Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II Review: A Stylish Camera for Your FACE! 

Already seen a few reviews of this and this is the most detailed and down to earth. Great work thanks

These are wild! Thanks for the walk-through and review. It's exciting to see how Version II of the Smart Glasses has improved both image and sound quality but seems like they have a ways to go before they are a "must have".

Very interesting - thanks, Chris and Jordan! Cloud storage off the bat would be a game changer for such devices.

Far and away the best and most real review of these I've seen. Nice!

The video files vary in dimensions depending on how much the digital stabilization needs to crop in. The largest video resolution (where I really worked to keep everything still) was 1728x2304. Another one where I moved it alot was only 1360x1824. The rest were somewhere in between.

Also the record time limit is more or less because these are designed more for social media platforms. I think their attempt to have people engage & maybe even come back to META’s 3 platforms. I bought these and I have to say as far as social media they are really good. I have a friend here. She bought a pair and has been live streaming with them on her walk. The live streams so far have looked really good and sound excellent.I have an iPhone and I was impressed that while using the activity or even receiving messages I could hear them clearly with these glasses. They also have an option to add prescription lenses to these as well. Come to Europe. People don’t use earbuds. And have no problem holding the phone out and having video or audio calls for the world to hear. LOL

Solid review! Thanks for your perspective! Super helpful!

Nice trick on the charging case

Woah! Just noticed your dope Mifune shirt. Excellent taste.

I hope they do a firmware update soon to be able to record 1080p 60fps as the chipset itself supports it.

Excellent piece. Brilliant cinematography. Agreed with your conclusions.

I have a pair and I love them! Got them for $615. The price is high because they have my RX and I added the feature for transitions. Love them! Love the audio and I also go live on IG for school events since I manage its social media. Pics are decent with good lighting. I like the Meta assistant as well. NO REGRETS on this purchase.

Chris, thank you for your review. I need to wait for version 3, 4 or 5 of these glasses.

They are monsters Chris - glad you call them what they are!

I totally agree with Chris, all that headphones music in public places are quite annoying. If I wanna share music I like with people I do that on social media.

Great glasses!!!!!!!! (I wait before buying them until there is a 600mm zoom and direct monitor feedback through the glasses, yup!)

If in the future they make it easy to stream on RU-vid, that would be great to live stream concerts from my point of view on stage! 🤘

I'm really interested in getting these for fishing as well! My only question is how does the camera do under a hat? With the wide angle lens, I have concerns with it capturing the brim of the hat.

Too many quirks for me. But that's good. It means I won't feel like I'm missing out by not having Facebook.

If these had slightly better video features, it seems like they could be good for instructional content that wanted to include occasional POV shots.

I agree with using them for fishing. Great for insta reels, especially and nothing else to carry. Interesting with Polarised lenses. Can you do prescription lenses with them as well?

Since i wear glasses for being short sited, i have interests in these Ray-ban smart glasses. I will be checking them out on Friday, and if i make the purchase, i will go for the matte black with transition lenses.

The only time I could see myself using something like these is if I wanted to take a photo of something that would be gone by the time I got my phone or camera out, so they need to work on the photo delay. Maybe in 10 years they'll track your eyes and let that determine where the camera focuses.

very helpful, thank you!

Are they waterproof? Would be great for cycling or running where your hands are busy, but not if they will get ruined quickly.

Hi do you know what the difference between these g15 lenses and the grey transition ones is?

They look quite a lot like the old Spectacles from Snap don't they? Would be interesting to compare to the new 3D ones.

Darn, sucks that it's vertical only. I wish it was like the insta360 go where you have the ability to crop in post. I was so close to pulling the trigger.

Cory hart.. I wear my sunglasses at night. Excellent but subtle reference

Great video!!! Interesting product and actually quite unobtrusive--- remember those google glasses? just joined your channel! Cheers!!

Chris, I agree...they are monsters

where no Niccoll has gone before... love it

Nice review. Although, I believe you have to crank the volume wat up the before it would disturb people around you. And they'd have to be pretty close.

I have open ear Bluetooth glasses I use for one of my jobs and love them. This would be awesome. I can show my friends and family what I do while livestreaming at my other job

These frames weirdly almost fit Chris. Looks only a bit weird. Much better than one would expect from a one-frame-fits-all design.

Does the recording indicator still blink while live-streaming?

I agree with you about education of beiing quiet around people ! You are not old but just well educated

I need a pair of these RayBan Smart glasses that I can film with for more than 5 minutes in my classes (sometimes the writing on the board, sometimes a projector image, or just the entire lecture if it is full of new material. I do not want to distract the instructor with a little light flasing on the outside top corner of my glasses, though. My instructors have no problem when people use their smart phones for these purposes, and I would tell them if I planned to record with the glasses in their class. I will be one of the first to buy if Ray-Ban comes up with camera feed to my phone for prolonged recording or a chip that be taken out of the glasses and inserted to a slot on my computer, or even if the memory capacity of the glasses is imporved to record up to 4 hours. I'll keep watching for one of these to reach market. Thank you for your review of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II.

1) Can you get blue ultraviolet filter on the transition lens? 2) are you able to polarize the transition lens?

Needs to be 2k or 1080 60fps and optical stabilisation.

It's actually very important to be able to turn off indicators. Many activists need tech like this as not being seen recording can a major safety issue.

If they would record longer probably pretty useful for people who do (photography) POV videos

"You're gonna love these....but you're still a MONSTER." lol

Can it multi-function? Like listen to music and record at the same time?

How fast do the transition lenses go from light to dark and vice versa?

Does the second generation Ray Ban meta smart glasses got. 1. Is it a antiglare or should I specify when I order ?

someone tell me how are this glasses for travel blog?

how they could improve them further? Make them so you cant see the lense and no light, improve video quality to 4k 60fps. Spies have spy- glasses, I want too good ones.

Hey now, some of wear tinted lenses on our regular glasses because we're extra light sensitive. I'm not tryin to be cool. I'm just preserving my peepers so I can see, think, and still be a photographer when I'm old.

Awesome & Thanks :)

What size did you get?

What I learned here is that Wayfarers are quite flattering for Chris' face shape

I use prescription glasses for a long time. Is it possible to have prescription lenses on Ray ban meta?

Will they take prescription lenses, and what range? Lots of people are semi-blind without prescription glasses but 20/20 when wearing them.

have to say for the price they are just nice sunglasses price range, listen to music a bit if not in a public place(maybe on a walk on your street) and if you happen to take a pic/video then that's just a bonus.

As a videographer, the combination of the lower quality camera, the lack of horizontal framing, and the frustration of framing slightly counter-intuitively to our natural head position makes an awful lot of reasons tampering down my enthusiasm about the potential of these glasses. That said, it is an awfully impressive achievement and it has me excited about the potential future development of this line of technology.

When I watched Meta Connect it mentioned that they will have a translation feature, that you can look at a sign and it will translate into your language like google translate (or google lens). How will this work if they aren’t AR?

But can they handle a drop in the water?

Which size are these?

I think someone needs to test that light and see how many instances you can trick it or totally bypass it.

To the question what should they do better is at least two answers: 1) to get the product available and 2) horizontal 4K. You can’t get a pair here in Europe. I have been waiting for now a month to be able to get. I think that video should be horizontal 4K. When you get a pair for home video or RU-vid b-roll you don’t want to have vertical videos. I think that it’s much bigger market area.

which lenses are yours?

I bought mine for the language translation capabilities.

How is it to record audio? Is there also a time limit?

Has anyone have issues with the “hi meta” feature…My nose covers the microphone under the nose bridge

Are the speakers on the glasses using bone conduction?

An obvious improvement would be a 1:1 sensor that records at a higher fidelity & auto-stabilizes the footage to account for titled heads & movement. The 1:1 also allowing the user in post to adjust the framing of the footage. Also typical battery life & image quality improvements. Additionally we can maybe, one day, get to a place where there are cameras at both ends of the glasses that would allow for higher fidelity computational imagery & possibly even support for spatial photos & videos. Feels like you didn't really think through your final thoughts. Maybe some of your pessimism got in the way. But I see this being useful for people who want to capture moments & not have a phone pulled out. Those who want to capture their kids & not miss a moment, or a pet that may react poorly to a phone being pulled out, those concert goers that feel compelled to record their event won't have a phone in the sky, also to maybe even quickly capture a moment of public interest or safety.

DID YOU TRY DJI OSMO POCKET 3 ??

Can i record but not stream it online? I want to record but i don't necessarily need yhe whole world to see

I'm planning to buy one. Would love if it also could film in landscape without tilting my head. Could be handy for sharing the vid here on RU-vid. And ... I agree, Calling on speaker is rude and should not be promoted 😂

Does it have Bluetooth? Everything is better with Bluetooth

The upgrade should have bone conduction for sound, zoom for pictures, ability to make video calls or FaceTime with the glasses .. maybe by Apple

What's the potential that you'll get the crap beat of you if someone notices you wearing them in a place you should not have cameras (i.e. - a public restroom)?

it needs full frame sensor

These would be very useful for everyday people dealing with the public day in day out. They would be helpful in identifying criminals or violent members of society and give police clear image/s of the offender and a video of the crime, without the offender knowing that they were being filmed/photographed, at the same time protecting the victim, as having a physical camera/phone in a offender’s face can make the situation worse. So having this camera in a pair of glasses can de-escalate a situation. I can’t wait to see this technology evolve in the future and hopefully one day these glasses will have the capability of recording (at least) 2.7k with longer recording time. Also hopefully increasing the megapixel of the photos to say 20mp+.

Wow, nice sword of doom tshirt!

nice video :)

Security guards will see that almost immediately ngl. That said, there's going to be someone who will rehouse these for under-cover journalism etc. Also centring the camera will absolutely make distant object framing much better, opening up the rtmp for third party apps etc would be also beneficial for longer record time requirements.

Countdown until some maniac makes a feature length film with these 😅

with how the beard is coming along and the glasses, Chris is really entering his daddy phase

what happens with people with miopia, or other eyes limitations?

Nice pair of data harvesting glasses! When people finally put down their phone, the glasses get to maintain the intake...

Cathartic, quality rant begins at 10:06

Can they be fitted with prescription glasses?

Can you coverup the led and take a photo

Would be great to be able to use them as a camera on Whatsapp given it's a Meta product

So I own a private detective agency. When I or other p.i.'s follow subjects into stores & restaurants we take covert video. Plus there are so many other projects made for covert recording. Believe Meta & people like Apple get the attention because they are the BIG names in the market. Someone had posted about using black nail polish to cover up the light & the camera still record. I appreciate the part where you can start a video & then cover it up but would rather not have to worry about it.

i would buy it if i can record videos in 16x9

Did some digging, this is real, or at least those glasses exist. Crazy that now we have camera on our face.

TWO Corey Hart references.... how Canadian

Version 3 1. On screen display (on/off) such as navigation and modes 2. More colors and styles 3. A on or off in use light indicator. 4. No limit on recording time. 5. Able to pick and choose which videos/pics to delete on app, like a GoPro 6. Able to change name "Meta" of your choosing for AI use. 7. Longer battery life 8. High quality speakers like from Sennheiser or equal 9. Location tracker: If I misplace them, app can locate it. 10. And water proof rating of IP8 to use at beach, pool, water parks, and being caught in the rain. 11. Better stabilization when walking running 12. Process better video when moving fast like a sports mode. 13. Also have the option to record in portrait mode or landscape mode.

Oh yeah, as if Chris actually caught those incredible fish! Thank goodness for stock footage services, eh?

5:40 holly sh@t

The PUNS ARE BACK! Tech Niccolls like technicals! EEYYYYY

They could have easily put the camera in the middle and avoid the off-center framing issues.. phone cameras are tiny enough for that.

Pretty sick but I'll wait till the price comes down a little.

It's the next-generation iPhone. Easy to see how it could become part of the ecosystem - after a few iterations.

Wouldn’t they be great if they could be ordered with prescription lenses!

"I'm getting pretty good battery life on these glasses." there's me thinking it'll be a day or maybe 2 days... nope 5-6 hours!

I.. have issues with covert filming, photo taking and data collating while i can’t opt out. Meh. No.