YES!! Choosing "Linear" in FOV options instead of Medium will get you an even less fisheye look (that's why GoPro made that option) but I prefer medium for some reason.. It's like a happy middle ground ha. DEF should have mentioned this in the video tho my b :) Play around with it and see what you like best!! ✨
I was searching the web no lie last week looking for a good video on best settings for the hero 5 and bam my girl sara posts a video that gives the best straight forward answer 3 days later. Appreciate it. Knucks!
Get tips Sarah! I shoot a lot in 30fps so I can conform to 24fps, that subtle slowing often works really well in POV action shots for me. If it's not action stuff I will then almost always use 24fps like you said.
That's also great news about the improved battery life! That's my biggest struggle when shooting with gopros, especially when out in the water or something like that. Good to hear you're getting almost a day out of your Hero5.
Should use in 60fps so that you have the option of slow mo if needed in post. Doesn't have any effect because your sequence in post is set to 24 or 30 or whatever it's set to anyways
Hey Sara, if you press the power button and the top button at the same time (just hold them together) then you can change your settings using the buttons and front display screen. Just toggle through the settings. I just learned this myself.
Hum, little problem, this doesn't work on my HERO5 Black :/ am I doing something wrong?! I know that I can switch between the different modes using the "mode" button, or is it this that you mean?
We just got one and I'm so excited to use it. We are headed to Mexico in two days for a month and will be using this go pro and the DJI Mavic. Its going to be EPIC!!
Sara,I love your videos and thanks for the review. If you didn't know you can navigate the menus by holding down both buttons and manipulating the setting via the touchscreen only
This was super helpful! I've had a GoPro Hero 4 since last summer, and I was finding that I wasn't using nearly as often as I thought. But with these tips I can definitely find more use for the GoPro now that I know I can make it look more filmic. thanks fam 👌
I just got a go pro 5. and your interview helped so dam much I can’t believe it. Don’t stop doing wat your doing!!! Your great at it and easy to listen to!! Thank you!!
I'm still using the GoPro Hero4 Silver. I'm waiting for the Hero 7 lol and hoping they make the screen a little bigger. A bigger sensor would be nice too.
Great video Sara ! I have been wondering about this a lot since I film mostly with the GoPro! This will help me a ton! Keep up the AWESOME work! Big fan!
You can change the settings using the buttons still, you have to hold mode then press the shutter button and release then you can use the mode and shutter button to navigate the settings visible on the front screen! just if anyone was wondering :) Love the video my hero5 arrived today cant wait to start testing it out more!
i just realized that ever since Casey quit, you've been my new dose of inspiration lol. I now check for Sara Dietchy videos daily and I really dig them. Thanks again for the informational video chick!
Gary Gallardo why did casey neistat quit youtube? did he become to famous or did his wife just get tired of his shit or did he just wanna be a full time dad?
I've been using my Hero 5 Black a lot while out snowboarding. Obviously it's cold and golf cold fingers on a cold touch screen is about as effective as wet ones! However, it is capturing some great footage and while it's not perfect I'm very pleased with what I can do with it.
Just bought a 5 black.. thanks for all your help. I am a fan of lower refresh rates/ fps like u... so i just adjusted accordingly and also I set to "medium" FOV. Thank you.
You can still change settings through the mode button. You can go to video, photo, time laps and so on. Then you can do voice command which is pretty easy. ALSO if you tap the mode button and the shutter "red'' button almost together you get more setting in the front like what fps you want. So you CAN do everything you want with just the mode button and not using the lcd screen.
PRO TIP: hold the side mode button and click the shutter button and it will get you back into the old school menu! A LOT easier to navigate while it is wet.
If you click simultaneously the mode button and the shutter button, you change from the touchscreen to the frontscreen, so you can controll the camera when using gloves, underwater or with wet fingers.
One thing I would add, and this is coming from multiple first hand experiences of other surf photographers I know, if you're going to be in the water and sand is going to be regularly around the camera, I would still recommend getting the dive housing. More than a few people have reported their battery doors leaking due to sand getting trapped in the seals. No bueno!
Also, you can still navigate most of the menu options by button! Just push both buttons at the same time (the top button just slightly before) and the menu will pop up on the front screen like the old ones (but better).
If you want to get around using the touchscreen hold the Mode button then press the Shutter button. Now you can use the buttons to change the settings using the front display. It is awesome when in wet conditions.
I don't know if people say this enough to you, but it's really awesome having you in the filmmaking game, sara. I know in a perfect world it wouldn't matter, but it is still pretty awesome seeing a super film savvy lady killing it...thanks for doing what you do and being all inspiring and stuff :)
Don't know if some already said this but you can navigate the menu by pushing the mode and capture button. The menu will then display on the front to navigate. Great for wet hands.
Hi Sara, You can navigate in the menu using the top and side button without using the touchscreen like you used to do with the older GoPros wich you like. All you have to do is press the TOP & the SIDE button at the same time while the camera is ON! TOP Button = Select SIDE Button = Change I hope that helps, thank you have a great day!
Loved the review Sara! The next update will address the LCD touch responsiveness. Also, another huge differentiator between the Hero 4 and Hero 5 is VOICE CONTROL. You can now change modes and start recording with voice commands :)
If you hold the mode button and then the shoot button (the button you use to take a vid or pic) you can change the camera settings in the front of the gopro so you dont have to use the touchscreen
Very knowledgeable young lady. I was quite impressed. I am a fairly experienced still camera photographer, but new to video. Got my Hero 5 Black two weeks ago. Thanks for the helpful tips. Keep up the good work!
You can get the menu on the front display by pressing the power button and the shutter button simultaneously. It's a little bit cumbersome but very useful in the water.
You'll need to register your gopro if you wanna use the butom mode menu. There is also a wi-fi connection to your smartphone or tablet if you don't want a use the little tiny back screen.
You can change settings without touching the screen. Just press the MODE button and RECORD button at the same time and hold it. you'll see a menu at the front of the camera where the little screen is.
Just used GoPro 5 for few weeks in Bali as well, surprised how the review was so similar to what I experienced. I am using 90% of the time medium point of view as well.
@4:41 you can still use the contextual menu via buttons without having to rely on the touch screen: press the mode button and the shutter button together, now look at the front screen!
Great video Sara. Could you do a video on how to match color grades with two cameras. I have the GoPro 5 and I always have a hard time getting the color matched up with main camera. Any tips?
I'm going to save up for this camera. I've been looking around for something like this for a while now. I was going to get the regular hero, but after watching this video it makes sense to get the 5 black.
I know this video is old. But time line 2:04 -2:24 is exactly why I liked and subbed! Ive asked and I guess I did bad research. But I couldn’t figure out how to timeline 24fps but have the shots from my 60fps in there. You have no idea how much you have helped me! Thank you! Everyone has been so close to explaining but never did a good job. I know it sounds like I’m rambling but I record In 60 FPS all the time because I did not want to miss any slow motion moments. Lmao!!
Hey sara, you actually can use the buttons. Make sure you have the latest software and then hold both buttons down for like 5 seconds. You can then use them to navigate.
To use buttons to change settings hold down mode button and rec button. After a second or two the front lcd will have the different settings you can change with the buttons.
In order to change settings when screen is wet, push Mode button and shutter at the same time and that will allow you to change settings via fron LCD. Cheers from Barcelona.
Had not been here in a while Cx glad to see you're still making awesome vids ! also im sure someone else mentioned it in the comments but there's a way to use the buttons instead of touch screen,I think you have to press mode and on button at the same thing or something of the sort .. anyway keep up the good work :D
you can use the buttons to change the settings when in water. i was in a dive and stopped my recording in order to change some settings while 20 - 30 ft deep. press the side button then the record button quickly then the front screen will show the settings. use the side button to scroll down...record button to change highlighted setting....then highlight Done to save
If you hold the "mode" button and then press the shutter button you'll be able to navigate and change the settings on the front display just like the old gopros :) (at least on firmware 1.21)
yesss!!! you answered all of my original questions (thank you) but now I have two more. what editing program do you use for your gopro footage and what camera do you vlog with 🤔
you can change settings with the buttons via front display ;) and with protune on, but no change in color profil (GoPro or Flat) there is no big differance in the colors. Better go with flat if you want to do colorgrading in post ;)
Fantastic video as always :D the Hero 6 is impressive. I have been very happy with the stabilization so far :) the Hero 5 didn't have the best stabilization.
YES!! Choosing "Linear" in FOV options instead of Medium will get you an even less fisheye look (that's why GoPro made that option) but I prefer medium for some reason.. It's like a happy middle ground ha. DEF should have mentioned this in the video tho my b :) Play around with it and see what you like best!! ✨
Sara Dietschy So medium, implies middle ground, Haha. Sorry for the poor humour.
Sara Dietschy you don't need to use the rear screen, hold down both buttons and all your settings can be changed via the front screen!
Sara Dietschy hope that helps^
Thanks! I am about to start a youtube channel and I am about to buy this gopro so this advice were perfect.
I was searching the web no lie last week looking for a good video on best settings for the hero 5 and bam my girl sara posts a video that gives the best straight forward answer 3 days later. Appreciate it. Knucks!
Get tips Sarah! I shoot a lot in 30fps so I can conform to 24fps, that subtle slowing often works really well in POV action shots for me. If it's not action stuff I will then almost always use 24fps like you said.
That's also great news about the improved battery life! That's my biggest struggle when shooting with gopros, especially when out in the water or something like that. Good to hear you're getting almost a day out of your Hero5.
Leftcoast Media House wow that's actually an awesome suggestion 👍🏽
Leftcoast Media House - i actually found the exact opposite - I get much shorter battery life than with my Hero 4 silver
Should use in 60fps so that you have the option of slow mo if needed in post. Doesn't have any effect because your sequence in post is set to 24 or 30 or whatever it's set to anyways
shoutoutJT i do the same.. always 60fps just in case I want to do a slow mo but anything I don't put in slomo i change to 24 fps
I LOVE how you explain things for someone like me who isn’t super camera savvy. 🙏🏼
Hey Sara, if you press the power button and the top button at the same time (just hold them together) then you can change your settings using the buttons and front display screen. Just toggle through the settings. I just learned this myself.
dude just learned this from you guys --- HECK YEAHHH FAMM thanks for the protips :)
Sara Dietschy Are you telling me I just taught the "to be" vlogger of the year something? LOL! Dang, made my day! keep killin it!!
Hum, little problem, this doesn't work on my HERO5 Black :/ am I doing something wrong?! I know that I can switch between the different modes using the "mode" button, or is it this that you mean?
You may have to update to the latest firmware.. First try pushing the mode button, and while holding it in also press the top button.
Thank you very much! It works now, it was a short press :p
We just got one and I'm so excited to use it. We are headed to Mexico in two days for a month and will be using this go pro and the DJI Mavic. Its going to be EPIC!!
Sara,I love your videos and thanks for the review. If you didn't know you can navigate the menus by holding down both buttons and manipulating the setting via the touchscreen only
This was super helpful! I've had a GoPro Hero 4 since last summer, and I was finding that I wasn't using nearly as often as I thought. But with these tips I can definitely find more use for the GoPro now that I know I can make it look more filmic. thanks fam 👌
I just got a go pro 5. and your interview helped so dam much I can’t believe it. Don’t stop doing wat your doing!!! Your great at it and easy to listen to!! Thank you!!
I'm still using the GoPro Hero4 Silver. I'm waiting for the Hero 7 lol and hoping they make the screen a little bigger. A bigger sensor would be nice too.
2:23 MATH i effin DIED. made me watch all your other videos and become a fan!!
Great video Sara ! I have been wondering about this a lot since I film mostly with the GoPro! This will help me a ton! Keep up the AWESOME work! Big fan!
Thanks for the info Sara. I'm thinking of getting the hero 5 after your review.
I don't even have a Go Pro, but I'm still watching because you're rad
Dang, never been this early on a Dietschy vid : )
Oh man, I think you've convinced me to upgrade. The 3 annoys me so much in low light! Thanks for the tips Sara!!
Best go pro video around. You explained it very clearly for a newbie and didnt put me to sleep.
I just tape my phone to my forehead (-;
CTF Nokia 👐
Destroyed that theory. Nokia for the win!!!
ground breaking!
I'm going diving this weekend I shall try your idea
Thanks
You can change the settings using the buttons still, you have to hold mode then press the shutter button and release then you can use the mode and shutter button to navigate the settings visible on the front screen! just if anyone was wondering :) Love the video my hero5 arrived today cant wait to start testing it out more!
hey Sara! you can use the buttons to select the video settings while you are in the water! just press the side button and then press the top button
i just realized that ever since Casey quit, you've been my new dose of inspiration lol. I now check for Sara Dietchy videos daily and I really dig them. Thanks again for the informational video chick!
Gary Gallardo why did casey neistat quit youtube? did he become to famous or did his wife just get tired of his shit or did he just wanna be a full time dad?
Casey didn't quit TH-cam. He stopped making a daily vlog for a while and now he's back with *almost* daily vlogs.
GoPro is the best! We love using them for our footage
Thank you now I can use my GoPro 5
I've been using my Hero 5 Black a lot while out snowboarding. Obviously it's cold and golf cold fingers on a cold touch screen is about as effective as wet ones! However, it is capturing some great footage and while it's not perfect I'm very pleased with what I can do with it.
Voice command on the Hero 5... Love it!
That little edit work on the running cheetah was cool
No love for voice control.
Just bought a 5 black.. thanks for all your help. I am a fan of lower refresh rates/ fps like u... so i just adjusted accordingly and also I set to "medium" FOV. Thank you.
We used our new GoPro on a recent trip to Mexico and got some amazing footage while scuba diving! Now we just have to put the video together...!
You can still change settings through the mode button. You can go to video, photo, time laps and so on. Then you can do voice command which is pretty easy. ALSO if you tap the mode button and the shutter "red'' button almost together you get more setting in the front like what fps you want. So you CAN do everything you want with just the mode button and not using the lcd screen.
So, do you lose video quality with a lower FPS? Sara, can you hear me?
PRO TIP: hold the side mode button and click the shutter button and it will get you back into the old school menu! A LOT easier to navigate while it is wet.
If you click simultaneously the mode button and the shutter button, you change from the touchscreen to the frontscreen, so you can controll the camera when using gloves, underwater or with wet fingers.
One thing I would add, and this is coming from multiple first hand experiences of other surf photographers I know, if you're going to be in the water and sand is going to be regularly around the camera, I would still recommend getting the dive housing. More than a few people have reported their battery doors leaking due to sand getting trapped in the seals. No bueno!
Also, you can still navigate most of the menu options by button! Just push both buttons at the same time (the top button just slightly before) and the menu will pop up on the front screen like the old ones (but better).
If you want to get around using the touchscreen hold the Mode button then press the Shutter button. Now you can use the buttons to change the settings using the front display.
It is awesome when in wet conditions.
I don't know if people say this enough to you, but it's really awesome having you in the filmmaking game, sara. I know in a perfect world it wouldn't matter, but it is still pretty awesome seeing a super film savvy lady killing it...thanks for doing what you do and being all inspiring and stuff :)
Don't know if some already said this but you can navigate the menu by pushing the mode and capture button. The menu will then display on the front to navigate. Great for wet hands.
Just saw someone already posted this tip also👍
Hi Sara, You can navigate in the menu using the top and side button without using the touchscreen like you used to do with the older GoPros wich you like.
All you have to do is press the TOP & the SIDE button at the same time while the camera is ON!
TOP Button = Select
SIDE Button = Change
I hope that helps, thank you have a great day!
Good tips. A guy at work was showing me how to un-fisheye his GoPro a few weeks ago. Never knew it was possible. 👍
Loved the review Sara! The next update will address the LCD touch responsiveness. Also, another huge differentiator between the Hero 4 and Hero 5 is VOICE CONTROL. You can now change modes and start recording with voice commands :)
My hubby just bought this for my birthday! N I'm so happy now watching TH-cam videos for tips! 😀
Just bought a session and have been looking for one of these!!! Thanks!
Thanks for all the tips! We are new to the TH-cam family and just starting out! We have a point and shoot and the hero 5 blk. Keep it up!
new fav youtuber ❤️
if you push the 2 buttons at the same time you can shange the settings looking at the little screen in the front and pushing the mode button.
If you hold the mode button and then the shoot button (the button you use to take a vid or pic) you can change the camera settings in the front of the gopro so you dont have to use the touchscreen
Thank you for this I had problems getting clear footage but now my GoPro performs the way I want it too!
This really helped me out, thanks a lot Sara.
Why do you prefer medium field of view over linear?
they don't
Paul Tkachenko linear is Not full screen at least when I use it
Awesome tips! Just got one of these suckers and looking to get into some fun adventures!
This is so awesome of a video! Thank you Sara!
I am grateful for the new information I learned from you
Very knowledgeable young lady. I was quite impressed. I am a fairly experienced still camera photographer, but new to video. Got my Hero 5 Black two weeks ago. Thanks for the helpful tips. Keep up the good work!
You can get the menu on the front display by pressing the power button and the shutter button simultaneously. It's a little bit cumbersome but very useful in the water.
You'll need to register your gopro if you wanna use the butom mode menu.
There is also a wi-fi connection to your smartphone or tablet if you don't want a use the little tiny back screen.
You can change settings without touching the screen. Just press the MODE button and RECORD button at the same time and hold it. you'll see a menu at the front of the camera where the little screen is.
Great tips, Sara!!
Just used GoPro 5 for few weeks in Bali as well, surprised how the review was so similar to what I experienced. I am using 90% of the time medium point of view as well.
@4:41 you can still use the contextual menu via buttons without having to rely on the touch screen: press the mode button and the shutter button together, now look at the front screen!
Great video Sara. Could you do a video on how to match color grades with two cameras. I have the GoPro 5 and I always have a hard time getting the color matched up with main camera. Any tips?
I'm going to save up for this camera. I've been looking around for something like this for a while now. I was going to get the regular hero, but after watching this video it makes sense to get the 5 black.
Only a minute into your video and lots of great tips, thanks!
I know this video is old. But time line 2:04 -2:24 is exactly why I liked and subbed! Ive asked and I guess I did bad research. But I couldn’t figure out how to timeline 24fps but have the shots from my 60fps in there. You have no idea how much you have helped me! Thank you! Everyone has been so close to explaining but never did a good job. I know it sounds like I’m rambling but I record In 60 FPS all the time because I did not want to miss any slow motion moments. Lmao!!
I have this camera and IT. HAS. BEEN. SO. GREAT.
Wow what good timing. I'm about to buy one of these for my EF College Break trip to Australia!
Nice. Gets right to the point and stays on topic.
You've just added a tremendous value to my channel. Thank you Sara! 😊
Hi. You can use the hero 5 like the older ones without touch screen. Push the shutter and mode button and use the front screen
what is your favorite post editing software for the gopro?
You can scroll through different setting if you hold down "mode" and press the record button. It shows up on the screen on the front
Hey sara, you actually can use the buttons. Make sure you have the latest software and then hold both buttons down for like 5 seconds. You can then use them to navigate.
To use buttons to change settings hold down mode button and rec button. After a second or two the front lcd will have the different settings you can change with the buttons.
In order to change settings when screen is wet, push Mode button and shutter at the same time and that will allow you to change settings via fron LCD. Cheers from Barcelona.
Thank you Sara! This is so helpful
Had not been here in a while Cx glad to see you're still making awesome vids ! also im sure someone else mentioned it in the comments but there's a way to use the buttons instead of touch screen,I think you have to press mode and on button at the same thing or something of the sort .. anyway keep up the good work :D
Just have bought Hero 5 Black! Thnx for the review...
Very helpful! Thanks for the video Sara.
you can use the buttons to change the settings when in water. i was in a dive and stopped my recording in order to change some settings while 20 - 30 ft deep. press the side button then the record button quickly then the front screen will show the settings. use the side button to scroll down...record button to change highlighted setting....then highlight Done to save
If you hold the "mode" button and then press the shutter button you'll be able to navigate and change the settings on the front display just like the old gopros :) (at least on firmware 1.21)
I have bought a couple 4's does that have good lighting of is the 5 better. I shoot mostly with my go pro
You're SOOO HYPED in this viddy....love it!!! Great video.
Too hyped IMHO. She wears me out.
great tips that i will use for sure as ALL of my video are filmed using a Gopro, water or not.
yesss!!! you answered all of my original questions (thank you) but now I have two more. what editing program do you use for your gopro footage and what camera do you vlog with 🤔
thank you ! learned a lot!
tomorrow going to snorkelling ! gonna try my new Go Pro ! :D
If you do any video editing, including just using the GoRpo software, there is no need to not use wide view.
Love it - great work Sara!
You forgot to mention to set in FLAT mode in ProTune. It helps a lot because I color grade my Vlogs as well.
I just bought the Hero 5 Black so this was very helpful, thanks! Coincidentally, I'm going to Belize in April. Any must do's?
Ha! I found this video because I want to get better at using my go pro before I leave to Belize this weekend! 🤗
thank you Sara. this confirms it! been toying with the idea of starting a channel. don't know if this 46yr old guy can do it
Don't forget to vote daily for Sara for Vlogger of the year for the shorty awards!
I greatly enjoy your videos, Sara. Keep up the great work!
Hey sara the GoPro editing software has an option to eliminate the fisheye without having to change your settings beforehand
you can change settings with the buttons via front display ;)
and with protune on, but no change in color profil (GoPro or Flat) there is no big differance in the colors. Better go with flat if you want to do colorgrading in post ;)
Fantastic video as always :D the Hero 6 is impressive. I have been very happy with the stabilization so far :) the Hero 5 didn't have the best stabilization.
Always wondering what is up with my GoPro footage. Really helpful tips!
Fabulous review Sara! Very helpful!!
legend has it that if your early Sara responds to your comment
so not true
FINALLY THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Thank you Sara!
If you hold side button and press camera button you can change settings with front screen