Choosing Video Resolution - GoPro Hero Instructions Manual

CHOOSING VIDEO RESOLUTION
Your HD HERO camera shoots the following video resolutions:
Wide Angle
r1
Standard WVGA
60
when smaller file size is
Definition (848x480) desired
16:9
when mounting on vehicles
Widest HD Video
720p
or gear, when a very wide
r2
16:9 @ 30 fps
(1280 x 720)
30 angle is desired but vertical
viewing area is not as
important
r3
r4(default
resolutionT
r5
Widest HD Video
16:9 @ 60 fps
Tallest HD Video
Max OveraUView
4:3
Full HD
Highest
Resolution 16:9
720p
(1280 x 720)
960p
(1280 x 960)
1080p
(1920x1080)
60
30
30
same as r2 but with ultra
slow motion playback
when mounting on your
body, helmet, surfboard or
chest harness, this mode
offers fhe most vertical
viewing area of all
resolutions
when vehicle or gear
mounted, best choice for
highest quality in-car filming.
25% narrower field of view
(127°) compared to 170°
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
l~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 VIDEO RESOLUTION
Your HD HERO camera shoots the following video resolutions:
Wide Angle
r1
Standard WVGA
60
when smaller file size is
Definition (848x480) desired
16:9
when mounting on vehicles
Widest HD Video
720p
or gear, when a very wide
r2
16:9 @ 30 fps
(1280 x 720)
30 angle is desired but vertical
viewing area is not as
important
r3
r4(default
resolutionT
r5
Widest HD Video
16:9 @ 60 fps
Tallest HD Video
Max OveraUView
4:3
Full HD
Highest
Resolution 16:9
720p
(1280 x 720)
960p
(1280 x 960)
1080p
(1920x1080)
60
30
30
same as r2 but with ultra
slow motion playback
when mounting on your
body, helmet, surfboard or
chest harness, this mode
offers fhe most vertical
viewing area of all
resolutions
when vehicle or gear
mounted, best choice for
highest quality in-car filming.
25% narrower field of view
(127°) compared to 170°
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
l~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.