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VIDEO RESOLUTIONS
The HERO3 produces in the following video resolutions:
Video
Resolution
NTSC
fps
PAL
fps
Protune
Support
Field
of View
(FOV)
Screen
Resolution
Best Use
1080p 30fps 25fps Yes Wide
Medium
Narrow
1920x1080 Highest-quality, large
screen playback
1080p 24fps 24fps Yes Wide
Medium
Narrow
1920x1080 Cinema mode resolution,
capture mode matches
cinema production video
960p 48fps 50fps Yes Wide 1280x960 Cinema mode resolution,
highest quality 4:3 video,
crop to best shot
960p 30fps 25fps Yes Wide 1280x960 High quality 4:3 video, crop
to best shot
720p 60fps 50fps Yes Wide 1280x720 Highest quality action
video, slow motion
playback, post edit
720p 30fps 25fps No Wide 1280x720 General use, all around
WVGA 120fps 120fps No Wide 848x480 Low power, slow motion
playback, post edit
Setting the Protune mode to ON improves color profiling for work on
professional quality video, and enables recording at a higher data rate. The
Protune mode is only possible in select video resolutions.
 See PROTUNE for more information.
VIDEO
You can customize the HERO3 Resolution, FPS and FOV settings.
To change video capture, verify camera is in Settings menu. If is
not showing, press
repeatedly until it appears:
1. Press
to enter menu.
2. Use
to cycle through Settings menu to locate .
3. Press
to enter Video menu.
4. Use
to cycle through and select any option.
5. Press
to select a highlighted option.
6. To exit, hold down
for two seconds.
Note: Certain combinations of Resolution, FPS and FOV are not possible. See
gopro.com/support for additional information.
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