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Widget: BLE remote control for Insta360 One R 360° Action Cam

ars.fabula
over 4 years ago

[updated 2023-04-05]

A widget to remote control (via Bluetooth) Insta360's One R & X cameras.

https://apps.garmin.com/en-EN/apps/bb53f4bb-6c8c-4369-bca9-84cc09b25526

Also available as a data-field for touch based Edge device

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f0cdaa9c-5733-4748-ba66-1c7a3b008922

Insta360 Remote Control

Features:

  • Start / Stop Recording
  • Select  video or photo shooting mode (Standard, HDR, Time-lapse, 24-25-30 fps, etc).
  • Send GPS telemetry to the camera to be stored in the video file.
  • Add a "Highlight" marker in the video file (not available in the DF).
  • Add a "Track That" marker  in the video file(not available in the DF).
  • Last state is saved, so will resume where it was if the widget exits or was disconnected.

Known limitation & issues:

  • Users have reported that this widget also works with the One X, X2 & X3, but the menus for the various shooting modes are only the ones available one the One R
  • Same goes with the 4K & 1inch module of the One R: only the shooting modes for the 360° module are availbale
  • The widget will auto exit after some time (depending on your device). This is a limitation from Garmin.If you have a newr watch (starting with Fenix 7) you can use the widget as an app, and it won't exit,
  • The widget can be launched from within one of Garmin's official activity (but not if you are in Glance mode) by pressing & holding the back button.
  • There is no countdown / delay option
  • While the widget is active, if the recording is started or stopped from the camera, the widget will react accordingly but will not know in which mode the camera is in.
  • When starting the widget, if it indicates that the camera is still recording and it's not the case, got to the menu and re-select a shooting mode. This will reset the widget.

This thread is to discuss problems with the widget and also possible future functionality.

Have fun!

Greg

  • 2 months ago in reply to ars.fabula

    I can confirm that with the forerunner 255 it works flawless.

    Is it possible to access the app through "controls? Can't add it there, the forerunner doesnt allow me to access the widgets during an activity. And if course it's missing the feature hotkeys.

    I'm not spending another 100 euros just to be able to use hotkeys. But that's the fault of garmin's feature policy

  • 2 months ago in reply to Thomas Stuerzl

    Unfortunately not, controls & hot keys are reserved for Garmin/system function.

    You might be able to run it as a seperate app (it should appear in the list of you activities if supported by your watch), but you won't be able to record an activity & remote control at the same time.

  • 2 months ago in reply to ars.fabula

    I found a workaround: just pause and choose "continue later" and access the widget, start the camera, then restart activity.

  • 1 month ago

    Hello!

    I have Ace Pro 2 and Fenix 6X Pro. 

    Can I use Fenix for remote control ?

    Thanks

  • 1 month ago in reply to Georgy1973

    Yes, you should be able. I don't have one to test, but other users have reported that it works.

    However, with the Ace series, you only have the start/stop function. You can't select a shooting mode (only available on the 360° cameras).

  • 22 days ago

    I currently use my zumo 595 in conjuction with my Virbxe on the motorcycle, being able to start and stop the recoding wearing gloves is great  but the virb is getting a bit outdated and woul love to replace it with an insta 360 Ace Pro 2. Is there any posability a Garmin zumo would work with this widget.

    Regards Tony

  • 21 days ago in reply to Topcat1960

    None of the Zumo GPS can use Garmin's IQ app or widget. The only large display device that support those apps is the Montana 7 series and the Edge series.