Camrote Reviews

I use my Sony a9 mounted on a long pole and when I am doing this I cannot access the camera. I hoped the solution was to use Camrote to view my composition and control the shutter. During a 2 hour event I had numerous “lost connection” occurrences and most importantly I was unable to control my a9. There was always lag from when I repositioned my a9 to when I would see the composition on my iPhone 12 Pro screen which made it difficult to use. I had to use a Bluetooth camera remote to trigger the shutter and Camrote to view the composition because I could not reliably trigger the shutter through Camrote. I was not able to adjust exposure settings with Camrote and I could not view the photographs I had taken on my iPhone 12 Pro. In the end I was able to get the shots I wanted but Camrote did not work nearly as well as I hoped! Overall, for a free app it’s usable, but with very heavy limitations. Is there a more reliable app?

Have Camrote on my a6400. Yes it works, but for only a minute or whenever you press the shutter and then it has a chance disconnecting itself. Also sometimes it says connected but Camrote is basically jammed and you cannot press any button. THIS IS DEADLY TO PHOTOGRAPHY THAT NEEDS TIMING. The instability of Camrote brings too many uncertainty for anyone who needs to capture an instance; if you are a sports or wildlife photographer, avoid Camrote.

Connecting to camera was difficult, and the connection drops often, making it impossible to be a useful tool for real work. For now, I will continue to use my Wireless Remote Commander Shutter Release for work in the field. I have purchased the full package, including focus stacking, hoping Camrote will improve in the near future. In addition, I don’t see the focus stacking in my app, although I have paid for it.

I downloaded Camrote really excited to use it as a sort of remote monitor and control for my a7rii, I have noticed however that while after some work and having to connect it through the “PlayMemories App” section in my camera through SSID and PW I can see my screen and fire off pictures, but have no control over any camera settings or functionality in any camera mode. Disappointed as if it it actually controlled my A7RII properly I’d give it perfect reviews!

More than just a few feet away from Sony A6600's, the communications become unreliable with Camrote for most Apple mobile hardware with the largest 12.9" iPadPro tablets being the most reliable.

Camrote does not recover gracefully with time counter, remote video, and even remote video start-stop control being randomly and spontaneously lost.

If Camrote and Sony's Wifi-based control were more reliable, then five stars rather than three.

I love being able to control aperture, shutter and tap to focus from the phone and see a live preview. However, the manual controls stop working after I take a picture. Very frustrating and prevents me from really using Camrote . I also paid for the upgrade so that's also annoying. Using a Sony RX100M3 with firmware 2.0 and smart version 4.3.

I downloaded the free version of Camrote a long time ago and only used it a few times but it seemed decent. Then last week I needed to do some product shots so I set everything up and connected this app via bluetooth, took a bunch of pictures and all seemed fine until I noticed the images were all JPEG instead of RAW which is what the camera is always set on. Thinking that maybe RAW was only available with the pro version, I paid the $10 and took a bunch more shots. Both camera and app were definitely set to "RAW" but again, all the photos are JPEGs. I submitted a complaint via the support screen and it's been probably a week and I have not heard anything back. Camrote is useless to me if I can't take photos in RAW. Very annoying!

So far able to do everything I have needed to do with my sony a6000 camera. I can easily transfer photos from my camera to my phone over my camera's wifi and I can use Camrote to remotely control the camera. I just found Camrote and i am SO excited about it so looking forward into diving into it more. Thank you!!!

I found out that the photos I took using Camrote looked differently on my phone screen and on the camera. The image looks perfectly good then when I check it on the camera after closing Camrote , it looks like it was automatically edited (very badly) ! I'm not sure what the problem is. But it did make the focusing on myself super easier when I don't have anyone assisting me.

Edit: I found out the photos look fine when I checked on my pc... this is very weird, but I changed the rating cuz of that !

I do like Camrote for my, workhorse, Sony a6300. I’m an architecture photographer and sometimes I need bracket shooting. I can’t seem to adjust the camera settings and get Camrote to show the shooting adjustment. Please add this feature. It would make Camrote great.

I was looking for a mechanical shutter release so I can take birding pics with big zoom lens on tripod without wobble. I accidentally found Camrote which will do the same thing and more wirelessly from my iPhone SE gen 2. Does everything it says, connected easily, can adjust all the camera settings I routinely use, I really like it. I downloaded the free version but this is so well done. I think I’ll pay so the developer gets reimbursed for the hard and smart programming. I have both a Sony A7iii and Sony A6300. Worked for both.

Image edge now is completely a piece of trash..thanks for developing a substitute for Sony’s should-go-to-garbage-immediately app and I do have found changes from update to update. There are still two small issues, one is it seems to be a limit of 50 photos for each transfer, especially when I select “all image on this date” on the camera, only up to 50 could be sent to my phone; another one is that it would help a lot if photos can be transferred without losing their orders in the camera. Anyway, big thanks.

Using this w/ Sony a6000 to a) transfer pics to a smartphone, and b) control many camera functions remotely. Took a little time to realize the wifi connection process is different for each function. To transfer: go to “send to smartphone” in the wireless menu on the camera. Then connect from this app. To control remotely: go to the Application list in the application menu on the camera and open ‘smart remote embedded’ in the application list.

I recently bought a different app but it just stopped working so I decided to give this one a try. I have not used this to transfer photos to my phone since thats not why I got it but its easy to connect to my sony a7ii. I tried connecting using my mobile hot spot which it kept saying it couldn't(may have more to do with the camera or hotspot than Camrote ) but it did recognize my camera and gave the option to connect to it. Tried that and hasn't given me an issue since. It seems to be a simple app with multiple upgrade options. So far its great!

!UPDATE! After more than a month this app is even better than my first impression. Super coolness to have various Grid overlays and near total control over manual settings. Developers suggest updating your Sony on camera remote app and I agree. I’ll buy you Coffee as long as it is Free Range Organic!
I thought I’d try this. Impressed right out of the box. Of course it didn’t come in a box. That’s just an allegory. But I could see the image and use the most important camera controls on my PiPhone. And it was very smooth. Slight delay in triggering shutter. Hey you should carefully frame your shot anyway, eh? I know this will be excellent for some video work I want to do. Thank you!

Love Camrote. I was sorely disappointed when I got my camera and downloaded he native Sony app to transfer my photos in bulk. It’s so slow and in user friendly. Plus no NFC SUPPORT?? Glad Camrote came to the rescue. I’ve completely eliminated the native app off my phone because Camrote is so much better. Well worth the purchase.

Camrote works immediately with my Sony Alpha camera, and then stops allowing you to transfer images or to operate the shutter, leaving one to peruse the purchased app in frustration.

The this app developer publishes in-app that *his* gear is comprised of an iPhone 8 and a Sony a7ii, because he’s suggesting donations, over the cost of basic in-app feature unlock purchase. I donated, and only unlocked the ability to change Camrote icon.

The developer’s Twitter support is curt: they simply request the model & version of your camera, and then no more attention once it is provided, leaving little doubt that the details of (entry level) gear, which is similar to “his” purported setup, was sufficient explanation!

Ok I could be biased because my a7r ii lcd screen stopped working and this was my work around. Not only did it work, but it added touch focus and time lapse capabilities…the biggest reason I give Camrote 5 stars is its stacking abilities- I do macro as part of my job and I hand stack with one of my lenses - Camrote can stack for me and it is SIIIIIICK!

It’s rare that I pay for in app purchases these days. I’m impressed with Camrote because all the Fuji and Leicas can transfer effortlessly. But I don’t have the appetite to change my gear. Thank you Simon! Keep it up!

I am a SonyA7iii user. I travel alone time to time. It saved me lots of time and effort to take good pictures. I can take pictures exactly how I want them. Not to mention, it is free to download. There are addition options for upgrading for a few bucks. However it is great to use as is. I chose to pay him coffee, which is less than 4 dollar. It is not an obligation just an option you can do for the developer. Thanks developer for making such a great app! Mahalo!