HF R80 - Wifi Remote Control? Anyone get this to work?

[Kelemvor]

The hF R80 doesn't come with a remote but says you can use the Canon COnnect software to control the camera from your phone.  has anyone gotten this to work?  I'm baning my head against the wall with how horrible this setup seems.

It appears the camcorder generates its own wifi network and I have to connect my phone to that?  Is that right?  Can't I connect the camera to my wifi and my phone to my wifi and control it that way?

Anyway, I try to connect via the built in wifi and the camera says Connected but the app just sits there doing nothing.  After the tablet/phone connects to the camcorder, and I tap the notification bar that says to tap it, it just goe sback to the screen asking if it should open the wifi settings.  This is insane.

I tried the Monitor While Out mode, although I can't find any information on what that's actually supposed to let you do, and that jsut sits there forever saying Please Wait as it drain my battery.

ANyone have any instructions that actually work to do this?  Is there a 3rd party app I can use since the Canon one seems to be pretty crappy?

Thanks for any help.

[skierstill]

No, it doesn't work, period.  Canon know this, has known this for years.  I can't believe they are still saying it does.  I bought this model about 2 1/2 years ago, maybe 3, and worked to get the remote app going.  Called Canon support, escalated, talked to a couple other people and finally got someone who admitted it doesn't work.  They tried to give me some BS about 'it's a third party app, we expect them to update it, BS, BS, more BS.'  I returned it a got a Sony.  Any time this has come up that has been my recommendation - if you can but something other than a Canon camcorder, do that.  Deceptive advertising, bad product design, crappy support.... my money votes 'elsewhere'.

[Confused99999]

Thank You, I wish I had heard from you before I bought it. Real problem was that b&h told me in no uncertain terms that it would work. Their price was $499 & tax, exhorbitant... YES; but I really wanted to control camcorder from cell. Oh well... Never trust b&h their "experts" are only expert at selling, even if it doesn't work!