We have all done this. Showing something in the webcam in Teams and pointing in the wrong direction or mixing up left and right, since the camera is mirrored by default in Teams. It’s always been like this, but it’s still a tricky thing.
However, this might not be a problem for most users, but it could actually be usefull when for example showing physical things. Or it might just be that you want to see what your video feed looks like for everyone else.
This settings is set in the Device Settings panel in the meetings, click More actions (the three dots) and select Device settings. At the bottom you will find “Mirror my video” which is enabled. By disabling this, your video preview will not be mirrored anymore.
So before changing this, my camera is mirrored in my preview box like this.
When I disable the “Mirror my video” feature, it looks like this.
Like you can see, my preview is not mirrored anymore!
One reply on “Tip of the week – stop mirroring your camera”
Very nice post!