Finding the Best Brand of Video Recording Sunglasses

False advertising drives me nuts!  It’s all over the sunglasses market in general and the camera market.  It get’s even trickier when you compare and review brands in the video recording sunglasses market.  Check out this NY Times article about how easy it is to get exploited by salesmen for digital cameras

The intelligent consumer wants to ask “What is the Best Brand of Video Recording Sunglasses?”  but the problem is how can they really know buy just looking at them and listening to the biased salesperson.

There are so many specs, designs, and sneaky salespeople.  You need to use your own judgement before buying.  I want to help you in your quest for finding top quality.

I personally don’t care as much about brands as I do about top quality.  Sometimes they go together, sometimes they don’t.  I’m going to explain what things you need to look for.

• Do you personally like the design?  (This is an easy one.  It’s your own taste)
• Does the company offer more than one design?  (If not, they are probably a fly by night company making gimmick glasses.  Don’t be fooled)
• Are they really HD?  (A lot of companies slap HD on the glasses but they might not be real HD.  Ask to see a real recording and you will know)
• How is the audio quality?  (A lot of people forget about audio altogether when buying video recording equipment.  It’s important)
• Are the lenses polarized?  (Polarized lenses help protect your eyes from long term damage)
• What is the FPS?  (This is an important number.  It is Frames per second)  Higher numbers are better.  30 FPS is excellent.  Lower FPS films look choppy.  I think the FPS is very under rated.   A lot of people care only about HD.  You need to see the video yourself)
• How long is the battery life? (2 hours or more is really good)
• How big is the storage space?  (This number should be in GB (gigabytes) and hours of recording)  Hours alone is not good enough info because you don’t know the quality.  Obviously, higher resolution is better and takes up more space per minute of recording.
• What are the megapixels (MP)?  Generally 12 or more is awesome.  You need to check out the quality of the video with your own eyes.  Don’t only trust the numbers.  If you haven’t done it yet, read the Times article I linked to above.  You want this video to look good on a monitor and hopefully a big screen TV too.   Some poor quality recording glasses just show their samples in tiny windows.  This is because they are embarrassed by how they look on a larger screen.  Make sure you compare on a decent sized screen.

If you want something that isn’t a stupid little gimmick, then you will need to pay around $250-$300 USD.  I’ve looked all over this market and I know what is out there.  Don’t be fooled.  I like to save money as much as the next guy, but this is not a product to skimp on.  You get what you pay for generally speaking in this market.  If you buy something for under $200, you might as well just throw your money in the toilet.  I’ve seen what is offered in this price range.  Really terrible quality and poorly made video sunglasses.