GoPro HERO7 Black User Manual Taking Photos

Your GoPro has three Photo capture modes: Photo, Burst, and Night. All photos are captured at 12MP. Each mode has its own settings.

PHOTO

Use this mode to capture a single photo or a series of continuous photos. A single press of the Shutter button will capture a single photo.

Press and hold the Shutter button to take continuous photos at a rate of 3 or 30 per second (depending on lighting conditions). The default field of view for Photos is Wide with SuperPhoto turned off.

BURST

Burst captures photos at blistering rates of up to 30 per second. This makes it great for action shots. The default field of view for Burst is Wide with a rate of 30 photos in 1 second.

NIGHT

In Night mode your camera’s shutter stays open longer to let in more light. It’s perfect for dim or dark scenes, but not recommended for handheld or mounted shots when the camera is moving. The default field of view for Night is Wide with the Shutter set to Auto.

SETTING UP THE PHOTO TIMER

Use the Timer to set up a selfie, group shot, and more.

1. From the Photo screen, tap .

2. Choose 3 seconds (great for selfies) or 10 seconds (great for group shots).

3. Press the Shutter button . Your camera will start the countdown. It will also beep and the front status light will blink. Both will speed up as the time winds down before snapping the photo.

   

Heads Up: To help prevent blurry low-light shots, the timer is automatically set to 3 seconds when you switch to Night photo mode.

USING TOUCH ZOOM

Touch Zoom helps you capture a closer view of the action.

1. From the Photo screen, tap .

2. Use the slider to choose how much you want to zoom.

3. Tap anywhere to exit. The zoom level is locked until you re-adjust it, switch capture modes, or turn off your camera.

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PRO TIP: You can set up your shot using any combination of Burst, Photo Timer and Zoom you want.

Tap the settings to adjust the field of view, turn SuperPhoto on, and more.

FOV

Choose your field of view (FOV)—Wide or Linear. Scroll through them on the right side of the FOV screen to see a live preview of each, then tap the one you want.

To learn more, see Field of View (Photo).

SUPERPHOTO

SuperPhoto automatically uses advanced image processing to give you the most brilliant photos possible in any lighting, but it may take longer to process each shot. SuperPhoto is off by default. Select Auto to turn it on or choose HDR On to use High Dynamic Range processing in every shot.

To learn more, see SuperPhoto.

RAW

Turn on to save your photos as both .jpg and .gpr files. To learn more, see RAW Format.

PROTUNE

Manually control the settings in all three Photo capture modes—Photo, Burst, and Night.

To learn more, see Protune.

RATE (BURST)

Choose how many photos your camera will take in a 1, 2, 3, or 6 second burst.

To learn more, see Burst Rate.

SHUTTER (NIGHT)

Set how long your camera’s shutter stays open for night shots. Choose longer exposures for darker shots.

To learn more, see Shutter Speed.