[sturmen]

I own Spectacles. Yes, you can retrieve the videos and do whatever you want with them, without ever sharing them via Snapchat. Here's the workflow:

1. Take video

2. Enable BT and WiFi on your smartphone

3. Open Snapchat on your smartphone

4. Wait for what seems like forever for the phone to find the Spectacles. Charging them in the case seems to help, as does charging the phone?

5. Wait for the phone to grab the low res version.

6. Wait for the phone to grab the "HD" version. (Note: this may (?) be automatic on iOS. I own an LG V20.)

7. Navigate through Snapchat's terrible interface to the video you want to save.

8. Save to your phone. You're done!

They come out as 800x800 videos that are circular, so the true resolution is (-21.4% vs square).