GoPro camera uses the tablet and smartphone as a remote control

Announced back in June and now available: Fans of the GoPro camera can use an app to harness their iPad or phone from the same manufacturer as a remote control. The application not only allows you to control the camera, but also to look through the camera's viewfinder.

Before you can increase the user-friendliness of your outdoor recording device, you must first install new firmware on the GoPro HD Hero2 and the associated Wi-Fi BacPac. Once this step is done and the app is installed, the Apple devices iPhone, iPad or iPod touch work as a remote control for the camera.

Not only can the recording be operated remotely, the device connected via the app can also be used to play back the trail that has just been filmed - but there is increasing criticism in the comments in the iTunes store that playback is delayed by a few seconds. The application also shows the battery status of the camera and the selected resolution.

Photos or videos that are already stored on the camera's memory card cannot be transferred to the iOS device and played back via the Wi-Fi connection. An Android version of the app will be released shortly.

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