Webcam shows mirror image using action script - actionscript-3

Question

Using Flash CS5.5 and action script 3 I have made a small application for image capturing through web cam and integrated it in php page working perfect also save image. But problem is it shows MIRROR image on screen means if I move my right hand on screen it shows left hand. My query is how can I correct this setting. Here is the code -
package take_picture_fla
{
import com.adobe.images.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.media.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.ui.*;
import flash.utils.*;
dynamic public class MainTimeline extends MovieClip
{
public var capture_mc:MovieClip;
public var bitmap:Bitmap;
public var rightClickMenu:ContextMenu;
public var snd:Sound;
public var video:Video;
public var bitmapData:BitmapData;
public var warn:MovieClip;
public var save_mc:MovieClip;
public var bandwidth:int;
public var copyright:ContextMenuItem;
public var cam:Camera;
public var quality:int;
public function MainTimeline()
{
addFrameScript(0, frame1);
return;
}// end function
public function onSaveJPG(event:Event) : void
{
var myEncoder:JPGEncoder;
var byteArray:ByteArray;
var header:URLRequestHeader;
var saveJPG:URLRequest;
var urlLoader:URLLoader;
var sendComplete:Function;
var e:* = event;
sendComplete = function (event:Event) : void
{
warn.visible = true;
addChild(warn);
warn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, warnDown);
warn.buttonMode = true;
return;
}// end function
;
myEncoder = new JPGEncoder(100);
byteArray = myEncoder.encode(bitmapData);
header = new URLRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/octet-stream");
saveJPG = new URLRequest("save.php");
saveJPG.requestHeaders.push(header);
saveJPG.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
saveJPG.data = byteArray;
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, sendComplete);
urlLoader.load(saveJPG);
return;
}// end function
public function warnDown(event:MouseEvent) : void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("images/"), "_blank");
warn.visible = false;
return;
}// end function
function frame1()
{
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
rightClickMenu = new ContextMenu();
copyright = new ContextMenuItem("Developed By www.webinfopedia.com Go to Application");
copyright.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT, myLink);
copyright.separatorBefore = false;
rightClickMenu.hideBuiltInItems();
rightClickMenu.customItems.push(copyright);
this.contextMenu = rightClickMenu;
snd = new camerasound();
bandwidth = 0;
quality = 100;
cam = Camera.getCamera();
cam.setQuality(bandwidth, quality);
cam.setMode(320, 240, 30, false);
video = new Video();
video.attachCamera(cam);
video.x = 20;
video.y = 20;
addChild(video);
bitmapData = new BitmapData(video.width, video.height);
bitmap = new Bitmap(bitmapData);
bitmap.x = 360;
bitmap.y = 20;
addChild(bitmap);
capture_mc.buttonMode = true;
capture_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, captureImage);
save_mc.alpha = 0.5;
warn.visible = false;
return;
}// end function
public function captureImage(event:MouseEvent) : void
{
snd.play();
bitmapData.draw(video);
save_mc.buttonMode = true;
save_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onSaveJPG);
save_mc.alpha = 1;
return;
}// end function
public function myLink(event:Event)
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.webinfopedia.com/export-database-data-to-excel-in-php.html"), "_blank");
return;
}// end function
}
}

Answer 1

You can just use video.scaleX = -1; to mirror the image.

Answer 2

You should check your camera's settings at the system level - it is possible that the device driver is set to mirror the image.