iChat's picture-in-picture and Snapshot is "mirrored"

  • Last Modified: July 24, 2007
  • Article: TA27459
  • Old Article: 93252

Products Affected

iSight, iChat

Views from your iSight camera appear flipped or reversed to you, like a mirror image. These views include:

  • In the "Preview" window in Preferences under the Video tab
  • The picture-in-picture view while in a conference
  • The Snapshot
  • The preview in the First Time User interface


This is by design. The effect is similar to what you would see if you were looking into a mirror.

Your image will appear in its natural, unreversed state to those with whom you chat.

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