Waterproof remote control for Bandit camera
Coolhand
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As I understand the remote control is not waterproof (merely water resistent). Is there (or will there be) an option (case) to make this waterproof? For now using the remote in combination with the selfiestick while diving (snorkling) is not possible which limits the use (in my opinion).
Thnx.
Thnx.
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Don't know about it being waterproof/resistant, but mine lives on my motorbike which is never covered. 2 days ago, we had almost 40mm of rain and the remote still works. Not sure if this helps any, but I am confident it will survive under water for a short amount of time0
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Radio waves don't generally travel well underwater and in this case, I suspect the remote wouldn't work even if it was completely waterproof.0
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As sercolani correctly points out, the remote control doesn't work when the Bandit is in water. You can test this by submerging the Bandit in water and trying to operate the Bandit with the remote above the water, the connection will not work reliably.0
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Thnx for the replies. Unfortunately "wifi not working underwater" is not completely true! This can be seen by looking through a multitude of Youtube examples (of the competitor, but still wifi).
What is true, is that the range of the wifi signal is drastically reduced. However, mounting the remote on one end of the selfiestick with the camera on the other should be a working solution in my opinion.0 -
The remote pairs to the Bandit via Bluetooth.0
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Hi Chris, Could be, maybe a second model equipped with wifi (and an option to switch between video and photo) could be designed.0
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Solution Wifi control can be simple: use your waterproof Smartphone to connect wifi to the Bandit, and control in live-view mode.
Beware of battery usage for this on both smartphone and camera.0
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