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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

  • 1 month ago

    Hi Greg

    I have the X4 and the Fenix X7 Saphire Solar, the app seems to be working, but the X4 doesn't recognise the watch as a connected remote, but it all seems to work. To get the GPS overlay to work I found I had to set the app up on the watch with the GPS on before starting the camera. All the recording setting work as well. 

    Well done mate, surely Insta360 and Garmin are interested in fine tuning this app? They brag about being compatable using Connect, this is a much better option.

    By the way, how can I send you som funds for your efforts, thi saved me paying for a insta360 remote.

    Regards

    Anthony Cox

  • 1 month ago

    Hi Greg

    I have the X4 and the Fenix X7 Saphire Solar, the app seems to be working, but the X4 doesn't recognise the watch as a connected remote, but it all seems to work. To get the GPS overlay to work I found I had to set the app up on the watch with the GPS on before starting the camera. All the recording setting work as well. 

    Well done mate, surely Insta360 and Garmin are interested in fine tuning this app? They brag about being compatable using Connect, this is a much better option.

    By the way, how can I send you som funds for your efforts, thi saved me paying for a insta360 remote.

    Regards

    Anthony Cox

  • 1 month ago in reply to Topcat1960

    My widgets connects directly to the camera without any pairing process. The X4's "connect to remote" is ignored.

    It makes connection easier and seamless but one down side of this approach is that if you have several cameras (or are with a group of people that have also Insta360 cameras), the widget will connect to the first camera it sees. The only way to connect to a specific camera is that it's the only one switch on when you start the widget.

    The GPS is switched off by default to conserve watch battery.

  • 1 month ago in reply to ars.fabula

    Thanks for your reply, just synced with connect and when I start recording the word null is at the top of the description, I don't recall seeing this when I first installed the app?

  • 1 month ago in reply to Topcat1960

    it happens once in a while, the widget did not manage to get the name of the camera, but it's just a display issue, the widget will run normally. Just restart the widget and you should be all good.

  • 1 month ago in reply to Topcat1960

    Yes all good, have you had any interest from Garmin or Insta360 regarding developing and marketing this app?

  • 9 days ago in reply to MikeRun

    It's not possible due to hardware limitation of the Venu.