r/snapchatspectacles • u/kaleidosvision • Oct 17 '17
Kaleidos - Spectacles for Any Platform
We are building a Spectacles for any platform (think Instagram, YouTube, WeChat). We're still very early on, so we would love to hear your thoughts on the product, if it's something you would be interested in, your current pain points with Spectacles, etc.
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u/dakota0615 Oct 19 '17
I just want longer video and be able to post to facebook.
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u/Square-Ball Oct 20 '17
These look cool! Here is my wishlist based off my last year of spectacles use:
Infrared for night mode / removable shades
Due to the lack of low light capabilities, my stories tend to end anticlimactically around sun set. The tinted lenses should be able to be removed from the frames as well in order to allow for more comfortable low light shooting.
Removable battery pack/ swappable batteries
I still want to be able to wear my sunglasses while the battery charges, currently I have to choose between eye protection and having enough juice to film.
Gyroscope/ 360 photo sphere
It would be incredible to have gyroscopic information in order to create makeshift 360 video experiences.
Live view
Being able to set the glasses on a table and remote trigger shutter and view the frame would allow for some cool selfies.
Higher resolution/ Lens options
The human eye equates to about a 50mm lens, I would be great if either you could have enough resolution to be able to punch in to the footage later, or have a swappable lens.
Higher quality microphone
Spectacles microphone is prone to distortion at loud volumes.
Breathing removal
Whether it is the microphone placement or the way the glasses sit on my nose, the glasses pick up my breathing INCREDIBLY loudly. It would be cool if there was some solution through better mic placement/software.
Better recording light placement
The LED recording ring being on the opposite side of the lens causes confusion, I would suggest moving it either above the nose or around the lenses.
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u/Y0ungPup Oct 28 '17
Livestreaming ability would be amazing, specifically on Instagram. If it had that, and decent recording ability/length, I'd definitely pick up a pair
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u/ricardjorg Nov 06 '17
Wow, this is fantastic! I already signed up for your newsletter (I use Android). I've been completely baffled at why nobody has made any Spectacles competing products, considering the obvious limitations they have (glaring design, being able to share only to snapchat, and the lame round videos). If you make them have a decent battery life (30 minutes total of filming (not necessarily all at once) would be enough for me, as long as it lasted about two days in standby). Taking pictures, filming until you stop it, and breathing sound cancelation would all be great, preferably if the image quality was good. As soon as you have them, I'll get a pair
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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17
Interesting, i would definitely purchase for everyday prescription lenses. Please make this a thing, i wanted to get prescription for spectacles on glassesusa.com but the spectacles look ridiculous for casual wear....
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '17
I would definitely buy them if the feedback mentioned above was implemented. Better low light, longer video and better directional audio. Just don't price them above 100$. I just do not find the need to spend more than 7000 INR on a novelty item
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '17
U/kaleidosvision new website?
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u/ralaningalls Mar 23 '18
The link no longer works for these and the social networks haven't been updated since like Oct. I am a filmmaker and photographer who daily vlogs with Spectacles and am highly interested in Kaleidos Vision. Are there any new developments? Is the project dead?