Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush
Ranked 2 of 3 electric toothbrushes by recommenders
People praise its camera and engineering, but many call its roughly $500 price far too high for a toothbrush, and some note it needs Dyson-branded consumables.
People praise its camera and engineering, but many call its roughly $500 price far too high for a toothbrush, and some note it needs Dyson-branded consumables.
42 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 30
- approval share
- 29%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Far too expensive for a toothbrush
“a cool, but ludicrously expensive toothbrush”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “definitely not 500$ worth of awesome”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “turning a cheap effective device that's well understood into the same device but an order of magnitude more expensive”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” - Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
- Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
Camera and features seem unnecessary
“I truly don’t understand why would I need a camera in my toothbrush.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet: The only toothbrush with a camera and a jet” “It feels too over-engineered, just to sound fancy and high-tech.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “They gave it the same design language as their vacuums, and honestly I don't think they want people making that association.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” - Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
Proprietary consumables and lock-in
“The RFID reader might force you to buy the official replacements, though.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “Needs special toothpaste and rinse, both of which Dyson will conveniently sell you.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “James Dyson Sold Us on a $400 Hair Dryer. Now He's Trying a $499 Toothbrush” “Any time I’ve bought something with frequently out of stock consumables, it’s been a mistake.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” Water jet may harm gums or teeth
“if these get dirty they are essentially blowing dirty water into your gums”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet: The only toothbrush with a camera and a jet” “The water jet ruined my teeth. I would not advise anyone to use them.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
Other electric toothbrushes people recommend
The two most recommended other electric toothbrushes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush | 20 | 6 | 77% | 4 | 17 yrs8 owners | Approved |
| Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrushThis page | 12 | 30 | 29% | 1 | — | — |
| Oral-B electric toothbrush | 8 | 2 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 42 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“fails at its one special trick and fundamentally can't operate without making a mess”
“A true product design nightmare.”
“An integrated 100k pixel macro lens camera powered by machine learning detects, tracks and predicts gaps between teeth in real time”
“a cool, but ludicrously expensive toothbrush”
“I truly don’t understand why would I need a camera in my toothbrush.”
“I find the whole device intriguing.”
“It feels too over-engineered, just to sound fancy and high-tech.”
“runs on 16 million lines of code”
“It wouldn't be a dyson without a shitty design.”
“Or have they got their own social network for toothbrushing?”
“if these get dirty they are essentially blowing dirty water into your gums”
“The jet stream can't even reach last back teeth.”
“It's unlikely to yield any actionable information, other than scratching the pimple-popping gross-up itch.”
“Any time I’ve bought something with frequently out of stock consumables, it’s been a mistake.”
“very disappointed when it turned out to be a camera in my mouth”
“They did, and if the results were favourable they would have said so.”
“Notice they don't include ultrasonic and rotating brushes in that statement.”
“one concern I have from the get-go is the tank size”
“they got a lot more of a solution backing the price”
“They gave it the same design language as their vacuums, and honestly I don't think they want people making that association.”
“Apparently i had a far different experience”
“turning a cheap effective device that's well understood into the same device but an order of magnitude more expensive”
“The RFID reader might force you to buy the official replacements, though.”
“Replaceable battery though.”
“For $500 I want it to brush my teeth for me, like the robo arm from "The Jetsons".”
“So they didn't dare compare it against a 20 EUR Braun Oral B?”
“Not really excited for a $500 toothbrush, but this should have an awesome impact on the rest of the market.”
“ridiculously overengineered product. Electric toothbrushes have come a long way, at a fraction of the price.”
“definitely not 500$ worth of awesome”
“Bruh, you don't need a camera for gap detection.”
“they are recommended by dentists pretty often”
“significant engineering quality that actually makes it better”
“I would be disinclined to use it.”
“Man marketing really screwed a great engineered product.”
“The water jet ruined my teeth. I would not advise anyone to use them.”
“Clever solution, but I am not sure I can see a matching problem”
“people with far more money than sense”
“Needs special toothpaste and rinse, both of which Dyson will conveniently sell you.”
“requires subscription for proprietary consumables”
“it's really impressive to have a camera and all this tech in a toothbrush”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.