A two part question about the sixties?

Question:If you sent a high definition camera back to 1965 and filmed some stuff, would you be able to tell it was the sixties? (considering all footage from the 60's is easily recognisable from the quality)
Also, why did a lot of people from the sixties wear massive, thick glasses?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: If you sent a high definition camera back to 1965 and filmed some stuff, would you be able to tell it was the sixties? (considering all footage from the 60's is easily recognisable from the quality)
Also, why did a lot of people from the sixties wear massive, thick glasses?

I "If you sent a high definition camera back to 1965 and filmed some stuff, would you be able to tell it was the sixties?"
answer:that would be a film about the sixties.
II Horn-rimmed glasses are a type of eyeglasses with frames made of horn, tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either material. The name horn-rimmed glasses refer to their original material, which was horn or shell. These glasses began to be popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, and have been a standard for many decades. Over time, the glasses changed appearance and meaning. Later, they were known as dark, heavy, and plastic framed glasses. An early plastic, celluloid, was dyed and molded to look like an animal horn.Another characteristic is their lack of nose pads. This differentiates them from other glasses, making the profile of horn-rims appear unique. Sometimes saddle bridges are attached to distribute the weight of the glasses. These are placed on the sides and top of the frame's nose.
Harold Lloyd originally made eyeglass wearing popular.
1960s:
* After buying contact lenses, American Senator Barry Goldwater continued wearing horn-rimmed eyeglasses without lenses because the public could not recognize him without the glasses.
* Michael Caine wore horn-rims by Oliver Goldsmith, both off and on-screen in such 1960s film classics as The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin.
* The Beatles' Paul McCartney was spotted wearing horn-rims on and off during the 1960s.
* Greek superstar chanteuse Nana Mouskouri - still performing and recording and still wearing horn-rimmed specs.
* Film director, writer, and actor Woody Allen.
* Tim Horton of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
* Bill Bixby, actor/director.
http://www.silentsaregolden.com/hlloydgl...

I don't know about part one, unless you mean the hairdo's and miniskirts. The ugly glasses were, in the case of celebs, due to fashion (black frames, think Michael Caine and Hank Marvin) and for us mere mortals, milk bottles were what you got from the NHS. My brother and I both had NHS specs inflicted on us in the 60s and we looked like a right pair of idiots!

The hairdos, the cars, the traffic. The thick glasses ? as in Buddy Holly.

The second question's answer is a a matter of taste and economics. John Lennon made 'granny glasses' popular and lots of hippies went back to wire frames with cables about the ears. Wire frames are more expensive than plastic frames.
As for the first question, I think only people interested in the source of the film would care. As you point out, film resolution has improved markedly since then. But you'd still see the same scenes.