Does this webcam flip to a mirror image? If it does, is there a setting to prevent this? I need to shoot text on a wipe board. Thanks!
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I use a Mac computer so the software that comes with the camera will not work. It only work son a PC. The image is indeed reversed so text appears in mirror image form on the screen. There may be a way with the supplied software to change that, but since I can't use it, I don't know. Hopefully someone with a PC will answer this question.
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Use the bracket that came with the camera. Mount camera and bracket upside down. Go to the LIVE VIDEO settings and check both the FLIP and MIRROR boxes. The image will display as though the camera is right side up.
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Look up software named SplitCam, download it, and install it. It is what I use and my camera always detects it.
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I used this to film a school play. I just set it up with camera facing stage. I pushed record. I do not understand why you would need to flip it over.
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the mirror only has 1 viewing screen. it will only use one camera at a time. you can install one to stay on all the time but it will not overlay if you are using a backup camera. This would incorporate to signal on the same frequency literately jamming each other.
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Have 2 installed upside down. The only challenge (after you invert the image in the camera) is that the controls are backwards - up is down, left is right, etc. But it works great.
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I only have a couple of software programs that recognize the quickcam and they do flip the image, but don't record mirrored or non mirrored. When I bought this cam it did not have any install disc for Macintosh only windows, but it works on macs. I use Photobooth and BTV pro for Macs.
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Nate...thank you for the post. I had just purchased this webcam and was getting ready to try to cancel the order...so thank you. Oh, do you have any experience with this webcam and Windows Vista and Skype?Thanks again,Charlie
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Thx for the update. We now agree the Flip works just fine w/the Mac, and especially iMovie. We made a bunch of quite amateurish uploads on a fun site that shows how this looks. See www.mytripjournal.com/beartrek10Tom
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I don't know, James, because we sent the camera back! Something that only records for 10 seconds when it activates was not what we needed. We got a netcam instead! Goggling the camera model doesn't turn up anything?
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Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to get around this? I haven't used it that much for it to be sucking down batteries like this. Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any... » Read More Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to get around this? I haven't used it that much for it to be sucking down batteries like this. « Show Less
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Yes it is mirror image. Great in daylight. A little grainy in the dark. I am very happy with the camera!
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Sorry I can't answer that, my flip is the oldest model, and the camera is dead now anyway ... :)
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I haven't had very good luck with either. The last Flip camera I owned stopped working for no apparent reason and the Sony Bloggies tend to shut down in the middle of recording. I purchased about 10 of these last year and have used all of them. This seems to be a problem with all 10 of them. I wouldn't really recommend either product to tell you the truth.
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It is a computer issue - I have had back and forth issues - good playback after reinstall of Flip software and bad after Windows Media updates. Looks like a Computer performance/Codec issue - camera playback via HDMI is fine. HD is higher data bandwidth and could be putting a strain on even a mid range computer like my own.
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There is a menu option to rotate the screen. I use it as a backup display for a license plate mounted cam. Default setting is same as looking out he review camera only much better and wider view.
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Hi, I just bought the LifeCam VX-5000 and I have the same problem as Bonnie above. Could anyone tell me what version of windows and what version of skype they are using? I just want to get this to work. Thanks!