GoPro HERO5 and HERO6: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

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