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The Best Spy Camera Glasses: Our Top Choices
You’ve seen the spy movies with ordinary looking spectacles packing a full complement of spy gadgetry; but is this technology exaggerated? Well, not as far as hiding a mini spy camera in a pair of glasses it isn’t – that is a reality! And we are here to show you the best glasses we’ve found with hidden cameras.
Just to make things clear, you don’t have to be visually impaired to wear a pair of spy camera glasses as they are usually fitted with ordinary glass and not prescription filled glass. The following hidden camera glasses can be used by anyone with ordinary non-defective sight. If you have defective eye-sight and already wear glasses and want a pair of glasses with hidden camera you will need to visit a specialist.
How We Chose The Best Camera Glasses for Spying
The following spy camera glasses have carefully selected by a former security specialist and private investigator, with years of experience in using real life spy gadgets, and who knows what is needed to meet the standard of a good pair of spy glasses. The following pairs of glasses were chosen among many based on a number of related functions needed for spying spectacles. Our list of the best spy camera glasses is not in any particular order but simply a list of ones we would personally buy and use.
Quick Guide: How To Choose The Best Hidden Camera Glasses
When choosing to buy a pair of professional spy glasses with hidden camera you will really want to know what to look for in the best available. To help you choose we have come up with this buying guide of important features needed for the best pair of glasses for spying with. Here they are:
- Covert and inconspicuous design
- Camera's field of view
- Easy on/off and record function
- Recording time
- Video / audio playback quality
- Date / time stamp
- Video / audio transfer ability
We cover these features in more detail later on in this guide so keep reading. If you want to jump ahead to see the complete buying guide features for spy glasses then click here.
Our List of The Best Spy Camera Glasses
Wearable hidden camera glasses recording in 1920×1080 HD resolution. Time stamp. Support 64GB micro SD card.
Hidden camera glasses takes 32GB card with HD 1080p video recording. Time Stamp. 78 degree lens and 1/4 CMOS image sensor.
Hidden camera eyeglasses HD 1080P camera. Supports micro SD card up to 32GB. Continuous video for 80mins.
The Complete Buying Guide: How To Choose The Best Spy Camera Glasses
If you want a pair of professional spy glasses then you will want to follow our buying guide. Our guide will help you choose which pair of spy glasses will be the best for you so you don't get caught spying on your target.
Covert Design
Your spy camera glasses obviously need to look like real glasses with the camera well hidden. It is not wise to choose a pair of spy spectacles that are not designed to look normal. Even fashionable glasses are ok as long as they don't look like spy glasses and the camera cannot be seen up close.
Field of View
When choosing a good pair of spy cam glasses you will want to make sure that the field of view angle is reasonably wide to help reduce the need for having to move your head too much. Moving your head too much while wearing the glasses causes camera shake and poor video recordings. Also, the unnatural behavior of having to keep looking directly at the target will make you stand out.
Easy Function
As spy eyewear is generally worn, being able to easily turn the video record function on and off is important. Ideally you should be able to turn the glasses recording function on and off whilst wearing them but its fine to have to take the glasses off to do this, as long as it's still a simple process. You can just pretend to be cleaning the lenses when doing so.
Recording Time
Ideally you could have a pair of spy camera glasses that would record for long periods of time but we are more realistic than that. In order to have long recording time you will need a powerful battery source and large built-in storage for recordings. We don't recommend using this type of spy gear if you need to record for very long periods. Its primary function would be to capture video for relatively short moments on the go; but you still want the best recording time you can get.
Video / Audio Playback Quality
We touched on quality of recording earlier when talking about field of view. Quality of recording can be spoilt by both lack of practice in using the spy glasses but also in manufacturing quality. Your spying spectacles should have good quality playback recordings of both video and sound (if the glasses come with audio). You will want HD High Definition spy glasses.
Date / Time Stamp
We always recommend getting spy equipment that has the date and time stamped on the recordings and hidden camera glasses are no exception. Being able to produce surveillance video with the date and time is a best practice of surveillance training.
Video / Audio Transfer
Once you've got your recording you will want to be able to transfer it to computer. Do not buy a pair of spy camera glasses where you cannot transfer the files. It doesn't matter if your spy glasses have a fixed built-in memory card or storage disc, you still want to be able to transfer your video and audio files to computer.