St. Olaf Equipment Tutorials

Guides for the equipment available for checkout at St. Olaf College.

LibKey Nomad

Librarian

Susan Fiser

GoPro Hero 11

How do I charge the GoPro? 
- Unlock the door latch and flip it open.
- Connect your camera to a USB charger or computer using the included USB-C cable (note: three hours needed for full charge.).
- Unplug the cable and shut the latch when charging is complete.
How do I turn it on?
- Press the Mode button to turn the camera on.
- Press and hold the Mode button for three seconds to turn off the device.
What are the display options? 
- The from screen features four display options.
  - Full Screen: displays the live preview as a full-screen shot.
  - Actual Screen: displays the live preview from the lens without cropping.
  - Status Only: Displays camera status without the live preview from the lens.
  - Screen Off: Turns the screen off. Use this setting in dark environments where light from the screen might interfere with your shot. This setting maximizes battery life.
Are there different media-capturing modes?
- Recording: press the shutter button to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording (video, time lapse, and live streaming only).
- Three main capture modes:
  - Video (default): Includes standard, full frame, activity, cinematic, and slo-mo presets.
  - Photo: Includes photo, burst, and night presets.
How can I select presets?
- Preset changes: tap 'capture settings,' tap that preset that you want. All presets will be locked into the camera and ready to go.
- Customizing Presets:
  - From the capture screen, press and hold 'capture settings' to skip straight to the settings menu.
  - Follow the on-screen instructions to view options. Once you've selected your desired setting, scroll down for more advanced settings.
  - Tap the "<" button to save your changes and return to the presets screen.
How can I add HiLight tags?
- Used to mark favorite moments in videos or photos by pressing the Mode button during recording or playback.
- Add HiLight tags by saying 'GoPro, HiLight" out loud when voice control is on or tapping the child icon when watching your footage back with the GoPro Quick app.
Are there video presets?
- There are 5:
  - Standard: good for all-purpose recording
  - Full frame: highest quality mode only; good for creating extra tall (9:16) vertical shots or any other size for social media with less cropping
  - Activity: ultra immersive footage of all activities
  - Cinematic: captures 5.3k high resolution video; uses the Linear digital lens
  - Slo-Mo: for fast-action shots; records in 2.7k footage; lets you slow things down to 8x normal speed during playback
How do I take photos?
- Photo Settings
  - Timer: set up a 3 or 10 second timer for your photo
    - Zoom: use the slider on the right to adjust the zoom level
    - Shutter (night): set how long the shutter stays open for night shots and choose longer exposures for darker shots
    - Burst rate: choose how many photos the camera will take in a 1,3,6, or 10 second burst
    - Protune: gives you manual control of advanced settings including shutter, bit rate, color, ISO limit, and exposure
How can I play back media?
- Gallery View: gives quick access to all videos and photos stored on the SD card
- From the playback screen, tap the '9' block symbol --> swipe up to scroll through your media --> tap the video or photo to see it in full screen view
How can I export media?
- Remove the SD card from the camera
- Insert the card into an SD card reader or adapter
- Plug the card reader into your computer/device's USB port or insert the adapter into the SD card slot
- Copy the files to your computer/device
How do I mount the GoPro 11?
- Flip the folding fingers down into the mounting position
- Interlock the folding fingers on the camera with the mounting fingers on the buckle
- Secure the camera to the mounting buckles with a thumb screw
- Attach the mounting buckle plug
  - Flip the mounting buckle plug up
  - Slide the buckles into the mount until it clicks into place
  - Press the plug back down so that it sits flush with the buckle