Many users of the messenger are faced with the problem of the image of the camera of a phone or personal computer being turned upside down in Skype. This is especially true for asus on Windows 10, the choice of how to fix the problem depends on the reasons for its occurrence.
Webcam driver problem
Sometimes the built-in camera malfunctions after automatic update device driver.
To check the update date and fix the error in Windows, you need to open "Device Manager". The user should do the following:
- In the menu search bar "Start" need to dial "device Manager". Another way is to go to the section through "My computer", it is necessary to call context menu corresponding icon and select "Properties".
- In the left part of the window that opens, select the section "Device Manager". This service allows you to manage all connected external and internal terminal devices (scanners, printers, cameras, speakers).
- In the list of connected equipment, the cameras are in the section "Image Processing Devices". Select a device by double-clicking on it with the mouse.
- In the camera window, go to the tab "Drivers". An error in the operation of the equipment can be either a "wrong" update, or too later version software. "Update..." will allow you to start the installation process again.
- The OS will offer two upgrade options: automatic search on the Internet (1) and installation from a given file (2).
- When searching automatically in a string « Digital signature»
will be the name of the OS, the user can independently download the appropriate driver from the official website of the hardware developer.
Often, automatic search does not give the desired result. To solve the problem, the user should find latest version driver and select installation from a computer (2).
Advice: Asus owners can find the required installation file on the support site.
The site contains special instruction for users various devices Asus.
Adjust webcam settings in Skype
This method is not available to everyone. Firstly, because the camera control tools in the latter Skype versions reduced to the maximum. 
All that is available to the user in Skype version 8.10 is changing the webcam, for example, from internal to connected equipment.
Secondly, the appearance of the device settings window in older releases of the messenger depended on the camera driver. Some of them supported the function "reversal", others do not. 
You can view the equipment settings in the section "Tools" - "Video Settings". You need to make sure you select desired device and press "Webcam settings" below the image window. If the driver supports the rotate function, the user will be able to independently decide what to do to turn the image upside down in Skype.
Special programs for working with video
Exist software for working with external and internal cameras, allowing you to turn the video upside down in Skype, and generally administer computer video capture devices.
When working in Skype, sometimes for some reason it may be upside down image, which you send to the interlocutor. In this case, the question naturally arises of returning the image to its original form. In addition, there are situations where the user intentionally wants to turn the camera upside down. Learn how to flip an image personal computer or laptop while using Skype.
First of all, let's figure out how you can flip the image with the standard Skype tools. But, we will immediately warn that this option is not suitable for everyone. First, go to the Skype application menu, and go to its items "Tools" and "Settings".
Then, go to the "Video Settings" subsection.
In the window that opens, click on the "Webcam Settings" button.
The options window opens. At the same time, at various cameras the set of functions available in these settings may differ significantly. Among these options may be a setting called "Spread", "Display", and similar names. Here, experimenting with these settings, you can achieve camera rotation. But, you need to know that changing these parameters will lead not only to changing the camera settings in Skype, but also to a corresponding change in settings when working in all other programs.
If you still could not find the corresponding item, or it turned out to be inactive, then you can use the program that came with the installation disk for the camera. With a high probability, we can say that this program should have a camera rotation function, but this function looks and is configured differently for different devices.
Flip the camera using third-party apps
If you still did not find the camera flip function either in the Skype settings or in the standard program of this camera, then you can install a special third party application that has this function. One of the best programs this direction is ManyCam. Installation this application will not cause difficulties for anyone, since it is standard for all such programs, and is intuitive.
After installation, launch the ManyCam application. At the bottom is the "Rotate & Flip" settings block. The very last button in this block of settings is Flip Vertically. We click on it. As you can see, the image is upside down.
Now we return to the video settings already familiar to us in Skype. In the upper part of the window, opposite the inscription "Select a webcam", select the ManyCam camera.
Now in Skype we have an inverted image.
Driver Issues
If you want to flip the image simply because you have it upside down, then there is most likely a problem with the drivers. This may happen during an update. operating system to Windows 10, when the standard drivers of this OS replace the original drivers that came with the camera. To solve this problem, we should remove the installed drivers and replace them with the original ones.
To get into the Device Manager, we type on the keyboard the key combination Win + R. In the Run window that appears, enter the expression "devmgmt.msc". Then click on the "OK" button.
Once in the Device Manager, open the "Sound, video and gaming devices". We are looking for the name of the problematic camera among the presented names, click on it right click mouse, and select "Delete" from the context menu.
After removing the device, install the driver again, either with original disc, which came with the webcam, or from the webcam manufacturer's website.
As you can see, there are several cardinal different ways flip the camera in Skype. Which of these methods to use depends on what you want to achieve. If you want to flip the camera to its normal position, as it is upside down, then first of all, you need to check the drivers. If you intend to take actions to change the position of the camera, then first try to do it with Skype's internal tools, and in case of failure, use specialized third-party applications.
By personal experience, fixing an inverted webcam image is more often necessary for Asus laptop users. Owners of others computer systems those with installed or built-in webcams are also not immune to the inverted picture problem.
You can resolve the trouble by installing drivers, manipulating Skype settings or with a program such as LiveWebCam. There is another way to directly interfere with the registry settings using the webcam key.
Cause in drivers
In some cases, reinstalling the webcam drivers allows you to “fix” the picture. First of all, you need to determine which driver the computer's camera uses. Then, you need to find it on the Internet. The third step will require the user to be able to install the driver.
To know what to look for, we need the Device Manager snap-in. It is easy to open it using the context menu of the Computer item in the Start menu. By selecting "Management", we can launch the computer management applet, where we select Device Manager from the menu that opens on the left.
The list that opens represents all connected devices, including the webcam. It is located in the Image Processing Devices section. Call the context menu of the found camera, open the properties window and go to the details tab. The drop-down list of properties is very rich, but we need only one item "Hardware ID".
This option will offer a series of values for which you want to search the Internet. Also, we can use the “Compatible IDs” property if we cannot find a driver by native ID. Having found the one you need, proceed to download and install it.
We can also search for compatible equipment:
Finding a solution in the registry
Image corrections can be achieved by directly editing the webcam settings in Windows registry. You just need to find the camera key, which contains the DefaultSettings and Settings directories. Let's make a reservation that not in all cases the named folders can be found in the registry.
We will find the necessary key using the same device manager and the camera presented in it. In the drop-down list of properties, find the "Driver Key". The value of this property will give us the desired key and directory 0000 through a slash (or maybe 0001, 0002). We need exactly the key enclosed in curly braces.
After copying the value of the key, we will enter it into the previously opened search field in the registry editor. We must examine each found partition with this key for the presence of the specified directory 0000. The above folders should also be there. These directories store camera control parameters.
Enter regedit in the text field and find the specified key in the registry
Such parameters as Flip, Rotation, Mirror should be responsible for managing the image. If they are found, then it is necessary to experimentally establish which of the parameters affected the incorrect display of the picture.
At the end of the search, such a picture can be observed, however, it will differ from the one presented, but the essence is the same. You need to experiment with the flip, mirror, rotation parameters.
Almighty Skype and LiveWebCam
It is possible to make corrections to the image display through programs such as Skype and LiveWebCam. These programs have direct access to the computer's webcam settings, so the user does not need to make changes to the registry on their own. Skype needs no introduction, but LiveWebCam is a small application that allows you to monitor what is happening in a room using a webcam.
Just as the DefaultSettings and Settings folders for the camera key may not be in the registry, access to the settings may not be available for these applications either. If it's available, then fixing the webcam's upside-down bug is a no-brainer. In Skype, you will need to open the specified option:
If control options are available, then you need to experiment with the "Reversal" option.
In Skype, in its main menu, you will need to select the settings item. In the submenu you need to find the video settings to click the settings button. In the window that opens, go to the camera control tab. You will need to experiment with the "Reversal" slider.
LiveWebCam is good because it is free program, it is easy to install and immediately detects the presence of a webcam at the first start. You need to go to the program settings, where there is an option "Image". The tab that opens will allow you to select another option "Camera settings". We are interested in the camera control tab and its Rotation slider.
The "Image" tab contains the required button.
You need to experiment with the "Rotate" slider.
Summary
There are several ways to solve the problem of an inverted webcam image. This article suggests taking advantage of the capabilities of programs such as Skype, LiveWebCam, and also trying to deal with this problem by making changes to the registry yourself or installing native drivers for the camera.
Most often, reinstalling the drivers helps and this way available on almost any system. Solving the problem by making changes to the camera settings is not possible in all cases, since access to them may be limited.
Solving the problem with an inverted image from a laptop webcam.
A small introduction
Users of some laptops quite often encounter a problem when the image from the webcam of their laptop is upside down. That is, the camera shows upside down. It is difficult to call this state of affairs correct and this problem needs to be solved. How to do this will be described in this article.
There are three ways to solve this problem:
- Finding and installing other drivers. More about this is written in this manual: . I will not dwell on this method in detail;
- Editing the driver description file ( .inf-file). The fact is that when installing the camera driver, the settings are read from this file. The option is quite working and simple;
- Changing camera settings in the Windows registry. The method is quite fast, but you still need to look a little.
So. Let's take a look at the last two methods.
Editing the settings file
Often in the archive with drivers for the camera there are .inf-file with settings for installation. The names of this file vary from one camera model to another. Here are some examples of titles: snp2uvc.inf, guci_avs.inf and others.
Open this file with Notepad:
And we find sections there , or others. The name may vary depending on your camera model:
Just below we find the settings Flip:
We change the last 0 or 1 to 1 or 0. That is, if there was originally a line HKR,DefaultSettings,Flip,0x00010001,1, then it should be changed to HKR,DefaultSettings,Flip,0x00010001.0. Only the last digit changes.
After that, install the driver with the corrected .inf-file. If the situation has not changed, then this means that you corrected the wrong parameter.
Let's now consider another way with editing the registry.
Editing Camera Settings in the Registry
First we launch Start -> Run or press the buttons at the same time Win+R. In the window enter regedit and press Enter:
Let's use the registry search:
We are interested in the parameter flip:
During the search, you may come across such parameters of other programs. For example from ffdshow(look at the left):
Since we are not interested in the ffdshow settings, we are looking further. To do this, press F3. Here after a while you will find the camera settings. There along with Flip there are other options:
Another moment. Change the current settings, rather than the default settings, whenever possible. There is a branch on the left DefaultSettings or default settings. There is also an option Flip, but changing it will not give the desired result. So you need to work with the current settings (just Settings or CurrentSettings).
So. Change the parameter Flip:
We change its value to the opposite. That is, if it was 1, then set it to 0, and if it was 0, then set it to 1. Save the settings and start the camera. If nothing has changed, then you changed the wrong parameter.
That's all.
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What to do if the image is upside down in Skype, how to fix this error and why it could occur - we will tell you today in our review. Video communication between subscribers in the messenger occupies a large place in the daily communication of users, because this is one of the main functions of the application, so we tried to understand this problem in as much detail as possible.
Possible reasons
Despite the fact that the program guarantees excellent video quality, sometimes it happens that the picture rotates 180 degrees. Before figuring out what to do if the image on Skype is upside down, it is important to find out exactly what the problem is, and only then fix the cause. There are two main cases that explain why the camera shows upside down in Skype.
Knowing the main reasons, you can start looking for ways to solve the problem and figure out how to turn the camera on Skype and normalize the video feed.
Troubleshoot webcam issues
An inverted image of a webcam in Skype is a nuisance that needs to be eliminated as soon as possible, because the rotated picture does not allow you to fully communicate with colleagues, relatives or friends. To get rid of the problem, you must:
- Open messenger;
- Go to the "Tools" menu;
- Next, open the "Settings" tab.
- Various sections will appear in a new window, you need the first one - “Basic”;
- Select "Video Settings";
- A window will open showing the image coming from the webcam and the settings button will become available;
- Select the "Camera Control" tab, where you will see several sliders that you can move to change the settings;
- Find the "Spread" item, hold it with the right mouse button and turn it to the right or left until the picture takes the desired position;
- Uncheck the boxes next to "Image Mirror Flip" and "Image Vertical Flip".
That's all, now the question of why the webcam is upside down in Skype has been resolved. However, if you find that all camera parameters are configured correctly, but the situation has not changed, then the problem lies in the drivers. Below we will analyze how to flip the image on a laptop in Skype and fix the problem of the program not working correctly.
Driver setup
So, you entered the messenger and realized that you were watching the video upside down: how to turn the picture so that further communication does not cause discomfort? It is necessary to check the correct installation of the drivers.
The problem may occur when updating already installed or installing new drivers not from the official website of the program vendor. To verify this and understand how to flip the screen, you need to:
- Enter Device Manager using any of these methods:
Right-click on the "My Computer" icon, select "Properties", then "Device Manager";
Enter the phrase in the search box located in the Start menu. Double-click on the found shortcut with the left mouse button; 
- Among the whole list installed programs you need to find a webcam. Most often, the device is located in the Imaging Devices or Sound, Video, and Game Controllers folder;
- Right-click on the name of the shortcut and open the "Properties" item in the pop-up menu. Uncheck the boxes next to the items "Image vertical flip", "Image mirror flip";
- Look at installed drivers if the default is Windows program, most likely this is the cause of the problem;
- If there are drivers suitable for your camera, click on the "Update" button;
- The default program must be replaced with the official one from the developer, to do this, go to the Skype website and download the latest drivers.
Upside down image in Skype on ASUS laptop
If you have an inverted image on Skype on Asus laptop, do not be upset. We will help you fix this issue. Follow the instructions below:
- Determine which laptop model you have;
- Open the official Asus technical support website
- Select the Download Center section and find your computer model there;
- Download and install the driver that will be offered on the site;
- And, after installation, restart your laptop.
Now you should know how to flip a picture in Skype on a laptop without any problems.
We hope that we were able to answer the question why the image is upside down in Skype and helped find ways to solve it. If you are wondering why in Skype the camera is upside down on ASUS or another laptop, try looking for answers in the comments.