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Selfie Camera that shows non-mirror preview?
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Milo Willamson
Android Expert
Oh instantgram provides having a non mirrored selfie cam, been using it
for a long haul, and it only provides a review so you can edit
for a long haul, and it only provides a review so you can edit
droidros
Android Enthusiast
I looked at the camera on Instagram and can't find this feature. How do you get a non mirrored image?Oh instantgram provides having a non mirrored selfie cam, been using it
for a long haul, and it only provides a review so you can edit
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
I am pretty sure of it, because I am on ig, and it does not have a mirrored image, it really reflects you as what you snapshot, instead of having the mirror of self portraits.
droidros
Android Enthusiast
It does the opposite of what I'm talking about. Yes, the image and the photo are the same, but they are both mirrored!
droidros
Android Enthusiast
The image on screen is a mirrored image (like the phone is acting as a mirror). The saved picture is by default not mirrored - in other words, it appears the way other people see you, not how you look in a mirror. I'm looking for an app that can flip on -screen preview image so it looks the same as the final picture, not the mirrored image.
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
Again from my selfies to even my hand, and other objects, they are what other people see me as, nothing more, the image is non a reflectable too.
Because my right eye is crossed eye and left one is facing inward, they both are exactly like that in each image.
On the Motorola Moto Z2 Force I retried two apps .
Camera JB+ ... it is mirrored on the screen and not mirrored on the printed image.
Moto Z2 Camera ... it is mirrored on the screen and not mirrored on the printed image. It has an option to save either version in the printed image. It only shows the mirrored version on the screen.
… Thom
Camera JB+ ... it is mirrored on the screen and not mirrored on the printed image.
Moto Z2 Camera ... it is mirrored on the screen and not mirrored on the printed image. It has an option to save either version in the printed image. It only shows the mirrored version on the screen.
… Thom
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droidros
Android Enthusiast
Just to clarify, the first picture is a screenshot of the camera preview image. The second is the actual picture that it takes. Although I have fairly symmetrical features, I still look different between the two images. I usually use the selfie camera to take pictures of me with other people, It makes it easier to frame the picture if it previews the way it will end up in the picture because the relative positioning of everyone in the picture makes a difference.
My phone is a Motorola Moto Z, using the stock camera app.
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My phone is a Motorola Moto Z, using the stock camera app.
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I get that too. Not sure what happened. I'll ask an admin to take a look.
What are the file sizes/types? Try uploading them again. Nothing should be blocking them, but I've seen weirdness with attachments before.
All my selfies suck.
Never match my body image.
Never match my body image.
droidros
Android Enthusiast
I know how that feels! I am much better looking than my selfies!
I searched across several forums and found questions going back to 2012 about flipping the selfie preview. The consensus seems to be not only that a non-mirrored preview is counter-intuitive, but pretty much there's no camera/selfie app that does that. Most current apps give the option how to save the image, but not preview it. 
I would have thought some camera app developer might have included it as an option, but I'm not finding any.
The image on the left is how saving with "flip" off and also how the preview looks. The image on the right is saved as "flipped".
I would have thought some camera app developer might have included it as an option, but I'm not finding any.
The image on the left is how saving with "flip" off and also how the preview looks. The image on the right is saved as "flipped".
I like the one on the right.
droidros
Android Enthusiast
I searched across several forums and found questions going back to 2012 about flipping the selfie preview. The consensus seems to be not only that a non-mirrored preview is counter-intuitive, but pretty much there's no camera/selfie app that does that. Most current apps give the option how to save the image, but not preview it.
I would have thought some camera app developer might have included it as an option, but I'm not finding any.
The image on the left is how saving with "flip" off and also how the preview looks. The image on the right is saved as "flipped".
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I would have thought it would be the other way round (i.e., "flipped" would be the mirror image as seen in the preview). Anyway, the "right" (non-mirrored) picture looks better. The default for my camera is non-mirrored, but it has the option "selfie photo mirror".
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
Maybe that is why I barely do body shots.
Body shots? I'd do some body shots.
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