Why webcam preview in MATLAB is like a inverted mirror?

When I capture image from webcam using YouCam Software, my right hand in image is on right side but when I capture image from webcam using MATLAB, my right hand in image is on left side. Why it is so?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Some camera adapters have the ability to flip the image up/down and left/right. I don't know if yours does but you can look for that capability in imaqtool.

[Explorer]

Okay, how to stop it from flipping?

[Image Analyst]

Change the setting. If you don't see the setting, then you can't.

[Explorer]

What's the procedure to change settings?

[Image Analyst]

There may (or may not) be a checkbox or something that says something like "flip vertical", "mirror image" or something like that.

[Ardine]

you should try to flip horizontaly:

vid = videoinput('winvideo', 1, 'your default resolution');

src = getselectedsource(vid);

src.HorizontalFlip = 'on';

for example I use default resolution: 'RGB24_640x480'