Asus built-in webcam showing upside-down (especially in skype)

[Adam Funk]

On 2011-09-29, Ric Moore wrote:

> On 09/28/2011 03:30 PM, Adam Funk wrote:

>> Interesting suggestion, but I'm in the northern hemisphere.
>
> Sorry, didn't mean to make fun of your circumstance.

That's OK, I thought it was funny.

> Does it work normally with another OS?? It would be telling to see
> if it works on a Windows machine.

I didn't try it in the 5 minutes that machine had Windows running on
it.  ;-)


> Anything about that effect in your manual? Does the 
> camera rotate and you didn't notice? I've played with a couple of web 
> cams, and I don't believe I've ever encountered that problem.

Downloading the manual now...

> Ha! One guy wrote this:
>
> Posted:1/25/2011 11:31:00 AM 	# 6
> well i fixed my upside down cam problem i took the screws out and turned 
> the built in webcam around had to pull the tape off and re rout the wire 
> for the cam i dont see my green light that says my cam is on but i know 
> its on when im on msn and i turn my cam on i see myself and not upside 
> down nomore"
>
> Lord! He fixed it! I love that man for cutting through the chase. <giggles>

Hmm.  Well it actually belongs to my employer; even though I'm allowed
to reformat it and install GNU/Linux, I'm not enthusiastic about
taking it apart.   ;-)

> Others report driver problems. I'm finding a BUNCH of pages on "webcam 
> display upside down" Google that. Google is your friend. :) Ric

I'll keep looking!