sound while recording video. You can customize how they’re used based on conditions where you’re shooting and the type of sound you want in your finished video.