A camera in the eyeglasses has one huge advantage over other spy or action cameras - you know exactly where the camera is aimed, all you have to do is look in the right direction.
This is a comparison review for two OHO video sunglasses. This review contains video taken by OHO sunshine, 16GB ($44). You can see the video from OHO video sunglasses, 32G ($90) here.
Both video sunglasses cameras generated good videos under different lightening conditions. Attached video contains clips taken during a sunny day, indoors, and during night time. The videos are not as good as my SLR camera or but they are pretty good as you can see in attached videos. The video is a little jerky because my head is not as still as a tripod or even hand-held camera. I did not realize how much my head bobs when I walk but it is obviously is not the video camera fault.
Each camera records only for one hour, and it takes 2 hours to recharge the glasses. I planned to record for two hours and got two glasses. This gave me a chance to compare the two OHO sunglasses (OhO sunshine Video Sunglasses,32GB ($90) and OHO sunshine, 16GB ($44). I will refer the $90 pair as video glasses #1, and the $44 pair as video glasses #2.
Both glasses did a good job recording, but there were significant differences between them.
1. Video glasses #1 have non-changeable polarized lenses. The lenses are excellent, I can see very well with them, as well as my nice sunglasses purchased as sunglasses. But because they not changeable they are limited for being used out-doors. Because they are quite dark they look odd if used in-doors, and attract attention if you actually trying to do stealth recording. Video sunglasses #2 have interchangeable lenses and come with dark, clear and amber lenses. I thought their lenses were not as good as video glasses #1, but since their main function is video that really does not matter to me. Even though there are no instructions the lenses was easy to change. Hint: pull down away from the nose.
2. Video glasses #1 give feedback via vibration when I turn them on and turn them off. This is a very good interface that does not require me to check for the red blinking light that tells me that the camera is working. Video sunglasses #2 provide feedback only via a blinking red light on the inside of the glasses. I have to look at the light to know that the sunglasses are working, this is less convenient and more noticeable.
3. Video glasses #1 get slightly warm during use, but not too warm. Video glasses #2 get hot during usage. The skin on my head did not get burned after recording for 1 hour, but the glasses got so warm that I was worried about that.
4. The on/off button on video glasses #1 is on the bottom of the frame (good), the on/off button on the video glasses #2 is on the top of the frame (more noticeable). Video glasses #2 in general appear more bulky and have thicker frames.
5. Both video glasses have built in storage. I have no problems seeing the storage in the computer as a mounted disk when the glasses are connected to a computer. Glasses #1 have a init.txt file where one can set the date and time. Glasses #2 do not have a file that allows one to set time.
6. Both video glasses use USB 2.0 interface, so copying files from the glasses to the computer is fairly slow if you are used to USB 3.0 devices. For example to copy one hour of recordings took over 20 minutes.
7. Neither camera has any no controls other then on/off buttons.
8. Glasses #1 are waterproof, glasses #2 are not waterproof.
Overall, a very good combination of stealth and video. I liked glasses #1 more, however glasses #2 with interchangeable lenses have an advantage for in-door video. The quality of the video from both sunglasses is good and quite similar.
You can find glasses #2 on Amazon by following this link.
You can find glasses #1 on Amazon by following this link.
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