Insta360 GPS Action Remote Review and comparison vs 1st generation GPS Smart Remote

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Review of the new Insta360 GPS Action Remote and comparison to 1st generation GPS Smart Remote
Keywords: Insta360, One X2, X3, RS, R, GPS Bluetooth Remote
Chapters
00:00 - 01:35 Introduction
01:35 - 05:20 Design
05:20 - 12:40 Operating
12:40 - 14:30 Range Tests
14:30 - 16:50 GPS Tests
16:50 - 20:00 Conclusions
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@N82SV Жыл бұрын

Fantastic review. Thanks! Upgrading today.

@weslleyenthonny Жыл бұрын

Nice review, was just checking about both. Thank you hugs from Brazil

@grindene 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, very good walkthrough!

@gwebster65 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching

@michaeljessop7309 2 ай бұрын

Great crystal clear review, much appreciated

@gwebster65 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@colinemsley Жыл бұрын

Excellent review, helped me considerably. Comparisons was a great feature to the video.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful - many thanks

@joegilbertie Жыл бұрын

Great review and comparison. I had been undecided about buying the new remote but your review convinced me it was worth the cost. Thanks.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help - thanks for watching.

@lesp315 Жыл бұрын

Great review. thanks.

@russwright Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good review. Just purchased one yesterday. Too bad it takes so long for you to turn on the X3 via the remote. Maybe they will fix via firmware.

@Avensur Жыл бұрын

I would say definitely a must feature on adventure traveling and road trips. Excellent presentation sir, 360 x2 is the one to go .

@Reddylion 11 ай бұрын

Yes...

@jarin8464 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, very informative and thoughtful review.

@gwebster65 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

@wesleyhenriques4600 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the video! it helped me a lot!

@gwebster65 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped - thanks for watching.

@dagu1985 7 ай бұрын

Very good review. Thank you ! ! !

@gwebster65 7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@keithmiller2714 10 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@gwebster65 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful - thanks for watching

@kencccgs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome review, you clear up allot of question I have in my mind, I find insta360 doesn't provide allot of information great 👍 job.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words - glad you found it useful.

@JohnvanGurp 2 ай бұрын

I just ordered the new version!

@iqbaljournals 10 ай бұрын

Hi @TTL, what all modes are supported in new remote with x3?

@karpach Жыл бұрын

I noticed that you are using a new remote to control X3 and an old remote to control X2. In my case, I have only X2 and I bought a new remote. I am having problems to auto-connect the new remote to X2. Every time I want to use the remote I have to go to the settings of X2 and connect the remote manually. Is this something that you experienced too? I can even wake up X2 using GPS remote, but it never connects automatically after the camera wakes up.

@gordo8189 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank-you for that. I'm about to invest in a remote for my X3 and actually prefer the form factor of the v1 remote. One question you didn't specifically address - the sluggishness of the older v1 remote - does that only apply when using the X2 or is the X3 also less responsive with the v1 remote than with the v2? In theory it's the camera that's doing the responding, which remote is used shouldn't matter as the remote should just be relaying button presses which should be instant.. That's a lot of shoulds.. Could you please test responsiveness of the X3 with both remotes and post the result. Thank-you.. Gordo

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I already sold my X2, so I can no longer record those results, but the sluggishness was the same for both cameras.

@joelberman5981 Жыл бұрын

Nice comparison. I have the old remote and I wanted to use it with the camera mounted on a helmet. It works, but I was shocked at how slow it was to respond, or at least start up. But it worked. Two things you missed. It would’ve been nice to see how long each remote lasted on a full charge. Perhaps the new one has a smaller battery because it consumes less power but only a test would show it. The second item is what does the status light do when you take a photograph with the remote ?

@dr.crypto1212 Жыл бұрын

Good questions!

@damorgman Жыл бұрын

Nice video. If you have a standard size watch wristband, will it fit through the mount on the back? I have a Galaxy Watch 4, and hoping I could just add the remote to the same band, would be on the side of my wrist, but then I only need one band.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

The included strap is just under 7/8" (about 20mm) wide, so as long as your strap is not wider, it should fit. Hope that helps.

@MsSurfer79 7 ай бұрын

Never have been able to connect the old remote to the x2. Hopefully it will work on the x3

@GiorgioMarchetto360 Жыл бұрын

Were you able to upgrade firmware of the old Insta360 remote? I wasn't, after a lot of attempts.

@orangespill 11 ай бұрын

I have just bought the new remote for my x3 and I cannot upgrade the remote's firmware. Any chance you can do a video on this...

@frankiegdz Жыл бұрын

I use my apple watch to operate my insta360 cam. Works great !

@shadow1613 6 ай бұрын

Does the Apple Watch inject gps data to the videos?

@frankiegdz 6 ай бұрын

As for now the answer is No :( @@shadow1613

@CityWalks 11 ай бұрын

One of the issues I've had with the old remote is not being able to select Interval selection. Too bad that's still an issue with the new remote. I agree it would be much better if you could customize that since I never use half those selections. That said, the old remote is not behaving very well with my One RS one inch. The mounting options are better too. -H

@CityWalks 11 ай бұрын

Have you notice a shorter run time with the smaller battery in the newer version?

@gwebster65 11 ай бұрын

I never had a problem with run time, but with the old remote I found that the battery drained while stored, so it was often dead when I got it out. I don't see this so much with the new one.

@240619721000 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you so much for your review! If possible, a question! Is it possible to display graphical speed information on the final screen in a small excerpt in one file? For example, a video is one minute long, and the graphics need to be shown for 10 seconds. Is it possible? Thanks again!!!!!

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if Insta360 Studio can do that, but it would be no problem to export the video both with and without the graphics, then splice them together in any video editor.

@GiorgioMarchetto360 Жыл бұрын

Excellent review, thank you. I only ask if you tested GPS precision, which is surely the most important feature.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I did not test the accuracy.

@mvm12345 Жыл бұрын

I am testing the product with my X3 camera and to my surprise I find that the camera can be activated and start recording from the control when it is turned off. However, when we click the control again, the camera stops recording, but it does NOT turn off!!! This is very bad, since the camera keeps on and drains the battery. Is it so or am I wrong?

@insikkang654 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Amazing and thank you for writing a detailed review. Except for the widened LCD screen, is the price more expensive even though it has been downgraded?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. The new remote is $80, whereas the old one was around $50. The old one is hard to find now.

@duncangatland6021 10 ай бұрын

Bought a remote soon after camera purchase. It is excellent for use on the motor bike, where I can mount the camera high and behind me. Remote shows it is recording. Let us hope that themakets upgrade the software so we can select remotely each available option for video and for photo. It can't be so hard. One needs to be patient with remote start. The GPS needs to be operational before the unit completes the connection with the Camera. Only then will the camera operate on command. There is a short delay in both start and stop. A further warning, always check it is in the desired mode. 360 can only be selected on the X3 screen. Not on the Remote - for now at least

@gwebster65 10 ай бұрын

Great info - thanks for sharing.

@twin0424 Жыл бұрын

hi, I would like to know if the old remote control can be connected to two cameras at the same time like the new one?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I don't believe it can, but have not tried this.

@marcelorsc Жыл бұрын

Excellent review, thank you! Is it reliable? I mean, will I be sure I'll ALWAYS be able to turn on and record, turn off, turn on and record again? The idea is to put it outside a small airplane and keep off while not needing to record to save battery, and turn on only when over the point of interest. And, this camera has a known problem with OVERHEATING - if it happens, will the remote inform it? And after it, in this situation, will I be able to wait it cool and record again? Or be able to to turn off and on in this situation? And, when it lost the connection to the remote, just going nearer did it recover the connection and resume working withou any need to access the camera? In airplane it may loose connection (due metal fuselage) but we can move the control to near the window to recover connection. Thank you!!

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I have not found it 100% reliable. Sometimes, it fails to connect automatically, although I have to add that I have paired/unpaired different devices, so that might have something to do with it. I have not tried remote connection though a metal wall.

@JarrodKent 3 ай бұрын

How accurate is the mp/h compared to what the car is doing simultaneously? I've got my X3 running off the apple watch or phone gps and the mp/h seems to mostly be a few seconds behind real time when it comes to adding the stats to the video?

@gwebster65 2 ай бұрын

I saw similar results - the mph is accurate but there is some latency.

@andrastompa4425 Жыл бұрын

I want to make speedsurfing videos, the most important thing to me to see my speed on the video. Does the old remote the job well or should I go for the new one?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Other than the new remote acquiring a signal faster, I saw no difference in performance. If you already have the old remote, I’m not sure it’s worth upgrading, but if you don’t have either, the new remote is probably the way to go.

@sackerlzement3377 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. I've tested the new GPS remote with my Insta360 One RS and must say that I was quite frustrated. Connection hick-ups, long GPS waiting time, BT doesn't connect at all, re-pair the remote, inaccurate GPS speed, connection lost at 10m,... After 4 days of testing I've sent it back. 😞

@gwebster65 9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear you are having such problems. Thanks for watching.

@Tazfiend Жыл бұрын

If you have preselected a different camera mode (such as HDR video), than the four available to switch between, will the camera stay in that mode as long as you avoid changing it?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as you don't accidentally press the mode button, it will remain in the mode selected and you will be able to start and stop recording remotely. The remote's display will also show you the mode the camera is in, even if it isn't "one of the four".

@Tazfiend Жыл бұрын

@@gwebster65 thanks for that. 👍🏻

@doougle 2 ай бұрын

Any idea if the older remote works with the new X4 cam?

@gwebster65 2 ай бұрын

So far, I was not able to get it to connect. I will have to investigate further

@TheBrombeere 5 ай бұрын

So if i turn on the camera and the remote is in my backpack it reconnects automatically without touching the remote? (for skiing for example. I just need the gps data)

@gwebster65 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that works (just tested and confirmed). Also, the remote does not sleep (stays on) even when the camera is turned off and (fully charged) should last for up to 10 hrs, although I have not tested that.

@MattLeech Жыл бұрын

Have you encountered an issue with recording failing within 20 seconds when recording was initiated by the Bluetooth Remote using Bluetooth Wakeup and Quick Capture? I've tried seven (yes seven!) micro sd cards of different manufacturers and capacity, and they all get this issue. Not every time, but sometimes it's two out of three recordings, sometimes it's one in ten recordings. Also, whenever I initiate recording using Quick Capture from the bottom left button on the camera itself, the recording always works perfectly. I'm in ongoing discussions with Insta360 about this.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I have not tested this - frankly, I did not know you could do quick capture using the remote. How does that work?

@MattLeech Жыл бұрын

@@gwebster65 Enable Quick Capture and Bluetooth wakeup on the camera. Turn on Camera and Remote and ensure they are connected. Turn off Camera. Remote will show 'Camera Disconnected'. Press shutter button on the Remote. Camera will power on and begin recording. Press shutter button on remote again. Recording stops, and camera will power off ready for next Quick Capture.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

It took a few attempts, but I did get it working. I am not seeing any interruption of the recording, but connection between the remote and the camera is not reliable. BT connectivity is something Insta360 needs to improve!

@rjg999 Жыл бұрын

See my comment above. My brand new remote and brand new X3 behave exactly as your describe. I can't see how it has anything to do with the uSD card. Mine, btw, is actually the brand that Insta360 supplies. Without this feature working properly, it completely ruins my usage experience I was going for with the kit and I'll be returning all of it.

@MattLeech Жыл бұрын

@@rjg999 - I only returned the remote, the camera is amazing and I get footage that blows people away. Surely, it's just a firmware update on the camera and/or the remote that will fix this issue, but until Insta360 roll out that patch then I'll have to continue to edit out myself stopping recording each time.

@JayPadriga Жыл бұрын

Hi. I plan to connect airpods to X3. Since this remote also use bluetooth, can we use the airpods and remote at the same time?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. The X3 only allows one Bluetooth connection at a time.

@AdolfoMelilli Жыл бұрын

HELLO, I think I have a problem with my action remote and my Insta360 ONE RS, it seems it doesn't remember the pairing setup, if I turn the remote off after pairing with my camera when I turn it back on, it shows again the "setting" icon and force me to "pair new"... that's very annoying, I think this is not how it should be... can you please help? Thanks....

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

No, that is definitely not normal.Do you have any other Bluetooth devices attached (e.g. like AirPods)? This might be interfering?

@AdolfoMelilli Жыл бұрын

@@gwebster65 no, Insta sent mer a beta version firmware update via private message, they are aware about thus issue, the new version works sometimes, but it isn't yes stable and reliable enough....

@jackpekal 4 ай бұрын

Any updates about how to connect old X2 remote to X3 camera?

@gwebster65 4 ай бұрын

Sorry, but after connecting the new remote, I can no longer get the old remote connected.

@estebanod 2 ай бұрын

Imma just use my phone tbh..

@Coolmann1059 Жыл бұрын

Work the new remote also with the „old“ Insta 360 one x ?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Tough one. The new remote shows up as an accessory for the One X, even though the product description does not list the One X as a compatible camera. I would assume it is compatible but you should probably check with Insta360 to be sure.

@pk360de Жыл бұрын

No. The OneX needs the Insta360 app for OneX as a mediator to connect to the GPS Smart Remote and that app is not enhanced for the new GPS Action Remote. Theoretically it could be updated but also the firmware of OneX currently (v1.18.43 / v1.18.48 Enterprise) does not know the different command set / BT symbols the GPS Action Remote uses. Also OneX2 is only compatible with with/since firmware v1.0.62.

@w.l.5969 Жыл бұрын

Hello... when I bought the X3 last year I was happy to use the old Smart Remote with X3. Since last week - there was an upgrade for the x3 - I am not able anymore to connect the Smart Remote, X3 can "see" with BT there is a Remote-device available - but without connection. I´m very sad now - and I have to pay 92 € for the new version... Today I received the new GPS Action Remote and the connection was established within seconds. So - BT is working fine at the X3-camera... but: how can I make an firmware-update to the new remote-controller - when there is any?? From my point of view the functionalety with the old version was more convenient: On/Off started the X3 with the remote much better than the new version - here I have to wait for the "Awakening"-function... that takes minimum 10 seconds or more... Am I right that X3 and old remote cannot work together anymore since update??? W.L.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I have discovered the same thing. Seems to be a "forced obsolescence" of the old remote!

@digi-scopeproductions Жыл бұрын

Hmmn, makes you wonder about Insta as a company, do Go Pro do things like that?

@TANGORACING Жыл бұрын

I bought the remote controll because it is said on their website that it can control up to 3 cameras. This got confirmed by Insta360 support at first. So I bought 3 INSTA360 ONE RS cameras just to find out that: Yes, you can connect up to 3 cameras to the remote control. And the remote can shut all 3 cameras off. BUT it can only re-start one of them (the last one which was connected to the remote). So for me that means that this is completely useless, as I need to be able to to controll all 3 cameras including turning them off and on again, which does not work. Which also got confirmed by Insta360 support once I filed a ticket with technical support why 2 of 3 cameras won't wake up... The thing that me annoys the most is that they advertise that up to 3 cameras are supported, but nobody tells you that you can't wake them up...

@PowerFisherman 8 ай бұрын

What about 2 cameras at the same time?

@gwebster65 8 ай бұрын

According to Insta360, the remote can control “multiple cameras simultaneously “, but I haven’t tested that.

@StewartBell-im8qg 7 ай бұрын

Has the new remote had any firmware updates since you posted this?

@gwebster65 7 ай бұрын

Not 100% sure. Will have to check, when I have a chance (traveling right now).

@alantay9409 Жыл бұрын

The new GPS remote is not worth the expense. I bought it to remote control my X3 and one RS 1” 360 edition mounted on tall 3m poles. My reasons for not buying are as follows: 1. It claim to be able to connect to multiple Insta360 cameras. This feature does not work. It will connect to only one insta 360 camera. 2. The distance for remote control is than 15m. Any further, the link got disconnected. I am using the remote in an open field with no trees or building around. 3. The remote can disconnect itself, while the camera is recording video. Very unreliable and inconsistent to stay linked to my camera.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@henryluebberstedt7819 Жыл бұрын

Bought the old remote only for GPS tracking during my glider flights. Seriously this thing drives me crazy. I'ver never been able to connect it to my Insta-App (Android). I can connect it to my X2, i can connect it to my smartphone - but not to this damn app. As far as I understood this is required to update the firmware and the GPS data.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Bluetooth implementation is a bit of a nightmare with Insta360 - a lot of trial and error.

@WiljanWiljan Жыл бұрын

Thanks but i believe the one X3 camera only works with the new GPS remote...

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I have tested and can confirm that the old remote also works with the X3.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

…and the new remote also works with the X2.

@aldoespinosa2443 Жыл бұрын

@@gwebster65 Can you explaind how to connect the old remote WITH the x3? I also couldnt connect them, thank you so much

@rodroad1986 Жыл бұрын

Duration of batery? Gps

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

The old remote has a claimed battery life of 16 hours, but I have not tested that. The new remote does not include a battery life spec, but based on the smaller battery I would guess it's between 8 and 10 hours.

@pk360de Жыл бұрын

GPS Smart Remote has a real life duration of ~10h. But drains battery while turned off in around 4-5 days. GPS Action Remote has a real life duration of ~8h. Which is a result of the lower battery capacity and higher transmission power, but pretty okay for that. It charges to full in around 38min and holds its power over several weeks while turned off. After 3 weeks mine had still between 3/4 and 4/5th of its capacity.

@jesse950 Жыл бұрын

I have the new remote and it's super annoying. Seems like I have to pair it with my camera everytime I use it because it doesn't stay connected.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Are you using any other BT device, e.g. airpods? There is a limitation of only one BT device at a time, so using one requires disconnection of the other (with no automatic reconnect). If that's not the problem, it sounds like you may have an issue with either the remote or the camera.

@TheJWC56RSA 8 ай бұрын

Please note that while this remote can pair with 3 Insta360 X2 ONE / X3 etc. cameras it fails dismally to provide GPS data if not paired to ONE SINGLE camera. The moment you have more than one camera paired out goes the valuable GPS data!! So if you, like me, have two or more Insta360 cameras compatible with this remote and mount them to your bike/motorcycle you will only be able to change a few modes and stop/start recording BUT ZERO GPS data... A real disappointment then!

@gwebster65 8 ай бұрын

I do like my X3, but this is definitely an area for improvement!!

@irgccg Жыл бұрын

Why is this better than using your phone to control the camera?

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say that it’s better, but it’s just not always convenient to use the phone.

@Svendus Жыл бұрын

Sadly the Remote do not show any Gps or location data in the 360 video rendering for Google blue line and you have to use a Gps logger that has to be started exactly @ the same time as the 5K 360 video 🤢 Sadly 😢

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Interesting feedback - thanks for sharing.

@Svendus Жыл бұрын

@@gwebster65 😨the exported 16:9 video contains data for overlayes but not the 366 5.7 k Video file

@femiomomo4467 Жыл бұрын

The insta360 This has a few issues. 😢No way of telling how may satellites are connected. 😢 No details on the types of satellites connected. 😢 The screen lights turn to green too quickly, and so information cannot be read in darker environments

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Great points - thanks

@pk360de Жыл бұрын

The LED goes green the moment GPS signal is acquired. If the display goes dark, simply short press the power button on the remote to light it up again. Indeed an option to disable or to set a display off timer would be nice. What I do after having my X3 connected to the Remote, I sync the displays. The GPS Action Remote display goes dark after ~30s without any interaction. My X3 "Auto Sleep" is set also to 30s. So after both are connected I short press the power button on the X3 to send the display to sleep mode. After the GPS Action Remote has darken its display, pressing its power button wakes up both - Remote and X3 - in sync. GPS Action Remote uses 3 GNSS with 2 WAAS. Those are American GPS, Russian GLONASS, Chinese Beidou with support for Asian WASS (WideAreAgumentationSystem) which include primarily BDSBAS (Beidou based) and Japanese MSAS which is compatible to European EGNOS. Keep in mind even with external GPS receivers like a Garmin Glo2 you don't get detailed information about the number of "seen" satellites or their signal quality without using debug API, so it's not so surprising that you don't see that with the GPS Action Remote.

@sashzuri1389 Жыл бұрын

Don't waste your money 😢

@MeAlexSenna Жыл бұрын

Or they could just make an apple watch app that can handle all those features without building A hardware

@parkerandsonselectricaljon5572 11 ай бұрын

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@williamwallace6508 5 ай бұрын

cant get it to reliably connect to either the 360 rs or the x3. Awful software

@gwebster65 5 ай бұрын

I hear you - BT connectivity is probably the #1 issue.

@rjg999 Жыл бұрын

Your review is missing a very important feature, that, by the way, doesn't work. This feature is the QuickCapture mode where you press the red circle on the remote and the X3 should jump to life and start recording. Well, this feature causes the X3 to crash. And yes, all the firmware is up to date. I feel that the remote is a piece of junk because of this and a complete waste of money.

@gwebster65 Жыл бұрын

Excellent point. Thanks.

@kontiii 6 ай бұрын

Just got my x3 and waiting for the remote. Has this been fixed ?

@19ab59 5 ай бұрын

Don't buy this remote if you own a RS or R. So many problems concerning connecting fails over and over again. Not sure X2 and X3 owners experience the same problem.

@gwebster65 5 ай бұрын

With X2 and X3, once connected it’s normally pretty reliable. Problems occur when you try to connect different BT devices.

@19ab59 5 ай бұрын

More BT devices? To the camera? I've just got one @@gwebster65

@gwebster65 5 ай бұрын

You can also add a BT microphone (just not at the same time) and there are also reconnection issues if you pair the remote with a different camera.

@19ab59 5 ай бұрын

That's not the case. The remote wakes up the camera but won't connect. I've to pair it again each time.@@gwebster65

@shankarbn 27 күн бұрын

DO NOT BUY if you own a one R. It is completely USELESS. It pairs fine and wakes up the camera and gets stuck at "awakening camera" after it wakes up the camera. Then it goes into "camera disconnected". Tried multiple solutions but nothing works. I regret buying the remote and have to control the camera manually. Amazing hardware and video quality let down by the USELESS remote.

@gwebster65 24 күн бұрын

I have to agree - bluetooth has always been a weak point with Insta360 cameras, and $80 is also a bit steep!