Insta360 GPS Preview Remote: Honest Review

Full review of the Insta360 GPS Preview Remote. Includes overview of features, performance testing, what’s good and what’s not. Check out the channel for a lot more content on Insta360, DJI, etc.

Keywords:
Insta360 GPS Preview Remote, X4 Ace, Ace Pro, bluetooth, wi-fi, wireles, action camera, 4K, 2.7K, 1440P, free frame, fps, vlogging, content creation, YouTube, instagram,

Chapters:

00:00 - 02:35 Introduction
02:35 - 06:35 In the box / Overview
06:35 - 08:00 Pairing Process
08:00 - 15:35 Operation
15:35 - 18:50 Performance: Range
18:50 - 20:25 Performance: GPS
20:25 - 23:15 Performance: Battery
23:15 - 29:45 What’s not so good?
29:45 - 32:00 Final Thoughts

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[rlbrett]

Why do I like this guy and his reviews? Is it the comprehensiveness? The products? His honesty? His accent? It's all the aforementioned, and I'm subscribing!

[peterhughes]

Thanks for your input on this, it was very informative. Looking forward to seeing more.

[karl-heinzgross]

thank you very much! I could learn again a lot of insta 360 devices. Some days ago I bought a insta 360 ace pro and a preview remote.

[hamradioop]

Another wonderful video. I enjoy your thoroughness in your reviews, very nicely done. The latest firmware update and insta360 App on the Apple Watch have saved me some money.

[badhombrefishing]

Great points. I bought one before i saw this. Price is high but i need a remote option for kayak fishing. Thanks for your insight.

[xilikesskewers]

I bought this remote mainly for that GPS feature, but these bad times i had with it, slow connection pairing, and sometimes unable to pair with the ace pro. Then the charge port being different and inconvenient, plus the speedometer number size is so small is hard to see at times, everything adds up, simply not a good product.

Now this video convinced me even more its not for me at all, thx for the review, your reviews on these products are the most useful out of all I seen❤

[wullxz]

I've come across some of your videos about Insta360 gear and like your structured and clear approach.
I hope you can get rid of the high pitched whine you sometimes have.

[ilaserbia]

You have a high pitch buzz in your audio on all of your videos (room shots) going back at least 4 months (I've watched just your X4 related videos for now). Could you maybe look into it and try to filter that out for your future videos?

[theredxboxjxsxdz]

Please share live using review of ech device in all possibilities n accessories. N terrians as well would be more helpful thankyou keep updating us 🥰🤩

[nzseagull]

I purchased 2 I’m very happy with them
One for the x4 one for the ace pro made a 3D printed mount that incorporates the charge base for my adventure motorbike

[hbc]

Thank you for the review, Im not going to get it anymore my 2nd gen remote works fine I was thinking it would be faster when connecting to my x3 and Ace pro

[jonforza]

Thank you, I have the Insta X4 and a remote, but the remote only shows the time and photo information. The camera's display isn't transferring to the remote. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[mstuartkendall]

I love that remote, but yes, I agree with your findings. The one thing that you did not talk much about in terms of differences is that the "preview remote" has a live view and for me, that is my primary reason for purchasing it over any other remote that does not have live view. I frame my shots on my bike and on a paddle board using the remote and even depend on the live view for professional video work for clients.

I think the startup is faster with my ace pro than it is with my X4 for some reason. I dislike the charging method as well. What I really dislike about the remote is that, although it allows you to connect to a second camera, after connecting to two cameras, it will not allow you to individually control either camera-and it does not provide a live view for either camera. Much like you said, Sony had a live view remote (I still have one) that connects to several cameras, and you can choose which camera you wanted to individually control, and it gave a live view for the chosen camera.

So, with the older Sony, you could effectively use the remote to frame your shots on multiple cameras. With the 360 gps live view remote, if using it with more than one camera, its primary function is reduced to starting and stopping recording, but the settings has to have been preset on the camera. As stated, it bugs me that here we are in 2024 and Sony had this capability nearly 8 years ago. What also bugs me is that I would have paid more for the remote if it had this important feature. Thanks for your review.

[tonynancarrow]

Very informative and comprehensive review. They say it is waterproof but I presume that you can't use the touch screen in the water, just the buttons maybe?
I have just ordered an Insta360 Ace Pro 2 and GPS Preview Remote.
If you have GPS information recorded to your video, do you know if it is possible to extract the GPS coordinates and display them or create a GPX file with Insta360 Studio or other software?

[FWMCBigFoot]

Thank you. I struggling with the price for something with all the shortcomings you pointed out. I thought I'd be convinced to buy it after watching your video, but to the contrary, I think I'm going to pass and wait for the next generation. Thanks again.

[BobbyCF]

some good points but when you are on live view why would you want auto-sleep being enabled? simply get out of it if you are not using the live view. live view is for watching the recording so what is the point of it going to sleep? if you don't want to use the live view then get out of it and your auto sleep will kick in. pretty straight forward.

I think the live preview feature is very important say you mounted your camera on a 3m selfie stick and you like to know what you have in your frame and not just have the record and stop option at a cheaper price range. to me the live preview is a must.

However at this price AUD $250 I would have expected them to make it at least like a watch as well similar to Apple Watch but with alarm world clock and a typical clock with different visualizations and theme. Honestly the current price tag for what it is over-priced, considering it does not have USB-C (which is silly) and charging hassle and also the GPS is delayed as per other reviews I have seen the car's digital speedometer shows the accurate speed but the GPS shows a couple of km's less.

[techbuyer]

Thanks for the review. I am about to buy X4 to pair with my Pocket 3 and judging whether I should get preview or action remote. Assuming it is 360 camera, do I need to preview real time or light/screen indicator on action remote is reliable and sufficient? I can get preview remote for 120 euros brand new, which is 30% off but still double the price to justify vs action remote

[fructunavarro]

I have noticed that one I click record baton on my Preview remote the recording starts but does not show the option · "pause it ", do you know why?, . The only thing it does is a red icon showing timing and no option of pause it.
When I click the record again, it goes to saving to the card .. Any idea? Could you please help me ? Thank you .. I am Fructu from Spain.

Great review, thank you. I will pass at least on this generation, the cost-benefit ratio is definitely not good.

[NMS.SuperDuper]

Does the Preview touchscreen work with gloves on? While riding a motorcycle, for example.

Also, your voice audio levels are too low. I typically run my TV at 10 volume. On this video, I had to turn my TV volume up to 20. Just FYI.