SETTINGS MENU
ADVANCED FEATURES
ENTERING THE SETTINGS MENU
Press the POWER/MODE button repeatedly until you see the SEt icon (above).
Press the SHUTTER button to enter settings menu.
Press the POWER/MODE button to cycle through options once in settings menu.
CHOOSING ONE BUTTON MODE ON / OFF
“One Button Mode On” forces the camera to automatically begin recording video or photos once the camera
is turned on, depending on which default power up mode the camera is set to (see next instructions). In
“One Button Mode On” the camera is either “on and recording”, or powered off. This simplifies camera
operation when loaning the camera to friends or when you know you only want to shoot in one mode.
The shutter button is disabled in “One Button Mode” and will not start or stop the recording while the
camera is on.
Symbol on LCD Screen
Function
onF (default setting)
One Button Mode Off
onO
One Button Mode On
To turn “One Button Mode” ‘ON’:
1) Enter the SET MENU and notice that One Button Mode OFF (onF) option is the first setting
available. Press the shutter button to toggle the screen to say onO (One Button Mode On).
2) With onO (One Button Mode On) showing on the screen, press the POWER/MODE button to
save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the next feature option.
3) Turn your camera off and then on again and the camera will begin recording in whatever the
default power on setting and resolution is set to.
4) Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to stop recording and turn the camera off
To turn “One Button Mode” ‘OFF’:
1) Turn the camera on
2) While the camera is on (and recording), press and hold the shutter button for 3 seconds. Let go.
3) The camera’s SET menu will appear
4) Press the shutter button to enter the SET menu
5) When onO (One Button Mode On) appears, press the shutter button to toggle the setting to onF
(One Button Mode Off)
6) Turn the camera off
7) When you turn the camera on again the One Button Mode feature will be turned off
CHOOSING DEFAULT MODE AT POWER UP
You can program your camera to turn on in either Video mode, Photo mode, Triple Shot Sequence mode, or
Photo Every "X" Seconds mode:
Symbol on LCD Screen
Function
F (default setting)
Video Mode (F means “Filming”)
P
Single Shot Photo Mode
3
Triple Shot Photo Mode
PES
Photo Every “X” Seconds Mode
Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the
next feature option.
CHOOSING VIDEO RESOLUTION
Your HD HERO camera shoots the following video resolutions:
Symbol on LCD
Frames per
Description
Resolution
Suggested Use
Screen
Second
Wide Angle
60 NTSC
WVGA
when smaller file size is
r1
Standard Definition
(848x480)
desired
50 PAL
16:9
when mounting on vehicles or
Widest HD Video
720p
30 NTSC
gear, when a very wide angle
r2
is desired but vertical viewing
16:9 @ 30 fps
(1280 x 720)
25 PAL
area is not as important
Widest HD Video
720p
60 NTSC
same as r2 but with ultra slow
r3
motion playback
16:9 @ 60 fps
(1280 x 720)
50 PAL
when mounting on your body,
r4
Tallest HD Video
helmet, surfboard or chest
960p
30 NTSC
Max Overall View
(default
harness, this mode offers the
(1280 x 960)
25 PAL
most vertical viewing area of all
4:3
resolution)
resolutions
when vehicle or gear mounted,
best choice for highest quality
Full HD
30 NTSC
1080p
in-car filming. 25% narrower
r5
Highest Resolution
(1920x1080)
field of view (127º) compared
25 PAL
16:9
to 170º view of other
resolutions
NOTE: Above r1, r2, r3, r4, and r5 settings in the SET menu appear as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (no “r”) on the
bottom left corner of LCD screen when not in the SET menu. See previous “STATUS LCD ICONS” drawing
for an example of this.
Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the
next feature option.
CHOOSING EXPOSURE SETTING
Choose between Spot Meter and Center Weighted Average Meter exposure settings depending on the
lighting of your environment:
Symbol on LCD Screen
Function
Cnt
Center weighted average meter is best for normal outdoor and indoor
lighting conditions.
(default setting)
Spot meter is primarily for shooting from inside of a car or other dark space
SPt
looking out into a brighter outside setting. Spot meter adjusts the exposure
for the absolute center of the scene, for example the road ahead instead of
the interior of the car.
This icon
If you are wanting optimum exposure of the inside of the car, filming mainly
appears on LCD when spot
the driver for example, choose Cnt center weighted average to expose for
meter is active
the inside of the car.
Press the SHUTTER button to toggle between choices.
Press the POWER/MODE button to save whichever setting is showing on the screen and continue to the
next feature option.