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  1. Power on the camera using the power button on the side of the camera.
Location of the power button on gopro max
  1. Switch the camera mode from Hero to 360° mode.

This is very important as the camera always defaults to hero mode when turned on.

To switch to 360° mode, on the touch screen, click the icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Camera mode icon

Once this is done, the text in the center of the camera will say 360° Video.

360 Video mode

Once in 360° mode, you will need to switch to the 360° photo mode.

 

  1. On the touch screen, use your finger to swipe to the left. This will switch the camera to photo mode.
swipe left
360 photo mode
  1. To take a picture, press the red button at the top of the camera.
Red button on top of the camera