Gopro release firware updates for there cameras allowing minor problems to be fixed and new features to be added. With that in mind I will keep this blog up to date with the latest firmware updates and how to install them to get the best from your camera. The updates below are only for the gopro hd hero 1080 but I will post a firmware update for the hd hero 960 in the next few days.
Before downloading firmware and attempting to install on your camera, please watch both instructional videos below, Step 1 & Step 2.

Next, please read the Print-friendly HD HERO Firmware Update Instructions (.pdf) and use it as your step-by-step guide for installing the firmware on your HD HERO camera. 

You can find the latest Firmware Update here:   V01.01.54

Step 1 (downloading and transferring firmware update on a Mac)

Step 1 (downloading and transfer on a PC)

Step 2.  Installing new firmware on your camera.

3D HERO System.
This latest firmware is needed to use your HD HERO cameras with the latest GoPro products. Simply download the firmware and follow the instructions above.

LCD BacPac:
This latest firmware is needed to use your HD HERO cameras with the latest GoPro products. Simply download the firmware and follow the instructions above

LCD On (LCO) and LCD Off (LCF)Control the power of your LCD screen. LCD On (LCO) keeps the LCD screen on continuously while the camera is operating. LCD Off (LCO) automatically powers the LCD screen off 60 seconds after the last camera button press.

One Button ModeOne Button Mode simplifies recording video and photos with your HD HERO. With One Button Mode, your camera will start recording video or photos automatically when you power the camera ‘ON’ and will only stop recording when you power the camera ‘OFF’. The shutter button is deactivated in One Button Mode. You can only turn the camera on and off, making it the perfect setting for loaning it to friends or newbies

Upside Down Mode (UPd)Now you can take videos and photos with the camera mounted upside down without having to rotate the files later. In UPd, all videos and photos will be saved to your SD card right-side up

Live Feed OutDisplay live feed SD or HD video and audio straight out of the camera to a TV, handheld viewer, or video transmitter. Allows viewing a live video signal during preview, recording, and playback of saved files

Live Feed On-Screen DisplayDisplay battery life, camera mode, and recording status icons on your live feed video signal with ‘On Screen Display’ turned on, or turn it off to transmit only the video without any status icons.

PAL 25/50 fps SupportIf you live in a PAL region (most regions outside of North America) you can now record in the PAL broadcast standard of 25 / 50 fps in the following resolutions: 

r1 WVGA 50fps
r2 1280×720 25fps
r3 1280×720 50fpsr4 1280×960 25fps
r5 1920×1080 25fps