The Ray-Ban Meta 6.0 update allows you to take 3-minute videos, while the previous limit was 60 seconds. With this new option, Meta takes the risk of sacrificing battery life for longer videos.
After a mixed first experience, Meta has found unexpected success with the Meta Ray-Ban, the second generation of its connected glasses designed in partnership with the iconic eyewear manufacturer.
Capable of taking photos and videos in much better quality, using Meta AI artificial intelligence to answer questions and connecting to the most popular streaming services, the Meta Ray-Ban is winning over the general public. He wants them in particular to be able to take videos of vacations or important moments. The only fault that they are regularly criticized for is the maximum video limit, since the Meta Ray-Ban does not exceed one minute of recording.
With update 6.0, which has just been deployed by Meta, connected glasses gain a long-awaited new option. They can now record three-minute videos, which provides a much more attractive option on vacation.
3 minutes of stabilized videos: the Meta Ray-Ban are mini-GoPro
Don’t be fooled by their unique 12 Mpix sensor, the Ray-Ban Meta have excellent photo/video quality.
With a definition of 3024 by 4032 pixels (in vertical format), the images taken by the glasses have little to envy of those of a smartphone, which can be surprising for glasses. Videos are also extremely satisfying, with exceptional optical stabilization, including on the road at full speed or during water activities. It is only at night that the Ray-Ban Meta struggles to compete with a smartphone.
For battery reasons (recording a video drains several percent), Meta has always limited its glasses to videos of one minute, at most. Its objective is to encourage users to let the glasses cool between two shots, to avoid having to recharge them every hour (their carrying case includes a battery).
With update 6.0, Meta finally opens the door to longer videos, up to three minutes long. Autonomy may take a hit, but the informed user has a choice. It is still possible to interrupt the video whenever you want by pressing the button. This is, without doubt, the most cited defect by users of the product.
What about confidentiality? The camera is located to the left of the glasses, but a warning light is located, symmetrically, to the right. When you take a photo or video, it lights up.
AI, the future revolution for glasses?
In the US and Canada, Meta is also offering generative AI features in its glasses. You can ask them complex questions and get answers, or ask them to take a picture of an object and tell you what it is (or translate a sign).
Meta says a future software release will allow AI to be used without asking the glasses to take a photo, instead letting them guess on their own what to do. This fall, the brand could also present a revision of the Ray-Ban Meta with a video projector to display information in augmented reality.
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