Most camera-equipped smart glasses on the market today record video, not just stills, which puts them squarely in BIS's Smart Glasses (Video Camera) product name rather than the narrower photo-only category. That classification pulls in IS 616:2017, aligned with IEC 60065:2014 – the same safety standard India has long applied to ordinary video cameras.

This is the third piece in our series on how BIS sorted wearable eyewear into its existing CRS tables in 2026, and it's likely the one most manufacturers actually need, since video capability is the default rather than the exception in this product category right now. Here's what applies, what's changing underneath it, and who's already building in this space.

Why Most Camera Glasses Land in This Category

BIS's 13 August 2026 classification circular split camera-carrying smart glasses into two product names based on one functional line: whether the camera records video.

In practice, this is where nearly every mainstream camera-glasses product ends up, because video capability has become close to a baseline expectation for the category rather than a premium add-on. We've written separately about the narrower photo-only route in our piece on BIS registration for Smart Glasses (Digital Camera), and about audio-only wearables in our guide to BIS registration for audio glasses. AR and MR glasses with an overlay display sit in a different bucket entirely – Extended Reality Products – which the full classification logic covers in our breakdown of the wearable-glasses circular and the more detailed companion guide to the 2026 smart-glasses and AR/MR classification.

What IS 616:2017 / IEC 60065:2014 Actually Covers

IS 616:2017, aligned with the international IEC 60065:2014 standard, is India's safety standard for audio, video and similar electronic apparatus. It's the same standard already applied to standalone video cameras, which is why a video-capable camera built into a pair of glasses inherits it rather than being tested against something built specifically for eyewear.

This is a safety clearance, not a performance or privacy review – it says nothing about video resolution, storage, or how footage is handled. Any content-privacy or data-protection questions a video-recording wearable raises sit outside BIS's scope and outside this standard entirely.

Also Read: BIS Registration for Video Camera Under IS 616:2017

The Standard Is Mid-Transition – Plan Around That

IS 616:2017 isn't a settled, permanent standard for this category. MeitY notified IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 back in October 2025 as the replacement for both IS 616:2017 and IS 13252 (Part 1):2010, with a dual-compliance window running until 1 November 2028.

Until that date, a Smart Glasses (Video Camera) product can register against either standard. Past it, only IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 will be accepted, and anything still running on the older standard will need re-certification or the licence lapses. Given that this category is where most of the current product activity sits, the standard-selection decision here matters more than it does for the narrower photo-only route: a longer product roadmap generally favours registering under IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 from the start, rather than paying for two certification cycles across the same product's life. Our IS 62368 certification guide covers that deadline and the migration path in more detail.

If your testing and documentation infrastructure is already built around IS 616:2017 – say, from an existing video camera product line – sticking with it for now can still be the faster, cheaper route, provided the 2028 cut-off is already on your roadmap rather than a surprise you deal with later.

Who Needs to Register

• Manufacturers building video-capable smart glasses in India

• Importers bringing finished units in from overseas factories, which currently covers most of what's sold in this category

• Foreign manufacturers selling into India directly or through distributors, who need an Authorised Indian Representative to hold the registration

• Brand owners and private-label sellers whose product is built by a third-party manufacturer

Our general guide to BIS CRS certification is a useful starting point if your team hasn't run a CRS registration before.

Products Already Shaping This Category

It helps to see where this classification actually lands in the current market. Rokid's 2026 AI and AR glasses carry a 12MP camera that records 3K video. INMO's Air 3 pairs an ultra-wide lens with video capture as a core feature, not an afterthought. RayNeo's X3 Pro combines a 12MP Sony sensor with a separate spatial camera, again built around video. Meta's Ray-Ban line, since its very first camera-equipped model, has offered photos and video together rather than one or the other.

Every one of these fits the Video Camera product name covered on this page, not the narrower Digital Camera route. If you're building or importing something comparable – wireless connectivity, an onboard camera, and video recording as a standard feature – this is almost certainly the classification and standard your product needs to work against.

What to Do Before You Apply

• Confirm your product's camera records video – if so, this is your classification, not the Digital Camera route

• Decide between IS 616:2017 and IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 based on your product's expected market life and existing test infrastructure

• Pull together circuit, battery, and enclosure documentation for whichever standard you choose

• Book testing at a BIS-recognised laboratory that covers the relevant standard

• Appoint an Authorised Indian Representative if you manufacture outside India

• File under the exact product name – Smart Glasses (Video Camera) – rather than a generic camera or wearables listing

• Don't assume a standalone video camera or audio-glasses licence extends to this product; each named product needs its own registration

About Absolute Veritas

Absolute Veritas is a leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) consultancy with over 15 years of expertise, headquartered in New Delhi, India. We help manufacturers and importers of video-capable wearables work out the right BIS classification, choose between IS 616:2017 and IS/IEC 62368-1:2023, and carry a BIS CRS registration through testing, documentation, and approval.

Contact us today at cs@absoluteveritas.com or call +91-7303215033 for guidance on registering smart glasses or other video-capable wearables under BIS CRS.

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