What are the best settings for the GoPro Hero5?

Here are some tips for setting up your HERO5 to capture awesome video! I talk about video settings, resolution, color profile, and audio settings if you are using an external mic. If you have any questions let me know in the comments below.

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[joywilliams]

Dude, I am 58 and I wish my kids were still near me because any piece of tech stuff I used to just give it to them and they would hand it back in 10 min. and tell me more than i could drink in at one time. But....they are all grown and gone so I am glad your here! :) I am just beginning. I work in the fitness industry as Club Ambassador and that just means I connect with clients and keep them involved and appreciated and have fun. I started a "book of heroes" (name of brand is Heroes Fitness) ... it's just the stories of whoever will participate. But we found people would rather do a 30 sec clip than to sit down and type out a few paragraphs. I just need to learn how to use this thing and the only thing I can see is, turn it on, play with it and keep watching your videos lol....I don't see a place for an external mic but I am also needing the most simple editor. I have the gopro program on my ios phone so unless you say otherwise...I think I will try it first since I am just beginning anyway. Wish me luck! lol Any advise is so welcome!!!!

[PINACI]

There are hundreds of Gopro "best settings" videos on youtube and every single one uses different settings !!

[vintage_lenses]

At last....Been watching tons of Youtube videos to get this subject explained to me without success. You are a star, I now understand the settings. Thanks a bunch

[sebastianlabonte]

thanks a lot, I want to film probably my last vacation with my grandpa. he is getting old and I want to remember it, with your help i can capture all the greatest mmoments

[DISTORTEDNOISE]

Very useful info, actually explaining what settings you prefer and the reasons, rather than a lot of youtubers who just say what each thing does.

[GearlessDiaries]

I'm a motovlogger from India .. I was using the Sj cam but recently upgraded to go pro hero 5 black ; This video was really helpful specially the color part. <3

[cactusstudiossouth]

I have the Hero 4 Silver & the Hero 5 Black! Editing with Premiere Pro. The Auto White Balance is really accurate and versatile nowadays! 4.7 with 60fps works well as an acquisition setup! The Hero 4 silver has that connector where you just plug a little dongle in and I can use a hardwired shotgun, lavalier or wireless mic with no problem! The Hero 5 Black there's a modification once you put it in Stereo that you can surgically drill three holes in the case which will let the microphones here much better! So switching back and forth berween both cams gives me great interesting and closely matched Audio & Video!

[shericreates]

I am just now learning how to edit videos and use Premier Pro. I have taken tons of video up skiing and have only published a couple, mainly from my iPhone. Learn, learn, learn. Thanks you helped out a lot.

[Woodenarrows]

I'm late to the show but... I plan to use my GoPro Hero 5 Black simply for outdoor recording of my hikes, canoeing, camping etc so all I'm looking for is simple clean video and good sound. I have opted for an external mic with the GoPro mic adapter. My editing software, which I've used for years now is CyberLink PowerDirector. Mostly straight out of camera with a few tweaks here and there. Nothing overly complicated...

[PorscheEver]

Thanks for this explanation vid! I bought my HERO5 two months ago and I never realized I could change all those ProTune settings on the GoPro itself.. I still thought this had to be done in some GoPro software. Stupid me :)
Oh and I am using Sony Vegas to edit my footage, love this piece of software! :D I used to work a lot with Premiere but I always found it too complicated to work with. Now, comparing Vegas to Premiere, I do realize they are both as powerful but I prefer to work with Vegas.

[leiwandesounds]

Thank you ! I bought the hero 5 and started filming - no clue what i was doing. :-)
What happens is that the footage in the cutting progress is just not as i wanted it to be.
So now, trying to get deeper into the settings, to have a good end product, your video really helped.
I believe that this is a really good camera for all kinds of filming.
Its just all about the settings and the handling.
I subed.
You tutorials are very understandable for beginners like me.
i subed :-)
All the best !

[PracticallySquared]

Thanks for the video. I just got into the video editing realm. I have several different gun channels on here and I usually just let my knowledge and skill draw the intrest but I have recently decided to invest some money and time into learning how to edit to take my channel to that next level. I'm just editing in iMovie, using the GoPro to get first hand shooting footage and voicing over, also adding in segments that were filmed on a different camera until I get my mic for the GoPro.

[Anne-wvkx]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have had my GoPro for a year and just now am able to use it more effectively because of this video! I use iMovie to edit my stuff. As someone very electronically challenged I really appreciate all the step by step instruction and explanation!

[JourneyWithDavaoJack]

A co-worker found a GoPro Karma in his neighbor's tree. The neighbor let him have it and he brought it to work and I eventually bought the drone AND the Hero 5 that was still in it. I don't have a controller for the drone so I am focusing on the camera itself for now. It works great so far. I haven't put it to a real outdoor test though. I have been using Cyberlink Powerdirector for all my previous videos regardless of what camera. I am still learning about resolution and your explanation was very helpful. I hope Cyberlink will be good with this because I really like it. Thanks

[oswaldomedina]

Just bought an old Hero Black 5, just suscribed and this video is really helpful, thanks for your effort in giving out this helpful info, saves tons of hours.

[LoriFahy]

thank you so much for this video. I am new to gopro, even though I have had the thing for nearly a year! There are so many people with so many different ideas on what to do I was so confused. I have now bought an external mic because i realised after making a video the sound quality was totally awful, no matter how and what i did, so with that fixed, now I am able to go forward .. thanks so much for the hints and recommendations, I am going to be trying them out this week.

[jamiestanden]

I’m all a bit new to GoPro & only done a few short family holiday videos. But I really want to get back into capturing more footage. I’ve watched a ton of videos today on tips of shooting and settings, but found this video super useful on the settings side to have my hero5 on.

It would be great to see what you would edit on or would suggest to invest in for the occasional GoPro user, some basic skills or guide to what software to use & any tutorials would be so helpful. It’s one thing filming, but another editing, which takes forever. I’ve only used windows movie maker, which done a nice and simple job, but seemed pretty basic, once I got the hang of it.
But thanks for the tips on this video, really knowledgable and explained so well.

[emanuelinlove]

The best free video editing and colorgrading software, Da Vinci Resolve 15 is my favorite.

[lyriq]

Still helping me to this day, thanks my man

[timcrone]

Thanks for the in depth look at the GoPro Hero 5 settings. I just recently purchased a Hero 5 Black and was looking for some more info on the different settings. I really don't have an editing preference yet. I'd love to hear more about the different options that are available. Anyway, keep up with the great content.