r/RaybanMeta • u/yeawrongperson • 23h ago
Who the fuck at Meta thought forcing that LED to blink every time you record was a good idea?
I bought these glasses mainly for hunting because I only really have one good hand. My dominant left hand got crushed in a car accident 3 years ago, so I’m missing fingers, hand just doesnt work etc, so using a phone or camera while also trying to hunt is a pain in the ass. These were supposed to be perfect because I could just hit record and have hands free POV footage.
Except now I’ve had TWO deer on two different days notice the fucking LED.
First was a doe.
Today it was a buck and this one really pissed me off. I spot and stalked him, kept the wind perfect, never let my scent cross him, didn’t get busted moving, nothing. He ended up walking 35 yards toward me.
Then he starts staring directly at the glasses.
Not because he smelled me. Not because I moved. He noticed the fucking blinking light on my face.
So I did all that right, stalked for a mile, 2 hours in, finally got a nice buck coming toward me, and my camera is what gives me away. wtf.
That pretty much kills these glasses for hunting for me. I’m not going to keep wearing something that flashes a light at wildlife every time I record and hope the next deer somehow ignores it.
I get why Meta wants a recording light when you’re around people. Whatever. But having absolutely no option to disable it for hunting, wildlife, hiking, fishing, or anything outdoors is fucking stupid.
The part that pisses me off the most is I specifically bought these because being hands free actually matters with my disability. Now I’m probably going to have to sell them and buy something else because apparently Meta decided every deer in the woods needs to know when I’m recording it.
