How to use the Meike/Neewer remote control battery grip

[@joviallilipaly]

this is GOLD! the company should have made this kind of video, but they didn't.. and you, my kind sir, did it beautifuly! thank you so much!

[@wadelowther2993]

What a lifesaver. I have the Neewar version of the remote and while their gear is great for the price, the manuals are almost certainly translated from Chinese using Google translate. As a result, they are absolutely useless. Thanks for you efforts. I was ready to throw the remote at the wall, but it's actually pretty useful now I have managed to pair the camera with the remote.

[@jasonbogg1]

For those that need even more handholding (me) - make sure you enable remote control on the camera first. This was under the 3rd page under the toolbox on my Sony. My grip also had to be unlocked before the remote would work. Great video and I hope this helps too!

[@erikahouser9799]

Thank you so much for this comment! I was trying everything and unlocking the grip worked!

[@paulh2525]

I have been using Meike remote for some time now. Just checked my A7II and my Remote Control is set to off. The remote works fine. Go figure.😊

[@dronelivevideo7956]

Thanks for this great helpfull video 👍👍 TIP. That little button on the left side is also handy. It turns on the back light on the LCD display. And also can lock all the buttons from this remote. To lock and unlock the buttons press and hold the left button. To switch on the LCD display light Just pres the left button once. The LCD light automatisch switch off after 10 seconds

[@simonericbrauner]

You are totally awesome I bought this battery grip for my A7III almost a year ago and also found this remote within the box. I didn't figured it out how to use this goddam remote until i found your video today. I also bought one from Rollei and later found out that this things doesn't even work with my camera. :)) Thanks a lot for this video it helped so so so so so much love it

[@michelecaleffi]

Get Meike to pay you mate! You really went through the bother, love you forever, I now don't have to read jerky English and over-scratch my head!

[@mustamedia3143]

I never comment on youtube clips but this is amazing!! I had no idea how it connect my Neewer one before I found this. Might be worth changing the title to include neewer remotes though as I almost didn't watch this.

[@DallinTech]

Good idea. I just edited the title. Thanks!

[@RushSalable]

Not all heroes wear capes. GOOD LORD why was that so hard to say in the manual? thank you for this video. Saved me hours trying to deal with the manufacturer on Amazon.

[@bretonneaYKNT]

Thank you! it's a game changer for me. I will be able to take pictures of the northern lights while sitting in my living room. No more freezing by -30😊

[@roffenpettersson149]

Thanks for the movie. Had a bit of a problem at first, my camera was set to burst shooting. When I pressed, multiple shots were exposed each time. But when I chose singleshot, it worked perfectly. Thanks Roffen Pettersson Sweden

[@TonyProchazka]

Thank you and kudos for deciphering that manual. I couldn’t make any sense of it.

[@photobeast]

Thank you for making this video. I just got my remote and Battery extender for the Canon R5 and my instructions are in horrible English. I was just telling my wife about that and I was like I can't make sense of this hopefully there's a video. But thank you thank you thank you

[@Paulteee]

Mine came without a manual, and I’d never have figured out “turn grip on and half-tap release on remote within x seconds”. Thanks!

[@bReAkEr1007]

Man, you are a lifesave. the manual that came from the camera is freakin useless. thanks a lot.

[@MultiThatguy7]

Holy shiz man you’re the only one with these instructions! Thank you

[@rahoggephotography2871]

Super great presentation. I would never have figured it out on my own. I have not tried it yet, but feel very confident I can follow your instructions. Thank you!

[@mindspaceltd]

Holy cow! Thank you for this video tutorial. I would never have been able to extract from the printed instructions everything that you managed explain in under 10 minutes. Neewer/Meike should compensate you. This video didn't appear in Google Searches either. I'd already spent 20+ minutes searching Google and scrolling through Neewer's support and product pages for some explanation in American English, to no avail. If it hadn't been for this video, I would've been ready to give up on this product. It's annoying that the batteries must be removed to turn it off, and keep the batteries from draining. I had it on for less than an hour it the battery indicator says it's half-dead already. The only thing you didn't explain is that small port/jack on the side of the remote, and how that works. I'm going to assume, based on my own needs, that I don't actually care. Thanks a million!

[@DallinTech]

I'm glad you found the video helpful (and that you found the video). The port on the side of the remote allows you to use the remote in a wired manner instead of wirelessly. Instead of connecting the battery pack to your camera with the included micro-usb to 2.5mm cable, you can connect your remote straight to the camera. I prefer using my remote wirelessly, so I've never really done that, but that's what the port is for.

[@marcosvalle5596]

Thanks Very Helpful. My remote wasn’t showing any lights till i changed the channel till i found one that worked

[@sailidaho2724]

Really helpful. I was figuring this out by reading the manual and experimenting, but this video confirmed the operations for me.

[@ceasarmercado6759]

Nice Video i thought the remote was completely useless untill i saw your video.. Good work and Thank You.

[@TheWalkingKev]

Got a used A7rii and it came with this grip. Only just started doing Timelapses with the Play Memories app, but wanted extra battery life so attached the grip and looked at how to use this remote - your video was very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@IngridMandSaraB]

Wow! I’ve been searching everywhere for a video on this. Thanks for the tips!

[@lancedang2047]

Well, I was struggling with the remote then I found this, an excellent yet simple instruction!! Shout out to ur content :Đ

[@jkjghpme]

Thank you so much for your video!!! I had no idea on how to set that up. Once I watched your video, I did what you did and it worked!!!! THANK YOU!!

[@BigDad1960]

Good information and right to the point!

[@mcdiejdh6737]

Awesome explanation. So much better than the manuals.

[@paulh2525]

Thank you for taking the time to create this much needed instructional vid.

[@josephschmoberg6778]

Very helpful video, thank you

[@philippephvda1947]

great video - another issue I encountered with my Nikon Z: the cable connector plugged in the body only works in one position, in the wrong position nothing works.

[@thehainanchannel]

This is just the video I needed :) I've had that remote collecting dust on my shelf for over a year .... now I can finally use it, nice video!

[@TorresinhoLFC]

The vertical shutter used to work with the cable then it stopped and I figured the cable broke so i stopped using it for the shutter. Just for the grip and battery life. I watched this video and read the comments. Sometimes just messing with the batteries helps fixing it. Now the shutter button works but I can't pair it with the remote. I used some old batteries maybe that's why it doesn't work. Tomorrow i will try with some fresh ones. I really want to do some remote photography.

[@tiff3536]

Super useful review and tutorial! Thanks for the help!

[@joseluissevaresgonzalez564]

Hi how are things? I just discovered her channel. I have bought the grip for my Sony Alpha 7RII that comes with its corresponding remote equal to yours and I do the steps you mention (unless I do something wrong) and I manage to pair it but if you don't use the camera for a while (for example until the next day) it disconnects and I have to pair it again, greetings and thanks for taking the trouble to explain how it works

[@SivaKumar-pr8yk]

The final piece of the map to the holy grail. FINALLY! Thank you so much for the video Y.A.P.!! I'm gonna go get this son of a b. And I'll probably use your video as the instruction manual.

[@joefawcett9237]

thank you soooo much man I completely disregarded the remote 🙏

[@anthonywarner3270]

Great job! This was super helpful, just when I thought about returning it, I found your video. Thanks!!

[@layzowl]

Thank you so much! I had so many problems before with this one, and now it works :)

[@gaperklake]

Thank you. Very glad to have found you. All was most clear.

[@TonyVsEarth]

Thanks man. Sometimes it would work sometimes it wouldn't. I didn't understand that you had to pair the devices.

[@steenodde77]

Many thanks, it helps me to find out my used buy

[@tanegaranchu]

Thank you for this content! Helped me!

[@gkioto]

Thanks for your very useful video!!! How do I turn the remote off?

[@mikedebarbieris1739]

thank you much for this video, I know how it would have taken me a while to figure it out.

[@willbrink]

Watching vid, mine will not pair as shown in this vid. All I get is orange light on remote, no pairing. What am I doing wrong? Seems simple enough in this vid.

[@sandpir8]

I even got the time and date figured out on the built-in one on the grip for my Canon 5D2. Don't ask me to repeat how, though! It took a bit of trial and error and holding down some button until the date started flashing. Interesting layout, it is YY-MM-DD. I'm still considering getting a different - possibly even wired - remote. They seem more capable and easier to set.

[@DallinTech]

Kudos for figuring out the date. I always pull my batteries out when I'm done with the remote, so I didn't even bother learning how to set the date.

[@ShinobiVlog]

Good man I couldn't figure it out. Thank you

[@ssankar1]

This was awesome!

[@TheNeo052000]

Thank you so much this was awesome!!!!!!

[@TheVictor0911]

So helpful thank you so much, this is a great tool that very view people know about. thanks again.

[@Mrzphoto]

thank you.

Thanks! That made it so much easier!

[@Cyclingbrian]

Thank you

[@elliotshabram6792]

This is great. I didn't even realize I just bought an intervalometer. BUT, I do have a question that i can't find the answer to on the web or in the manual. How do you turn the remote off? It turns right on when I plug the batteries into it, and then it's just on until I take the batteries out. Why would they even put a clock on this thing, seeing as how you have to reset it every time you want to use it.

[@DavidH-fz8ky]

Question please: Can this remote activate burst mode? Great video! Thanks!

[@Creativecavemanagain]

Very helpful thanks

[@CaptChaos1960]

Nikon D850 I had to remove EN-EL15 battery in camera to get it to pair 😉 also change a8 to "Shutter/AF-ON to remote focus if you have back button focus set. Just got one for my D500, remember to move grip shutter lock to unlock to fully power up grip to sync.

[@angelgcastro1]

Great video man, thanks for this!

[@kaytea274]

Great video

[@Mimiclobster]

Big thank you.

[@JeanMarcAbela]

Thank you!

[@Lord_Mau_]

Much appreciated. 👍🏾

[@lemul6975]

Thank you very much for this Video! Very helpful and useful tutorial! Thanks very much for sharing!

[@cairo9544]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@andyraeber6044]

Awesome, thanks

[@auxsom]

Massive help. Thank you.

[@Eye-V.]

So useful thanks

[@StormKleist]

Perfect, thanks. 😊

[@StephaanBOSS56]

Thank you, thank you, thank you....You can't put the damned thing of?? You will see me again soon man this is awesome.

[@babaaziz8943]

Nicely done! Thanks a million!

[@nigeldarling5734]

Amazing and very helpful.

[@vernonhendon1981]

Awesome and thanks

[@user-je8ud4sy9j]

Nice one

[@sarahjessicaforte7080]

Hi! This was so helpful!!! A few months ago I used this method but now all of a sudden it won’t pair. My remote turns on but it doesn’t come up with those blinking colors when it’s pairing. Do you have any tips?

[@AustinJQueen]

Same

[@MatthewWoodard-design]

@@AustinJQueen Same here, any luck?

[@nasterkub]

yep, all the methods i've seen worked 1 exact time. Then you have to find a new method that works.

[@FredBGG]

Nice video! Very helpful.

[@ivanleon6361]

For you guys that is not working the pair.... mine was like that with all the steps nd no green light on the remote, what i did was exactly the same but with the grip alone , not on the camera just the grip, took the batteries out for 10 seconds, choose my channel and turn on the battery grip alone and push the shutter and the green shows up... hope this works for you guys :)

[@rameshparthiban2023]

Thanks a lot for teaching about this product sir. I buyed today this grip with remote . Any other functions available in this remote sir!?

[@flipinflipperry]

Thank u

[@matt56778]

Were you able to use bulb mode on the remote?

[@dr5chrome896]

Hello. Did you figure out how to shut the remote off? ..or do you just take the battery out?

[@Sergei_85]

Hello. Tell me please, this remote control can use the buttons to go to the menu and switch between menu functions, etc. There are plans to connect the fotik via HDMI to the TV and watch photos and delete unnecessary ones at a remote distance. Is it possible?

[@steveunderwood8289]

perfect!

[@davidshaw5979]

Many Thanks.

[@erdejo01]

I have had this synced with the grip it came with for my A7III. That one broke and I got a new camera (A7IV). I'm trying to sync this remote with the new grip but your method didn't work. Is there a way to reset the remote from the original grip and then resync with a new/different grip?

[@photobeast]

I noticed that my remote does not have an on-off button. I found out to be a little frustrating because if I throw it in my camera bag before a hike up a mountain and I'm sure a button or two will get pushed 😢

[@mattcero1]

Will this remote start and stop video?

[@user-tc2kf3rh8w]

Thanks a lot!

[@paulh2525]

Any one used this for video control? Instructions re using this remote to control for video-start stop pause would be very helpful.

[@HubertBland]

Have you worked out how to activate video with the Meike remote?

[@alff2295]

Thank you so much for explaining how to use this thing. I do have one question though how do you turn off the remote does it eventually turn its self off by its self?

[@DallinTech]

I don't know if it ever turns off. I just remove the battery.

[@alff2295]

Hahaha you would think at least turning it off and on would be simple. Thank you for your reply and once again great video keep up the good work.

[@georgeaura]

Can it be used to start and stop video

[@NUBNSUN]

PLEASE HELP I have followed instructs and my remote never flashes green. Only when i hold the shutter down it flashes red for B wireless mode.I only have one OME battery in the grip and a6400 and grip power on just fine. Shutter works fine on both I just can not seem to pair them

[@Alezcollection]

This is still not working for me.. /: Maybe it’s something with my camera’s settings? I’ve already followed your instruction on half-pressing within the first 10 seconds of powering on the mount. Still no luck. - Sony A6400

[@artemHSE]

How to turn of this thing?))

[@mattcero1]

How about video!? Will it start and stop video recording???

[@Wo0d1e]

Awesome 👌🏼

[@914junkie]

Is there an on/off? or ya have to remove battery?

[@rayc4050]

My man!

[@eliasdiy2972]

This Remote has been on for two weeks, you failed to show us how to turn it off, any idea?

[@Sakiadventures]

Can you record a video with this remote control?

[@kathyweigelhi-lophotovideo2984]

Can’t thank you enough!