RMT-P1BT Professional Bluetooth Wireless Remote Commander

I bought this for my wife who is a keen photographer and thus the review is created by her own fair hand. She uses a Sony A7 and Sony A6100 and this remote is primarily used on her 6100 which, is set up most of the time catching the birds that visit our garden. Anyway, over the The Boss. This remote is an absolute dream to set up and my Sony A6100 quickly found the remote and paired straight away. No less than you would expect from a quality compatible product but, nonetheless this sets the tone for the whole experience of using this remote. Once paired I was able to autofocus and release the shutter from in front of, to the side of and most importantly behind the camera - because this is a Bluetooth remote, as opposed to an infrared and doesn't need direct line of sight to the camera. The remote will work happily up to 5m from the camera with no delay in response. I have focus magnify assigned to my C1 button and the C1 button on the remote replicates this function. Although I haven't tried it, I assume the C1 button on the remote will replicate whatever you have assigned to C1 on your camera, but I can't think of any other function that would be of benefit remotely. The + and - buttons enable fine focus without the need to touch the camera, I find this especially useful when tripod mounted on full zoom as any slight movement on the camera through touch results in large movement through the viewfinder. By switching the side buttons you can swap between zoom and focus and once again the + and - will work for both and can also switch between still photography or movie and providing your camera and lens support this, all the functions for still photography will work for movie. Now, this is an expensive item for what it is and you can certainly buy generic remotes that probably do more for half the price. However, this is guaranteed to work out of the box, is very well made and has a sense of quality about it that many 3rd party items don't. Given that it will be used for years, it's a justified cost. This remote is a very worthwhile addition to any camera kit.

Worked perfectly with my RX100M7. It’s nice that you can switch from video to still and from zoom to focus without touching the camera.

I actually own both the official Sony Remote Commander (RMT-P1BT) and a third party version by 'AODELAN'; both of which do exactly the same job, except the latter is £20+ cheaper than Sony's (at the time of review); Sony's official remote does look and feel better, but if that's not an issue then save yourself some money. Note: If you have more than one compatible Sony cameras and want to use it on multiple cameras, you will need to re-pair each time switch over to another camera; it's why I have two remote commanders so I have one for each camera: Sony A7III & A6600 (lazy I know, but I like the convenience). The set-up was very straight-forward and only took me a couple of minutes to do. Once you have it paired, the remote commander is very quick to communicate with the camera. If you have a lens with a power zoom feature, you can use it to remotely zoom. As for the focusing, it is very slow compared to handling the lens directly, but depending on what/how you are shooting will depend on whether this is an issue or not. For me at the moment, the slow manual-focus is a non-issue as I use it when doing macro shots, so the slow focus is actually a good thing for fine adjustment. Overall, it's a decent product and would certainly recommend it, but it does come with an unnecessary high price-tag... If style is not an issue, the 'AODELAN' brand is a good option for saving some cash.

It was purchased with some trepidation after experiencing the rather poor Sony app connectivity, but I have to say this remote works very well. Connection is instant and reliable on A7Riv, the remote stays connected for as long as you have Bluetooth Remote On selected in the menu. It's better to use a bluetooth remote than a cable into the fragile micro UBB port. There's no lag, focus is fine tuned for focus stacking, bulb mode operates with press to open shutter/press to close, no need to hold shutter button down Very happy with it

I love it. It helps so much during recording

Much better than a Wired Remote obviously but only works with certain Sony a7 cameras - with right hardware and firmware. Check before purchase. Has no long exposure timer - use your watch. Push to open shutter and push again to close.

Use it all the time ok value very easy to use

Lovely solid remote with great functionality for video and stills photography. It should be noted that some Sony cameras will need a firmware update for this product - ie the A7iii needs to be on v3.00 or later - once you update you’ll see the Bluetooth remote control options on your menu.

C'est une petite télécommande légère et facile a mettre dans sa poche qui est très facile a installer . Son utilisation pour déclenchement en pose longue est parfait et permet de n'avoir aucun flou de bouger. Utilisé en Norvège dans des conditions très froides durant la nuit, je n'ai pas été déçu et a parfaitement fonctionné. La durée de vie des piles est suffisante pour mon utilisations normale.

Works perfectly well with my camera, very happy with this product

Nie ma się co oszukiwać - to jest najlepszy pilot do Sony. Jakość wykonania, stabilność połączenia, żywotność baterii, wszystko jest na wysokim poziomie. Chciałoby się więcej, to prawda, np. chciałbym żeby był akumulator zamiast baterii CR2032, żeby było więcej przycisków C niż tylko C1. No ale i tak na rynku nie ma lepszego. Testowałem SmallRig, oraz Ulanzi, oba nie były nawet bliskie temu pilotowi.

While a smartphone can control the camera, this remote is extremely easy to use, you get the connection instantly.

This is a must for all compatible Sony Cameras. Works well and is a life saver when you record yourself.