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I"m having a major issue wtih my GoPro Hero 7 Black. I turned it on yeasterday and out of the blue the touch screen was not working, completly unresponsive to any tap. The power button and the capture button are working fine.

It may be either a loose connection to the LCD screen, that the LCD screen is faulty and needs to be replaced or worst case that there is a fault on the motherboard.

Try shining a torch at an angle close to the LCD screen to check if you can detect an image at all when using the camera. It will be very faint so try it in a darkened room if possible.

If you can detect an image it means that there is a backlight problem with the screen. Either there is no power being supplied from the motherboard to the backlight circuit in the LCD screen or the backlight circuit in the screen is faulty and the screen will have to be replaced as it cannot be repaired. Hopefully it is not a motherboard problem in supplying backlight power to the screen.

If you cannot detect an image (or even if you can) then unfortunately without a schematic, the only way to determine if it is a problem with the screen or the motherboard is to replace one or the other. Again hopefully it is not a motherboard problem.

Here’s a link to a video that shows how to replace the LCD screen + digitizer in the camera. This will also help you to check if the LCD video flex cable connection is OK.

Here’s a link to the GoPro Hero5 Black Repair guides which may also help if the video isn’t clear enough at some points. Unfortunately there is no ifixit guide showing the LCD screen removal.

A dying or cracked display doesn’t mean your laptop is a paperweight. For most laptops, a screen replacement takes $80 and an hour of your time at most. If you’re a DIYer, replacing a broken laptop screen yourself is a great way to save cash, as most computer repair shops will quote you $150 to $300 for the job.

Before doing anything, give your laptop a full look-over and inspection to ensure the screen really needs replacement. If the graphics card on the motherboard is dead, for instance, you may be wasting your time and effort on replacing a perfectly good screen. Additionally, if the laptop has been recently dropped or otherwise possibly physically harmed, you’ll want to double-check for other damage as well.

To ensure the graphics card is functioning, you can plug a desktop monitor or TV into the laptop, as most have a standard blue VGA monitor and/or a HDMI output. If the picture looks good on an external display, your graphics card is likely good and the screen is at fault. If you don’t get any picture, keep in mind some laptops require you to press certain function keys on the laptop to activate external display output. If you do that and video still doesn’t display, your graphics card and/or motherboard is likely broken, rather than your screen.

If the laptop outputs to another display successfully, use the computer for a while to ensure the keyboard and other laptop components appear to be functioning normally.

Before you replace your laptop’s LCD, here are the caveats to the general steps that follow. This is not meant to be a guide for ultrabooks, two-in-ones, tablets, Macbooks, or other, more specialized notebooks, however. It’s more for average, run-of-the-mill laptops. But even then the general steps I discuss do not work for all such laptops. Some will require a different process and/or more work to replace the screen, such as accessing the motherboard by opening the main case of the laptop.

Because of that crucial caveat, before buying a new LCD, it may be a good idea to try to remove the damaged screen first, to ensure you can perform the replacement. If, after following the first few steps the process looks different for your laptop, I recommend scouring Google and YouTube or finding a repair professional for further help on your exact laptop brand and model.

Finding a replacement LCD is typically easy—and you don’t have to pay the crazy prices the manufacturer usually wants. Just search eBay, Amazon, or Google with your laptop model number and the words LCD screen. You’ll find most regular screens can be had for as low as $50 to $80. If you aren’t finding anything, try other identification numbers from the laptop label or documentation. Some vendors have one or two different sets of identification numbers that could serve as your model number.

When shopping for the LCD, most sellers will alert you to compare the specs and placement of the video cable on the back of their screen to your current screen. This is another reason to crack open the laptop bezel before ordering a replacement. However from my own experience, if the seller says the screen is compatible with your exact laptop model, it usually works.

Table or other flat working area: You’ll need a spot to sit (or stand, if that’s your thing) with a flat area to work on your laptop. This gives you a reason to clean off that messy dining-room table or desk.

Small-head magnetic philips screwdriver: Not small like a mini screwdriver from an eyeglass repair kit, but I’d say between that size and a mid-sized screwdriver would work. If you don’t have a magnetic-head screwdriver, try to find a magnet big enough to magnetize the driver head. This helps the screws stick to the head, making it much easier to remove and replace the screws without cursing as they fall all over the place.

Plastic putty knife or other thin object: This is optional, to aid in prying apart the screen bezel from the case. Personally, my finger nails usually do the trick. If you do use another object, ensure it’s thin enough but not so sharp that it will leave scrapes or other evidence of prying.

Find the round cover stickers that are hiding the screws on the screen bezel, the case surrounding the screen. These stickers are usually on the bottom of the bezel, near the screen hinges, when you have the screen opened. You should find one on each side of the screen.

Use your screwdriver to remove the now-exposed screws. Remember: righty-tighty, lefty-loosey. Some screws are easy to remove; others, not so much. But moving the screen into just the right position usually exposes the screws enough for removal.

Carefully start prying the screen bezel away from the back side of the screen case. Work a fingernail or other thin, prying object into the crack around the outside of the screen. The bezel is usually secured to the back case with plastic snaps, so give it some force while prying—but not too brutish. You’ll hear the unsnapping of the fasteners when prying.

Once you’ve unsnapped the screen bezel, it may or may not be easy to remove. If not, it’s likely stuck around the screen hinges. Moving the screen position up or down, with some gentle force if necessary, should free it fully.

Once the bezel is fully removed, you’ll find the LCD secured to a metal trim frame on the left and right sides. Remove the two screws (one on each side, on the top) holding the trim frame pieces to the back screen case. Now, you should be able to lift the LCD (with the trim frame pieces attached) slightly away from the back screen case.

On each of the trim frames’ sides, remove any screws that are securing it to the LCD. Most laptops have three screws on each side; however, the smaller laptop I photographed here doesn’t have these screws—the LCD is actually secured to the trim frame pieces by tape on each side.

Now you should be able to set the LCD face-down onto the keyboard. Be careful not to put excessive force on the video cable attached to the back of the LCD.

Disconnect the video cable from the back of the LCD. Though the laptop I photographed here has the connector on the very bottom, most laptops have the connector near the center. If so, keep in mind that the portion of the cable running down the screen is usually stuck on the back of the screen with some mild adhesive. Just gently pull the cables away from the screen. You usually must remove tape that’s securing the video connector to the back of the screen as well. When you get to the point of actually pulling the video cable out of the screen connector, it should unplug with little force.

Once you’ve fully removed the broken LCD, simply place the new one face-down like you did the old one. Reattach the video cable to the connector and place the cables and any tape just like they were for the old one.

Set the new screen up in the side trim frame pieces, then re-secure it like the old one was: usually three screws in each side of the trim frame pieces, and then a screw on top of each to secure it to the back screen case.

When you get to the point of putting the bezel back on, just line it up and push/squeeze the bezel back into the snaps of the rear screen case. Before replacing the bezel screws, ensure the bezel is fully snapped in place and no crack exists around the edges of the screen case. Lastly, use that safely pin or needle to reattach the sticky screw covers.

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Today we’re talking about GoPro Protune. This little known extra settings mode on GoPro cameras that is often misunderstood or simply ignored by many newer GoPro users. We’ll help you understand everything you need to know so you can decide if GoPro Protune is worth it for you.

Protune gives you more control over your GoPro photo and video settings. If you’ve ever played with a DSLR or mirrorless camera, it’s kind of like switching the camera into manual mode. GoPro Protune allows you to modify all kinds of settings like the shutter speed, exposure compensation, white balance, color profiles, ISO and sharpness, to name a few. By default, Protune is turned off and is accessible from either the touch screen on newer models or the GoPro camera smartphone app.

Who is Protune for? Protune is for GoPro users who want a specific look in their photos or higher quality image and video. Anyone who uses Protune should be willing to spend time editing after shooting or have a plan to use a professional Video Editing Service like Spivo"s to save time and energy. As Protune gives you the ability to fine-tune every camera setting, it’s a good idea to mess around with Protune before relying on it for a particular trip or shot.

It is absolutely not mandatory to use Protune. If you’re a beginner or have recently purchased your first GoPro camera, you’ll probably find the default settings to be pretty freaking good. Meanwhile, if you tend to be picky with your content, or are simply curious about what’s possible with GoPro Protune, keep reading as we’re going to cover every single setting in detail.

Depending on your model of GoPro, you might have some limitations when using Protune. Generally, Protune is only available on the higher-end GoPro models most commonly referred to as “Black”. On the newer models, you’ll be able to use Protune for either photos or videos, whereas some of the older cameras are limited only to shooting videos with Protune.  Moreover, on the newer Hero 7 Black and Hero 8 Black, you can even use a slightly more limited version of Protune for timelapse video and timelapse photo.

For the remainder of this blog, we’d recommend grabbing your GoPro to follow along and test each mode for yourself. Go ahead and grab it, we’ll wait :)

Shutter speed is the amount of time in seconds that the shutter stays open exposing the camera sensor to light. The most common shutter speeds as displayed as fractions of a second for example 1/125, or 1/500. The longer the shutter stays open, the more light and movement the GoPro sensor will receive.

For Protune video, the shutter speed is based off the video frame rate (FPS) and the available shutter speeds are multiples of the frame rate. For example, if you’re shooting 1440P at 60 FPS which is our recommended shooting mode on the Spivo 360, you’ll see shutter speed options of 1/120 or 1/240 (multiples of 60) on your GoPro. There’s a rule in videography called the 180-degree shutter angle rule which stipulates your shutter speed should always be double your frame rate to ensure your video contains natural movement. If you select a shutter speed that is too low, you’ll get blurred movement while a shutter speed that is too high will look like everything was shot in slow motion. Unless you have a very specific reason you want to change the shutter speed, it’s a good idea to leave it on auto for most applications.

One last note about Protune video:  it does enable recording at a higher bitrate which leads to higher quality footage, although it will take up more room on your memory card.

Specifically for photos: it’s not possible to change the exposure when shooting with SuperPhoto (HDR) on. With SuperPhoto on, it will display “N/A” below the EV Comp heading. Turn off Superphoto to adjust the EV Comp.

Generally, you want the overall color tone looking natural rather than tinted and to have objects that are white in person be white in your photo. White Balance is commonly written in Kelvin (K) color temperature units (e.g. 3000K) and is adjustable from 2300K to 6500K using GoPro Protune. Dark environments such as a candlelit room will be around 2300K, while bright sunlight can be around 5000K and up. The correct WB should take into considering the color temperature of the light source. For example, sunny shots have a different temperature than a cloudy one, so we’ll provide some examples of which WB temperature to use for various shots.

Since WB can vary quite a bit depending on the lighting, it’s best to use it when your light source is very constant. If you set the WB incorrectly, you’ll end up with a strong unrealistic looking color cast. If the WB is too high, the shot will come out with orange tint meanwhile, a too low number will come out bluish. If you are shooting with multiple different cameras or GoPro’s, it can be a good idea to set the WB to the same temperature across all cameras so everything looks the same. This tactic often used by wedding photographers, even though most don’t shoot with GoPros.

ISO is a setting that sets the GoPro sensor sensitivity to light. On GoPro cameras, the sensitivity ranges from 100 (low sensitivity) to 6400 (high sensitivity). Generally, you want to set the ISO to the lowest possible number while keeping the shot properly exposed. Higher ISO numbers such as 3200 or 6400 should only really be used in low light (night time settings) as these shots will have more graininess/noise.

On the Hero 7 Black, you can set a min and max ISO, whereas former versions like the Hero 5 Black have the option to set only a max ISO and your GoPro will automatically adjust the ISO up to that number. If you know you’re going to be shooting in a specific scenario like in direct sunlight, it can make sense to lock the ISO to a specific number or range such as 100 (min) and 1000 (max). If you’re reading this, you know that GoPro’s aren’t exactly known for their low light performance. As such, for capturing northern lights, starlight, or to shoot a thunderstorm at night, it makes sense to lock the ISO at 3200 or 6400.

Sharpness in photography is a term used to describe the overall clarity of an image in terms of both contrast and focus. There are three settings for sharpness on your GoPro: High, medium, and low. The default setting is High which helps your GoPro shots look lifelike, with lots of contrast, detail, and texture. If you plan on editing the photos or videos, you can consider bringing the sharpness down to medium or low. Keep in mind, it’s always easier to add sharpness in when video editing than to reduce it.

The color setting on GoPro Protune is one of the simplest as there are only two options: GoPro (color) and Flat. The default setting is GoPro color which will color-correct the image profile in camera. Meanwhile, Flat offers a more neutral color profile which is popular amongst cinematographers. The Flat color profile captures more details in the shadows and tames down the highlights (bright spots), which is great for shooting on a cloudy day or on a sunny day where there are lots shadows. Without editing, photos or videos shot with the Flat color profile will appear much less impressive, although they will offer you more control over all image aspects such as contrast and saturation in post-production.

With the normal GoPro color profile, the shadows tend to be darker and the highlights are brighter which can make it a harder to balance when editing. The colors tend to be more punchy and the shots have with higher contrast. GoPro color saturates the image quite a bit more than Flat and can even make some scenes (especially the sky) look a little fake at times. For quick shots that are ready to be posted online with little editing, GoPro color is a great option. Meanwhile, if you want to have the added flexibility in post-production, or you’re shooting with multiple cameras and plan to match up the footage, it’s a good idea to shoot with the Flat profile.

Stereo: use Stereo when the wind is not a factor. This mode will force your GoPro to utilize both microphones to record audio. Filming a vlog in a backyard or quiet place could make for a good opportunity to use this mode.

Wind: use Wind on windy days or if your GoPro is mounted on a moving vehicle. If you’re going for a motorcycle or boat ride, use this mode to prioritize wind reduction in the video.

GoPro’s aren’t really known for their audio quality and we’ve never bothered to take it off of the auto setting. If you have, let us know in comments what you filmed!

Finally, tapping reset will restore Protune to its original settings. On the newer touch screen models (Hero 5/6/7/8) you’ll be prompted on an extra menu to confirm you want to reset to the default Protune mode.

Nice work! In this blog, we’ve covered everything you need to know about GoPro Protune. With your newfound knowledge, are you going to use Protune on your next adventure? Let us know in the comments below or on Instagram.

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Try leaving your gopro in an air sealed case with a lot of silica gel in it. Leave it there for a couple of days. That could help take out the moisture.

Also, soaking for more than a minute in freshwater is good tip to completely wash out the salt inside the gopro. Salt is a big no-no for electronic devices and metal!