I appologize about the remote, yes it does work with all functions of the player when it's plugged in, not just to record video. I Didn't use the remote all that much.
As for the camera and camcorder, I made a bad error in making an assumption about it when I first wrote the review, later I corrected it, but that edit didn't make it's way to the final version.
Sorry for the mistakes, thanks for bringing that up.