Smart Glasses with Photo, Video & Audio

As a top-secret agent, I’m always on the lookout for the latest and greatest gadgets to give me an edge in the field. That’s why when I stumbled upon the Ray-Ban Stories glasses with a built-in video camera, I knew I had to give them a try. And let me tell you, these bad boys have completely changed the game. The video quality is top-notch, and the fact that the camera is discreetly hidden in the frame means I can capture all the top-secret footage I want without drawing any unwanted attention (or making me look like a creepy spy). The glasses themselves are stylish and comfortable, so I can wear them on any mission without feeling like I’m sacrificing fashion for function. Plus, the fact that they’re from Ray-Ban means they’re built to last, so I don’t have to worry about them breaking mid-mission (which would be a major bummer). All in all, the Ray-Ban Stories glasses have quickly become a go-to piece of equipment in my secret agent arsenal. So if you’re in the market for a high-tech, stealthy way to capture video (or just want to look like a super cool spy), these glasses are definitely worth checking out.

Impressed with most features. Photos come out more vibrant than the scenery, but it looks great. For instance, my husband was wearing a light blue sweatshirt and it showed up as royal blue. I have not been able to get the voice function to work, will need to read up more. Have really enjoyed the photo/video and listening functions as well as having the Bluetooth for my phone coming through. I have been finding earbuds a pain lately and this is a great option while outside

I really wanted to love these as I’m a big Ray-Ban fan and loved the idea of being able to film hands-free and upload to my FB or IG stories. I went with the blue-light lenses as I spend most my day in front of a computer screen and felt these could be an all-day wear. Love the look and the subtle placement of the camera lens. There are 2 major issues however that may have me returning these. First off, they record in a square format and the quality is just outdated for today’s times. You can go into the app and edit the videos into Portrait or Landscape, but who wants to do that every time? Also I’ve noticed only the right lens records so when you’re filming you’re going to want to look to the left and down to center the shot. All my videos were off-centered and cut off a lot of what I was looking at. Why weren’t the lenses angled down and to the left more to compensate for this? I’m not an engineer, but that would have been smart! Stabilization is an issue too. Obviously you’re going to be recording with these when you’re walking or looking around and I found the playback in these instances to be a little jumpy. Secondly, the battery is just down-right disappointing! I get these are a smaller foot-print and there’s probably not a lot of space to put a bigger battery inside of them, but you honestly only get a little over an hour and a half if you’re actively shooting videos. I went out on a hike and used them for audio only and they lasted about 3 hours. Combine that with shooting an occasional video and you’ll get around 2 hours max. Yikes! Having to constantly recharge these just isn’t convenient and the case is too big to carry in pocket so if you’re on the go, which you likely will be if you’re wanting to film with these, you’re out of luck. Even if you’re at home, say working, wanting to just listen to music, you’ll have to recharge every couple of hours. That’s a major pain-point! If I could at least make it through my work day on a charge, I’d probably keep these as they’re comfortable and surprisingly offer a good audio listening experience. Note, the overall sound and bass quality isn’t the greatest…it’s a little flat, but it’s about what you’d expect from glasses and probably better than most others on the market. That’s honesty my favorite feature on these. I can see them being perfect for phone calls and podcasts.

In conclusion, these have the potential to be an amazing thing as technology improves and I hope Ray-Ban and Facebook continue this partnership and a 2nd version is eventually produced. Actively shooting in portrait mode and in higher quality to match today’s phone cameras is a must! As of now, adding these videos to my stories along with my phone’s videos…the quality difference is apparent and at this price point, keeping them just doesn’t make sense for me personally. Knocking off a star for the overall camera quality and a star for the battery-life.

It’s amazing. The quality and the resolution of the photo, video quality are amazing. Only problem with this is that I bought it as a gift for my boyfriend and the size of the frame is so small, because of that I returned it to buy another piece but larger from same company. It’s more than two weeks since I returned it but no refund. I’m waiting to get my refund back and then I’ll buy it again.