Smart glasses
The best smart glasses with video, for people who will wear them
Camera glasses in 2026 are still mostly a Meta story. If you want video on your face and a pair you will keep wearing, look at Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) first. Oakley Meta Vanguard if you already live in sport frames. First gen Ray-Ban Meta if 1080p and a shorter battery are enough and you want to spend less. There is no great cheap third brand camera pair.
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2
From $379. The pair you’d wear on a Tuesday.
UpgradeOakley Meta Vanguard
$499. Centered POV, IP67, sportier face.
AlternativeRokid Glasses
~$699. Longer clips, a viewfinder, no Meta lock in.
Our pick
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2
EssilorLuxottica + Meta
The glasses you’ll wear all day, and the 3K is good enough to post.
From $379 at Best Buy
Check priceThese look like Ray-Bans, weigh about 50 grams, and finally last a workday of mixed use. Tap the temple for 3K video that’s good enough for social, no fishing a phone out of your pocket. Clips are portrait only, default 30 seconds and capped at three minutes in the app, and there’s no viewfinder, so you’re shooting from the upper left and hoping.
What people like about it: they wear them, so they record. Most people say they shoot more video with these on than they ever did with a phone.
What reviewers tend to say
Pros
- Wearable all day
- Battery finally usable
- 3K good enough for social
Cons
- Portrait only
- 3 minute ceiling
- No viewfinder
Video specs that matter
- Resolution
- 12MP, ~100° FOV; 3K/30, plus 1080p/30 and 1080p/60
- Clip length
- Default 30s, extendable to 3 min in the app; portrait only
- Camera
- Upper left; privacy LED on the right endpiece
- Battery
- ~8h mixed / 5h audio; 32GB storage
- Weight
- ~48 to 51g
- IP rating
- IPX4. Meta account required.
Upgrade
Oakley Meta Vanguard
Oakley + Meta
A centered ultra wide POV for people who move.
$499 at Best Buy
Check priceSame Meta software, sportier face, and the 12MP camera sits on the nose bridge so the POV is centered. You get IP67, five minute 1080p clips, 120 fps slo mo, hyperlapse, Garmin tricks, and louder speakers. You also get a $499 wraparound look, 66 grams, no prescription, and music that cuts out the second you hit record.
Reviewers tend to prefer the centered camera. The POV matches what you see, which is the thing people notice first versus the Ray-Ban.
What reviewers tend to say
Pros
- Centered ultra wide POV
- IP67
- Hyperlapse / slo mo / Garmin
Cons
- $499 and a look
- No Rx
- Music dies when recording
Video specs that matter
- Resolution
- 12MP, 122° centered on the nose bridge; 1080p/30, 1080p/60, 3K/30, 720p/120 slo mo
- Clip length
- 1080p/30 up to 5 min; 1080p/60 and 3K/30 up to 3 min; still vertical
- Camera
- Centered on the nose bridge; privacy LED top center
- Battery
- Music cuts while recording; video + music drains fast
- Weight
- 66g; no Rx
- IP rating
- IP67. Meta account required.
Alternative
Rokid Glasses (with display)
Rokid
Longer clips, a framing bracket, and no Meta account, if you’ll pay for it.
~$699 listed $799
Check priceThe only non Meta camera glasses in this roundup we’d consider: clips up to 10 minutes, landscape ish 3:4 / 4:3 options, and a bracket on the lens so you can frame a shot. HUD captions and translation come along for the ride, at about 49 grams. They’re expensive, they fall apart in low light, and this is not a budget pick.
What people like about it is the in lens bracket that shows where the camera is pointed (something the Meta pairs don’t have).
What reviewers tend to say
Pros
- Longer clips + landscape options
- In lens viewfinder
- Not locked to Meta
Cons
- Expensive
- Falls apart in low light
- Polarizing looks
Video specs that matter
- Resolution
- 12MP Sony IMX681, ~109°; 3K and 1080p/60
- Clip length
- Up to 10 min (Trusted Reviews); selectable aspect ratios including 3:4 / 4:3
- Camera
- On lens framing bracket to mark camera center
- Battery
- No published mixed use hours here; iOS app is a battery hog
- Weight
- ~49g; Rx inserts extra
- IP rating
- IPX4. No Meta account.