GoPro HERO5 and HERO6: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Get the most out of your GoPro HERO5 or GoPro HERO6 camera. In this beginner course, get familiar with essential settings and strategies to help you get up and running quickly.

Introduction

• Welcome
• How to use this course
• Additional project-based courses you might want to watch
• Key new features with the HERO5 cameras
• Key new features with the HERO6 cameras

1. A Quick Start with GoPro Cameras

• Choosing a GoPro camera that's right for you
• Unboxing a GoPro HERO5 Black
• Unboxing a GoPro HERO6 Black
• Unboxing a GoPro HERO5 Session
• Basic camera anatomy of the Hero5/6 Black camera
• Basic camera anatomy of the Hero5 Session camera
• Inserting a memory card into a GoPro Hero5/6 camera
• Powering up a GoPro Hero5/6 camera
• Choosing a shooting mode
• Recording with a GoPro camera

2. Powering Your GoPro5 Camera

• Charging the GoPro battery in camera
• Using additional batteries with a GoPro camera and an external charger
• Using the Battery BacPac or an external battery pack
• Tips to extend battery life

3. Storage Requirements for a GoPro Camera

• Choosing a memory card for GoPro HERO cameras
• Working with microSD cards
• The impact of record settings on storage capacity
• Understanding microSD card messages

4. Understanding the GoPro Menu System and Status Screen

• An overview of button controls on a GoPro Hero5/6 Black
• Understanding the LCD status screen on a GoPro Hero5/6 Black
• Using the touch display on a GoPro Hero5/6 Black
• Menu navigation and factory defaults on a GoPro Hero5/6 Black
• Touch gestures on a GoPro Hero5/6 Black
• An overview of button controls on a GoPro Hero5/6 Session
• Understanding the LCD status screen on a GoPro Hero5/6 Session
• Menu navigation and factory defaults on a GoPro Hero5/6 Session
• Controlling a GoPro with your voice
• Adjusting camera settings with the GoPro App

5. Setting Up the Default Settings on a GoPro HERO5 Black and HERO5 Session

• Accessing the Setup menu
• Setting the default mode at power up
• Setting the QuickCapture mode
• Choosing NTSC/PAL recording standard
• Setting and understanding status indicator lights
• Using sound indicators
• Setting the month/day/year/time

6. Essential Settings for Video Shooting

• Accessing Video Shooting mode
• Choosing a capture mode
• Selecting the right frame rate
• Selecting the right frame rate
• Setting the field of view
• Setting the camera orientation
• Using the spot meter and adjusting ISO settings
• Looping video when recording
• Setting a white balance for video
• Adjusting audio record settings
• Using video stabilization
• What if the file repair appears?
• What if the Temperature Warning icon appears?

7. Essential Settings for Photo Shooting

• Accessing Photo mode
• Choosing a resolution and field of view for still photos
• When to shoot JPEG or RAW
• Using Protune for photos
• Adjusting the shutter speed for low-light photography with a GoPro
• Using the spot meter
• Shooting photos with a wide dynamic range
• Setting a white balance for photo
• Shooting in Burst mode

8. Essential Settings for Timelapse Shooting

• An overview of shooting in Time Lapse mode
• Choosing an interval for time-lapse recording
• Recording a movie or an image sequence on a GoPro
• Advanced settings for time-lapse recording
• Assembling the time-lapse movie with GoPro Studio

9. Essential Settings for Wireless Shooting

• The role of wireless shooting
• When to use the GoPro Remote
• Setting up the Capture App for the GoPro HERO6 Black
• Setting up the Capture App for the GoPro HERO5 Black
• Setting up the Capture App for the GoPro HERO5 Session

10. Playing Back and Editing Your Images and Footage

• Using the touch screen to see your images
• Reviewing Images with the GoPro App
• Transferring images to the cloud with GoPro Plus
• Basic editing with GoPro Mobile
• Auto-editing with GoPro QuikStories
• Intro to GoPro Quik Desktop
• An intro to GoPro Studio

11. Capturing VR with the GoPro Fusion

• Setting up the camera for VR capture
• Remote controlling the Fusion camera
• Loading footage into Fusion Studio desktop
• Extracting and correcting footage from Fusion Studio desktop
• Using GoPro Fusion footage with Premiere Pro or After Effects

12. Updating Your Camera's Firmware

• How to check for camera updates
• Updating your GoPro HERO with GoPro Quik for desktop
• Updating your camera with the GoPro Capture App

13. Essential Accessories for Every GoPro Owner

• The GoPro Frame
• The GoPro Tripod Mount
• The GoPro audio adapter
• The GoPro Tool
• Shooting underwater
• Handle or clamp
• GoPro harnesses
• An introduction to the GoPro ecosystem

Conclusion

• Next steps