A camera button or voice command triggers capture, and photos save to the companion app. The button is customizable, which the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses don't offer.
Meta's new glasses let you take photos and videos without touching your phone or even the frames, just say the word or tap a dedicated button. That second option is the news: a customizable action button that the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses don't have.
How do smart glasses capture photo and video hands-free?
Across the category · your product highlighted · each value tagged by confidence.
Meta GlassesCamera button + voice ('Hey Meta')Confirmed
Apple GlassesVoice (Siri) + hand gestures (no physical button reported)Expected
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3Button/touch + voice (expected, carried from Gen 2)Highly expected
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2Capture button + voice ('Hey Meta')Confirmed
Samsung Galaxy GlassesCamera button (press = photo, hold = video) + voice/GeminiHighly expected
Snap SpecsHand gesture + voice via Snap OS (no physical capture button on the AR model)Expected
Xreal AuraNo cameraWidely reported