A question that pops up now and then in social media and different forums like the Microsoft Tech Community is why there is an mirror effect on the camera in Teams. Now when you can set custom backgrounds you maybe uploaded your own background with a company logo or some text and noticed the text was flipped horizontal.
If you open the settings in Teams and select Devices you will see a preview of your camera, as you can see if you show something with text, the text will show backwards. Now take the same object and find a mirror and you will see that it shows the text in the same way, mirrored.
When you check your self view in the meeting you will notice the same, the camera will be mirrored.
Viewers
But now to the most important part of your camera image, how does it look at the view side? Is it mirrored for them too? No, it shows the correct way. So if you have a custom background with text or show something in the camera with text, the other meeting participants will be able to read it without holding a mirror in front of their screen.
Change this now!
You might want to change this, some users don’t like it or say that their users can’t work with a camera image that is mirrored. First I think that most users are used to using a mirror and as long as they are informed that other participants will be able to read text they show in their camera it will probably not be a problem. Also at least I think it is easier when the camera works as an mirror.
Still want to change it? There is a uservoice requesting a toggle setting for this so that each user can change this. Go in and vote for the uservoice and also write some about what problems you have with the camera self view being mirrored. Uservoice Toggle video camera mirroring on or off for Teams calls
Microsoft updated their uservoice post with the information that they are planning to add a toggle, no ETA.
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Hey man I’m having this problem but in reverse, basically I see my self in preview the right way but to other people its mirrored, do you have a solution to this?
I had this issue too and find it really embarrassing because my face was not symmetrical.
Same i want to change it :(((( make me look 10 times.worse
me too :(
i had the same exact problem
yeah same here
Did you guys fixed it? If you did pls tell ne
Based on the post I assume you have to follow the same instructions to flip it (back) to the original meant mode. Did you try this?
Try using snap. While in a meeting keep the app running in background and select snap camera in devices in teams and don’t forget to use one of the flip filters(snap).
Same here, please let us know how to fix it.
hi i don’t have “device” in my settings on ipad
Based on the post I assume you have to follow the same instructions to flip it (back) to the original meant mode. Did you try this?
This isn’t correct. I see the person and the text is backwards. So clearly we need a check box to flip the image.
Hi. I have the same issue. I do see the mirror option in my teams but it only mirrors the image for myself. Not for my viewers. I want to change it for the viewers as well. Any solution for this please??
Hi. I have the same issue. I do see the mirror option in my teams but it only mirrors the image for myself. Not for my viewers. I want to change it for the viewers as well. Any solution for this please??