New GoPro HERO4

Most advanced GoPro Ever.

Introducing HERO4 Black, the most advanced GoPro ever. Featuring improved image quality and a 2x more powerful processor with 2x faster video frame rates,1 HERO4 Black takes Emmy® Award-winning GoPro performance to a whole new level. Incredible high-resolution 4K30 and 2.7K50 video and high frame rate 1080p120 video enable stunning, immersive footage of you and your world. New Protune™ settings for both photos and video unlock manual control of Color, ISO Limit, Exposure and more. Waterproof to 131’ (40m) with 12MP photos at a blistering 30 frames per second and improved audio,1 HERO4 Black is the ultimate life-capture solution. 

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2x the Performance.

With a 2x more powerful processor, 2x faster video frame rates and even better image quality than its best-selling predecessor, HERO4 Black delivers footage that’s sharper, richer and more detailed.1 Combined with powerful new features and technologies—and improvements to audio, usability, wireless connectivity and more—HERO4 Black is the most advanced, highest-performing GoPro ever.

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4K30. 4x the resolution of 1080p.

4K30, 2.7K50, 1080p120—HERO4 Black is the first camera of its kind to feature ultra high-resolution, high frame rate video as powerful as this. Once the exclusive domain of large, costly cameras, HERO4 Black delivers truly professional video quality in a tiny package. Stunning clarity. Liquid-smooth slow-motion playback. Cinema-quality capture. HERO4 Black brings it all.

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Fast, powerful photo Capture.

With 12MP Burst photos at a blistering 30 frames per second, HERO4 Black helps you capture the moments you don’t want to miss. Capture single photos, or choose Time Lapse mode to shoot photos automatically at set time intervals from 0.5 to 60 seconds—great for gear-mounted shots when the shutter button is out of reach.

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New settings for after Dark.

Capture the night sky in a whole new way. New Night Photo and Night Lapse modes offer customizable exposure settings of up to 30 seconds for single and Time Lapse photos. Whether you’re shooting the Milky Way or a campfire hangout, Night Photo and Night Lapse allow you to you capture ultra low-light scenes like never before.

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Control, view and Share with built-in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth.

HERO4 Black features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®, allowing you to connect to the GoPro App, Smart Remote2 and more. The GoPro App transforms your phone or tablet into a live video remote for your camera, offering full control of all functions and settings, easy shot preview and playback, plus sharing via text, email, Facebook and more. The Smart Remote allows you to control multiple GoPro cameras from distances of up to 600’ (180m).

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HiLight Tag your Best moments.

HiLight Tag, a new HERO4 feature, enables you to mark key moments while recording so you can quickly locate your best clips later for convenient playback, editing or sharing using the GoPro App or GoPro Studio. Just press the dedicated button on the camera or Smart Remote,2 or use the GoPro App to tag your highlights.

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World’s most Immersive video.

HERO4 Black features SuperView™, a GoPro-exclusive video mode that captures the world’s most immersive wide-angle perspective. It allows you to capture more of yourself and your surroundings in the shot—resulting in captivating, ultra engaging footage of every adventure.

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Auto Low Light Mode.

Let the camera do the thinking for you. Auto Low Light mode intelligently changes frame rates based on lighting conditions for optimal low-light performance, enabling you to move between bright and dark environments without having to adjust your camera settings.

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QuikCapture Convenience.

Be ready to capture the moment at a moment’s notice with new QuikCapture mode. It turns your GoPro into a one-button camera, allowing you to power on and start recording automatically with the press of a single button. Press once to record video, press and hold for two seconds to capture Time Lapse photos. Never worry again about missing an epic shot.

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Professional audio Performance.

Featuring a powerful new audio system, HERO4 Black captures clean, high fidelity sound. Its cutting-edge microphone delivers nearly 2x the dynamic range, while a best-in-class audio algorithm ensures your recordings sound smoother and more natural than ever.1 Plus, with its new, integrated ADC (analog-to-digital converter), HERO4 Black is compatible with a wider variety of professional low-sensitivity external mics3 for immersive stereo audio capture and enhanced performance, whether recording voices, an acoustic jam session or a live show.

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Protune™, Now for Photo + Video.

Protune unlocks the camera’s full potential, delivering minimally compressed, cinema-caliber video optimized for professional productions, and advanced manual controls for photos and video. Flex your creativity with customizable settings for Color, ISO Limit, White Balance, Sharpness and Exposure—and enjoy the greatest degree of manual control available in a GoPro camera.

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Improved Camera Control.

HERO4 Black features a new dedicated button that allows you to quickly access and adjust camera settings. Simplified menus make navigating settings more intuitive than ever.1

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Pro-quality capture. Touch-Display Convenience.

Capture your world in an all-new way with HERO4 Silver (ONLY) the first-ever GoPro to feature a built-in touch display. Controlling the camera, framing shots and playing back content is now ultra convenient—just view, tap and swipe the screen. HERO4 Silver captures 1080p60 and 720p120 video with lifelike clarity, plus 12MP photos at a staggering 30 frames per second. New experience-enhancing features include HiLight Tag, which lets you mark key moments for easy playback, editing and sharing, and QuikCapture, which allows you to power on the camera and start recording with the press of a single button. Waterproof to 131’ (40m), HERO4 Silver combines versatility and pro-quality capture with the convenience of a touch display.

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The Blackout Housing for GoPro HERO3 

Yes finally woot woot! The athletes & media team have been pushing for a more desecrate housing and I'm happy to say its now available :)

The Blackout Housing from GoPro keeps a low profile thanks to its matte black finish. It’s perfect for special ops filming with your GoPro  and capturing footage without drawing attention to the camera. The included LCD concealment stickers help eliminate light reflection from the housing’s LCD window. Waterproof to 131’/40m. Includes Standard and Skeleton Backdoors.Non-reflective, matte black finish ensures low visibilityPerfect for special ops filming or capturing footage without drawing attention to the cameraIncludes LCD concealment stickers to eliminate light reflection from the LCD windowWaterproof to 131’/40m

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Tip from a PRO: Connect GoPro HERO3 Camera and Wi-Fi Remote

Connect GoPro HERO3 Camera and Wi-Fi Remote

If you can't control your HERO3 camera with your Wi-Fi Remote, try pairing the two devices.  In most cases, this corrects the issue.  

Here’s how to pair your HERO3 Camera and Wi-Fi Remote:

To get started, make sure your camera and remote have a full charge and are powered OFF

Part A - Get your HERO3 camera ready for pairing mode

1 - Power ON the HERO3 camera.

2 - Press the Wi-Fi button on the left side of the camera with the lens facing you. This turns on Wifi. You’ll see a blue LED blink every couple of seconds to show that you camera’s Wi-Fi is turned on.

3 - Now the blue LED is blinking, press the Wi-Fi button one more time to show the Wi-Fi menu on the camera’s front LCD screen. Now that you’re in the Wi-Fi menu, you need to select some settings. To navigate the menu, use the camera’s front (Power) button to highlight menu options. Use the camera’s top (Shutter) button to make selections.

4 - In the Wi-Fi menu, press the camera’s front button until “Wi-Fi RC” is highlighted.

5 - Now that it’s highlighted, you want to select it. Press the camera’s top button to select “Wi-Fi RC”.

6 - On the next screen you’ll have some options. One of them is “New”. Press the front button until “New” is highlighted.

7 - Now set your camera aside and pick up the remote.

Part B - Remote pairing steps

1 - With the remote powered OFF, press and hold the red Shutter button on the remote.

2 - While continuing to hold the red button, press the white Power button once briefly. The remote will power on and show two arrows moving towards each other. You can let go of the red button at this time. Now the remote is in pairing mode.

3 -  Put down your remote and pick up the camera again.

Part C - Finish pairing the WiFi Remote and HERO3 camera

1 - "New" should still be highlighted on the camera.  Press the top Shutter button on your camera to select "New".

2 - If you see “Detach current remote?” Highlight and select “Yes”. After that, you should see two arrows moving towards each other on the camera’s screen. This means that the camera is in pairing mode. Note – the camera is in pairing mode only when its screen shows the two arrows moving towards each other.

3 - At this point, the camera and remote should both show arrows moving towards each other.  After one minute or less, the camera and remote should each show a checkbox on their screens.

4 - If the Remote asks you to pair another camera, press the white button to highlight "No", then press the red button to select it or if needed set up to 50 HERO3 cameras.

5 - If the remote shows a radiating Wi-Fi signal after the camera shows a checkbox, press the red button on the remote. This should make the Remote’s LCD screen mirror the camera’s front LCD screen, indicating that pairing was successful.

TroubleshootingIf the remote and camera are not able to connect, try these steps:

1. Redo the software update on the camera and rename the Wi-Fi network and password.
2. Try to pair the remote to the camera as a 'new' remote (i.e. select "Wi-Fi RC > New" in the camera's Wi-Fi menu).
3. If pairing doesn't work, try to connect to the camera's Wi-Fi network with a phone/tablet. You'll need to switch the camera to "GoPro App" mode or "Phone/Tablet" mode in the camera's Wi-Fi menu first.

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Tip from a PRO: GoPro Best Practices For Instagram Video

GoPro Best Practices for Instagram video by GoPro Ambassador Profesional Surfer from Hawaii Reno Makani 

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(Step 1) 

Make sure you export all your movies at 720 HD using iMovie or Final Cut Pro or whatever program works so that you can then transfer to your iPhone or iPad (Your iPhone won't except 1080p)  

(Step 2)

When exporting from iMovie or Final Cut Pro X create a folder (Or Use Dropbox) on your desktop name it Instagram Video and save your 720p edits there. 

(Step 3)

Create a album in iPhoto (Or on Dropbox) name it Instagram Video. Transfer your edits from the desktop folder Instagram Video into iPhoto (Apple MAC users use AirDrop and send Videos or Photos directly from your MAC to iPhone 6) 

(Step 4)

Open itunes and get ready for iPhone or iPod Sync. Make sure before you sync your iPhone/iPod you check the folder Instagram Video under photos and very important enable Videos within the preferences wile in iTunes. 

(Step 5)

After you have successfully transferred videos to your iPhone or iPad use the App SquareadyV. (Squaready for video) This App will allow you to post entire 16:9 videos on Instagram without square cropping your video. If you don't have it download it now. Once you've transcoded your video with SquareadyV you will see your video has been saved to camera roll and is now ready to be uploaded to Instagram. 

Note -

Prime times for posting are 8am (Mornings) and 5-6pm Mon-Friday (Afternoons) Don't post more then one video/photo in 24 hours or it won't reach it's full viral potential. Also add most all your hash tags on a comment don't use more then a few within the description of Video (30 Max) When you Tweet it make sure you have a good punch line and be sure to include @Instagram & @GoPro. If Instagram or GoPro likes it they will share or RT if your lucky. The more you blast it out the more likes and views you will generate increasing the value and your work (SEO)

Note - Dropbox is a great in the cloud source. Up to 4G of free storage & services that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again! Dropbox Rocks! Download it now here Dropbox and I get the credit :) 

Post Production (Video) I use Final Cut Pro X ($299) but you can use iMovie (FREE with MAC) 

Post Production (Photography) I use iPhoto (FREE), Photo Shop CC and Adobe Light Room (FREE Trials for PS & Lightroom)

Apps like Dropbox Snapseed, Camera+, Squaready, SquareadyV JusGram, Repost, PS Express, PicPlayPost, Lensflair, iMovie, iMotionHD, ColorSplash, LetterFX, PhotoCube, VersaGram, PhotoWizard, Photogramme, Flipagram, TextMask, Phonto and iWaterMark. 

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Tip from a PRO: YouTube Best Practices

YouTube Best Practices by Professional surfer and GoPro ambassador Reno Makani Before you continue on please subscribe to my  NEW YouTube Channel

Marketing videos on YouTube is rapidly growing as one of the major online marketing tools, it’s affordable and has great impact on consumer behavior along as a place to publicly displace your creative side. As YouTube video views are continuing to grow rapidly every day, using YouTube as a major method of organic traffic generation for your site, blog or social media channel resulting in guaranteed success! 

Video Optimization 

Achieve high ranks for videos on search engine results page for targeted keywordsIncrease the number of views to the video on YouTube, social websites and blog(s) Support / start a viral buzz for a new product on social media websitesBuild high relevancy links from video page to product page and vice versa to increase its authority.

Video Optimization Challenges 

The main challenge is that search engines can’t parse videos (most search engines are originally designed to index HTML content). Search engine can read and base their ranking algorithm on following factors: video title, description, comments, ratings, number of shares and some Meta information. 

YouTube Video Optimization Best Practices

YouTube Channel: upload video Video Title: is considered one of the most important factors for video ranking on search engines and YouTube search results page.- Start video title with the main keyword or product main feature- Include targeted geographical location and brand name in the title (if applicable)- Title length shouldn’t exceed 45 characters (with spaces), Avg. 5-7 words- Uses a catchy title, videos get watched because of how they are titled – “how they sell themselves.”Video description: - Write the description in a compelling manner that drives the user to take action.  This description is what the user will see before view your video on search engine result pages.- Use several related terms “long tail keywords” in the description that are highly relevant to the top targeted keyword and don’t keyword stuff the video description- It’s recommended to use the video transcript and revise it to make it reader-friendly- Include a clickable (full path) URL in the first line of the description. Best pages to link to are: product and catalog pagesVideo duration: video duration shouldn’t exceed 3-4 minutesVideo Category: choose the most appropriate 1 to 3 categoriesVideo Tags: Use 5-10 tags for each video. Tags could be product name, product benefits, city, province name and brand nameVideo Rating: Allow users to rate the video; search engines will pay attention to high rated videos. It’s also a key part of “going viral”, as potential viewers are very attracted to highly rated videos.Video File Name: it’s recommended to rename the video file before uploading it to YouTube, use the top targeted keyword as the file name.Video Length: I recommended 2-3 minutes for action packed videos and 30 seconds for commercial.

Other Factors Affect Videos Ranking and Visibility 

Outside of YouTube- Embed YouTube video on social media bio, your product and home pageCreate a Blog post about the new video and embed it within the same postPost the YouTube URL into Facebook and other social channels a few times a week for easy SEOGet other friends, peers, athletes and brands to help extend your reach.

Advanced YouTube Video Optimization Opportunities

YouTube Call To Action Overlay: A popup footer banner that appears 10sec into the video and 10sec from the end of the video. It could be used to share more information about the content of your video or to raise interest to your channel, other videos or link to an external website. There’s no additional charge to setup this feature but it involves- Connecting YouTube account to AdWords- Creating a promoted videos YouTube accountVideo Annotations: a way to add a banner, text link or interactive commentary to videos. You could link any annotations to YouTube videos, channels, or search results from within a video.Example here > "GoPro Surfing China" 

Why Is Video Optimization Important? 

Ten years ago, people began switching from newsprint and television to the Internet as their main source of news. Now video is the primary source of news for the public. Anyone can go online at any time to watch the highlights of the big game. At the same time, a person can learn how to knit a new scarf with video. Why is video important to the Internet marketing community? YouTube is one of the most powerful marketing tools at the disposal of businesses. Since its acquisition by Google, YouTube has become the second most powerful search engine in the world. Best of all, Google indexes YouTube videos instantly. A fully optimized YouTube Channel containing engaging video content will not only provide a powerful, followable link to your website, but it will also greatly increase views, which will drive more traffic to your website.  

Note - I  captured some of the first GoPro high def content and later uploaded my first GoPro video in 2008. "Old YouTube Channel" At that moment I had no idea that GoPro and YouTube would be the giants that they have become. Link to video here>  GoPro Wave With Rainbow 

Optimizing Your YouTube Channel:

Channel SettingsTitle – Include your name in the titleVisibility – Check the blip to make your channel visibleE-Mail Location – Check the box so others can find your channel via e-mailChannel Tags – This is the most important part of channel optimizationChoose 3-5 keywords you want to target for your channel. Make sure these keywords are the same ones you use on your website and that they are relevant to your businessSeparate each keyword using quotation marks. It should look like this:gopro, hero3, surfing, hawaii, travel, adventureChannel Themes and ColorsThis has no real bearing on the optimizationChoose a theme and colors that are similar to your websiteEx: http://www.youtube.com/renomakaniThis YouTube channel was modeled after our old website at http://www.renomakani.comModules – Any other modules are fine, but these three are necessary for optimizationCommentingSubscriptionsFriendsVideos and PlaylistsAlways select the “My Uploaded Videos” option in the featured content boxAlways set one of your videos as the featured videoCheck the box to play your featured video automaticallyProfileUse your business or brand for the nameUse the exact URL to your website under the website section — this will be the only followable link you can obtain through YouTubeIn your channel description, summarize the content of the channel, and include a link to your company’s Facebook or other social media channelsIn the About Me section, it is important to give a brief description of your brand or company using the targeted keywordsAll other sections of the profile are great to have, but they will not help optimize the channel in any way

Optimizing Your YouTube Videos:

ContentCreate high-quality, engaging video content. 

Choose video content related to the targeted keywordsMention the targeted keywords in the scriptInfo and Settings.

Video Title. 

Always include the word “video” at the end of the title.

Include your company name in the title. 

Description. Include the company website URL within the first two lines of the description"SEO"This will be a CTA link.

When users click on the video, the company URL will still show up in the video description without the expanded view.

Mention the company name after the company URL.

Include 3-5 keywords in the video description.

Include links to the company Facebook and Twitter pages at the end of the video description lower down within the description 

Tags – Very important for search engine optimization of videos.

Choose 3-5 keywords you want to target.

Separate each keyword using camas. It should look like this:gopro, hero3, surfing, hawaii, big waves, action sportsThumbnail.

Choose a  tailored visually appealing thumbnail. This will make the video more inviting to viewers.

Broadcasting and Sharing.

OptionsPrivacy – Set to publicLicense – Select the standard YouTube licenseComments – AllowComment Voting – AllowVideo Responses – AllowRatings – AllowEmbedding – AllowSyndication – AllowCaptions and Subtitles – 

"Advance SEO" YouTube videos are converted into Java, which makes the content unable to be crawled by search engines. By uploading a caption file, you are giving Google a giant copy block to read.

Transcribe the video to a .txt file.

Use periods and commas to signify breaks in speech.

This will help Google’s voice recognition service to time the captions properly.

If the video contains no speech, use the annotations feature to create a caption with a call to action for the company website or social networking page. Make sure the timing is set on the annotation to give ample display time for the captionUpload the transcript or caption file (processing can take several minutes) 

Date and Map Set the location to the company address.

Promoting Your YouTube Videos:

Embed the videos in your personal or company blogInclude a link to the YouTube URLEmbed the videos on the personal or company websiteInclude a link to the YouTube URLSyndicate the videos via social networking websitesDistribute the videos using http://www.tubemogul.comFind linking partners for the videos. Magazines, news broadcasting, blogers, writers, etc.

Embed the videos in your personal or company blogInclude a link to the YouTube URLEmbed the videos on the personal or company websiteInclude a link to the YouTube URLSyndicate the videos via social networking websitesDistribute the videos using http://www.tubemogul.comFind linking partners for the videos. Magazines, news broadcasting, blogers, writers, etc.

If you follow most all of my best practices, you will notice the page hits are now starting to increase because of YouTube channel and video optimization efforts. 

What can be done next to bring in more traffic? 

Distributing and syndicating videos through social media peripherals will give the channel the jolt needed to turn it viral. Keep it simple – post each video on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc… Social media syndication reaches the largest audience possible in the least amount of time. Embedding the videos on the company website and company blog will greatly impact the number of views. Be sure to include a link to the YouTube URL on the blog and website. Finding linking partners for videos will assist in driving in more traffic. The easiest way to do this is through http://www.tubemogul.com. Tube Mogul is a pay-service video distribution company. For a fee, they will distribute videos across numerous video-hosting websites. A much cheaper method of doing this is by searching through websites and blogs, and getting them to link to the video page on the company website. This process is very time consuming, but numerous back-links can be obtained through this process.  If you have a budget then I say go for it :)

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Tip from a PRO: GoPro HERO3 HERO4 Best Practices

GoPro HERO3+ HERO4 Best Practices 

By GoPro Ambassador Professional Surfer Reno Makani  

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Filming Action Sports like Surfing, Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Moto, Drifting, MTB or
any high speed action I use 960p @ 120 fps or or 1080p @ 120 fps. For ultra wide clean crisp shots use 1440p @ 48-80 fps and HERO4 Silver & HERO3+ Black users try 1080p 60 fps or 960p @ 100 fps. For professional settings turn ON Protune - I like to use these configured settings for during the day - Spot Meter Off - Unless I'm in a tight dark area pointing the camera into a brighter setting. Protune On, White Balance AUTO, Color GoPro, ISO Limit 400, Sharpness LOW and EV Comp N/A. Protune On makes Neutral Color for more flexibility during post production. Able to now Record video in cinema quality 24 fps.    

(Note) HERO3 Silver users I recommend 720p @ 60 fps for high speed action.
To sum it up it depends on what your doing in post production. If seamless slow motion is what you want, I recommend filming in higher fps resulting in smoother slow motion.
(Note) HERO4 Black users if you really want to get the best quality try 4K @ 30 fps it will blow your mind :) but remember you need a fast processor and 4K TV/Monitor.

On location in Mexico > Time-Lapse 0.5 Photo GoPro

(Note) Learn to use GoPro Studio 2.5.3 to convert/transcode clips (720p, 960p & 1440p) to 1080p. If your just wanting to film B-roll use 1080p @ 60fps or 1080p @ 30 fps. HERO3+ Black users try 1080p 48 fps SuperView On if your feeling a little lazy haha)  

I recommend using New GoPro Studio 2.5.3 software to convert/transcode 720p, 960p & 1440p to 1080p HD video. You can also use GoPro Studio 2.5.3 for amazing photography time-lapse's.

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(Note) Functions include • Frame-rate adjust for slow motion • Exposure • Contrast • Saturation • Color Temperature • Image flip rotation  • Slow Motion • Video Templates • Frame Re-size (Up-res/Down-res) 

(Note) Your gonna have to play with the Framing Controls like Zoom, Horizontal Position, Vert Pos, Rotation, H.Zoom, H.Dynamic, Cropping and zoom etc in order to get the ratio perfect.

Time-Lapse of a sunrise or sunset I will usually capture one photo every 2 seconds (30 photos per 1 minute)

(Note) When shooting faster moving abjects you will want to speed up the Time-Lapse to 1 photo every sec (60 photos in 1 minute) 

Time-Lapse 1 photo every 2 seconds > Photo GoPro

Action Shots with Time-Lapse. If I don't have access to my hands or remote I use Time-Lapse 1 photo every 0.5 seconds. (120 photos in 1 minute)

(Note) From time to time I use Burst Mode (HERO4) at 30 fps 12 MP photos at 1-3 second intervals for ultimate detail and a streamline sequence.

Burst Mode 30 photos in 2 seconds (Remote on my wrist) > Photo GoPro

 San Diego Freeway 8 looking east (Night Lapse Mode)  Photo GoPro HERO4 Black

Riding my Fiik Electric Skateboard at SDSU (Night Lapse) Photo GoPro HERO4 Black

Night Photo - Long Exposure

Shutter - 2 Seconds

Spot Meter - Off

Protune - On

White Balance - 3000K

Color - GoPro Color

ISO Limit - 100 or 200

Sharpness - Low, Medium or High depending how bright the shot is.

Exposure time on Night Photo is set to auto by default. In auto you can expose from 1/4096th of a second up to 2 seconds. This means you can use this mode to shoot regular photos as well! More customized photos, manually set the exposure to 2 sec, 5, 10, 20 or even 30 sec. Use with the App remote or WiFi remote. This mode can be great for long exposure video creation, stop-motion and mental low light shots from just about all scenes imagined. 

Post Production - (Video) 

I use Final Cut Pro X ($299) but you can use iMovie  (FREE with MAC) 

and new  GoPro Studio 2.5.3 use iOS Apps like iMovie, Splice, iMotionHD and SquaredyV.

(Note) Watch my last FCP production (GoPro Surfing China) with Teammate Jamie Sterling (Video Below) This video was my second GoPro video of the day to be featured.

Here's another photo that was shared on GoPro social media of Jamie Starling and I.

Post Production MAC - (Photography) 

I recommend Photo Shop CC and Adobe Light Room (FREE Trials Available for PS & LR) iPhoto (FREE) works decent and is great for beginners. 

(Note) iOS iPhone Apps I like to use are GoProApp, Light Room Mobile (Great way to sync photos from your MAC to your iPhone) DropBox Snapseed, Camera+, Squaready Pro, Squaready V, JusGram, Repost, PS Express, PicPlayPost, Lensflair, iMovie, iMotionHD, ColorSplash, LetterFX, PhotoCube, VersaGram, PhotoWizard, TextMask, Phonto and iWaterMark to name a few.

Time-Lapse 1 photo every 0.5 seconds > Photo GoPro

Other Info -

Battery life
One of the weakest areas of the GoPro HERO3. It’s due to the intense processing power required to run all those high resolutions and frame rates. The GoPro HERO3 is very small so there’s no more room for larger battery power. Decreasing the power supply we now have WiFi built in. Here is a diagram that will help you understand how long you will be able to capture media with your GoPro HERO3. Have not tested battery life for the new HERO4

Stand-By Mode
Kicks in after the camera has been idle in any state (except recording) after 5 minutes.  Once it’s in stand-by mode you won’t see anything different on the screen. If you press a button to record you’ll notice there’s a 1 second delay between pressing the button and the camera responding. (Note) if you’re in photo mode and you’re waiting more than 5 minutes to capture a moment!).  If you’ve ever wondered why there’s been a delay – that’s why!  Stand-by mode is amazing for when the camera is accidentally turns on. GoPro did some recording tests and the camera ran on stand-by mode (waiting to film) for 6 hours before draining the battery supply. I always recommend setting your GoPro to turn off in 120 seconds. Have not tested Stand-ByMode battery life for the new HERO4.

Professional Techniques - 

Learn to use the Wifi Remote. This will result in saving time and capturing shots remotely. 

Learn to use the GoPro App. I use this religiously to change settings and calibrate my view of whats in frame. I also transfer media back to my iPad or iPhone. 

(Note) Last thing you want to do is go out and capture amazing content then later find out that you or your object was not within frame. 

(Note) Be sure you turn off WiFi function when your done unless your using remote or App as it will drain your battery quite fast.

Night Photo - Long Exposure
Shutter - 2 Seconds
Spot Meter - Off
Protune - On
White Balance - 3000K
Color - GoPro Color
ISO Limit - 100 or 200
Sharpness - Low, Medium or High depending how bright the shot is.

Thanks for tuning into my network. I'm happy to add value and share my GoPro knowledge as 2014 will mark 9 years since I first experimented Nicholas Woodmans original GoPro Hero 35mm wrist camera and going on 7 years since religiously working with GoPro on a professional level adding value and putting cameras in places that have yet to be seen. 

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I would also like to thank Nicholas, Justin, Pilar, Andie and the entire GoProOG crew for all their continued support. Looking forward to the future.
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