Audiosonic Bluetooth Camera Remote For iOS, iPhone, Android Smartphones

Audiosonic Bluetooth Camera Remote For iOS, iPhone, Android Smartphones. Condition is "Brand New". Sent with Australia Post Standard Small Box/Satchel.

Mobile phone accessories are varied, with most places selling cases or sometimes these days, a selfie stick. You can buy bluetooth enabled or just a plain selfie stick, but how do you take a photo without a remote on the often cheaper non-bluetooth enabled models? The answer is a Bluetooth Camera Remote. Kmart are selling the Audiosonic Bluetooth Camera Remote for a low $8, and we thought we’d take a look.

Selfie sticks are dicky, let’s just get that out of the way, but if you’re travelling around and want to take a photo of yourself somewhere then there’s very few options. You can buy bluetooth enabled or just a plain selfie stick, but how do you take a photo without a remote on the often cheaper non-bluetooth enabled models – or if you setup your phone on a small tripod? The answer is a Bluetooth Camera Remote.

The Remote

The Audiosonic Bluetooth Camera Remote is a pretty basic affair, in the packaging there’s the remote, a microUSB charging cable and an instruction book.

The remote itself is setup for iOS and Android devices with a button for each device on the front – for whatever reason, the iOS shutter button is slightly larger but this does help you to determine which button is which without looking.

At the side is a power button, and at the bottom is a microUSB port. There’s a handy loop at the top for attaching to a lanyard or keyring, but the plastic is fairly flimsy so I wouldn’t recommend using it for that. There’s a two-tone Blue/Red LED on the front at the bottom, which lights up when you turn the unit on (or charge) – it doesn’t stay on for long, but it’s there.

Compatability

The Remote is compatible with devices running various versions of iOS, but more importantly a fairly wide range of Android devices. Audiosonic lists only devices running Android 4.2.2 and above as compatible, going slightly further to list off a variety of handsets which are compatible.

The list of devices compatible with the Bluetooth remote that can use the stock camera app or Camera 360 include :

• Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, S4+, Note1, Note 2, Note 3+, Tab 2, Note 8, 10.1+
• Motorola Moto X
• Nexus 4, 5, 7+
• Xiaomi 1S, 2S, 3+

Note: It also works on the Nexus 6 with Android 5.0+.

The list of devices which can use the remote but require Camera 360 include :

• HTC One, X+
• Sony Xperia S
• ‘Other Android Phones’

Essentially the message here is that if your device is running Android 4.2.2+, isn’t on the list and you can’t use it with your stock camera app, grab the Camera 360 app from Google Play and you should have no issues.

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