Is selfie or back camera more accurate?

In general, the back camera (also known as the rear-facing camera) is considered to be more accurate for faces compared to the front camera (also known as the front-facing or selfie camera).
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Is the front or back camera how others see you?

Just a simple answer. The front camera acts as a mirror, that is, it show us the image which mirror shows us or it shows us the image which other person can see which is the mirror image. On the other hand, the back camera shows us the image which we can see with our own eyes also.
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Are selfies more accurate than back camera?

I found that the back camera does kind of "distort" the face when used for selfies, probably because it was constructed for capturing objects/persons at a longer distance (probably because of the "barreling" effect etc.). The selfie has less MP but it does show the aspects of the nearby face more correctly IMO.
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Why do I look different in front camera and back camera?

Why? The front camera is a more wide angle camera than the back. A wide angle lens enlarges the foreground and diminishes the background. That's why people's noses look comically large with a shorter focal length lens (wide angle).
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Why do I look better in selfie than back camera?

Because most of smartphones have that beauty face feature on by default for the front camera. So what it does is make your skin looks nice without pimples and make it smooth. So that's the reason people looks nice in selfie rather than the rear camera…
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Which is more accurate mirror or photo?



Is selfie camera show the real you?

The front facing camera does not mirror the video it takes. It mirrors the display when you are taking it, so it looks like what you would see in a mirror. The saved video is in the correct orientation. This is done to aid in taking the photos and videos.
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How can I see my true image?

Hold two hand mirrors in front of you with their edges touching and a right angle between them like the two covers of a book when you're reading. With a little adjustment you can get a complete reflection of your face as others see it. Wink with your right eye. The person in the mirror winks his or her right eye.
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Is back camera clearer than front?

Megapixels. The quality in megapixels of the rear-facing camera far surpasses the front-facing camera. You may be wondering what they are talking about when megapixels get mentioned, so let me explain.
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Is the mirror how others see you?

There's a difference between your image in the mirror and in photos. The image you see in the mirror is reversed compared to the image that others see face-to-face with you. Your friends are familiar with your non-reversed image, while you are familiar with your reversed image in a regular mirror.
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Why does my face look lopsided?

Having an asymmetrical face is both normal and common. Often it is the result of genetics, aging, or lifestyle habits. While a person may notice their own facial asymmetry, other people will probably not be aware of them.
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Does the back camera distort your face?

Simply put, the closer the phone is to your face the more distortion will occur. So yes, don't worry, you don't have a big nose, it's just your camera lens.
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Which is real mirror or camera?

Does camera show your real face? A photograph of you is your real face. When you look at the image of yourself in a mirror, you are looking at the reflection of your face, your face is exactly opposite what you see. A picture of you is most accurate as to what you look like, as the image faces the right direction.
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Do we look prettier in the mirror?

This is because the reflection you see every day in the mirror is the one you perceive to be original and hence a better-looking version of yourself. So, when you look at a photo of yourself, your face seems to be the wrong way as it is reversed than how you are used to seeing it.
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Do I look like in the mirror or camera?

This may be because when we look in a mirror, our image is reversed left to right, which can make us look different than we expect. In photographs, however, our image is not reversed, so we are likely to perceive ourselves as looking more like we do in reality.
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Is the front camera or back camera more accurate on Iphone?

The mirror is more accurate. There are all kinds of things I can do in camera, depending on lens choice, exposure, etc., even without photoshop to change the way someone looks.
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Which camera on Iphone is more accurate?

The front facing camera can take 1080p 30fps video. But the rear camera can take 4K at 60fps or even 1080p at 240fps and the quality is way better. So if you want good video go with the rear camera! Also you must change the video recording quality settings in Camera panel in the settings app to take 4K or other.
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How others see your face?

The image you see in the mirror is inverted. Other people see you the way you appear in a photograph, not the way you appear in the mirror.
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How do people see you as a person?

Strangers see you exactly how you reflect in the mirror.

Those who know you see you as you deliver in speech and action which is the real you. Someone who is looking directly at you sees you as you see yourself in a mirror.
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Is a photo what I really look like?

Cameras don't capture people exactly the way they look in real life. As explained in-depth at Do You Look Different in Pictures Than in Real Life? Yes, and Here's How, our cameras see things differently than our eyes do. In short, it's important to understand that our vision is forgiving.
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Why do I look good in selfies but not in back camera?

Because you are used to seeing yourself from front (like in the mirror) and you are used to that look. But when people take photos of you they may take it from any direction. We tend to make ourselves look best from front.
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Do we see ourselves uglier?

In a series of studies, Epley and Whitchurch showed that we see ourselves as better looking than we actually are. The researchers took pictures of study participants and, using a computerized procedure, produced more attractive and less attractive versions of those pictures.
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Do we look more attractive to others?

A new study shows that 20% of people see you as more attractive than you do. When you look in the mirror, all you see is your appearance. When others look at you they see something different such as personality, kindness, intelligence, and sense of humor. All these factors make up a part of a person's overall beauty.
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Why do I look uglier in different mirrors?

Lighting, warping, and glass thickness can cause you to look different in different mirrors. Mirrors reverse your image, making you look different in mirrors rather than in photos. Mirrors are generally a more accurate depiction of how you look than photos.
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Why does the back camera invert your face?

So it flips the image so you see what you are used to seeing in a mirror, and can position the frame more naturally. The end result is the correct orientation of the photo as it is taken i.e seen by the camera, not as you see it while taking it.
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Why do I look terrible in selfies?

'Selfies cause the nose to look wider, longer, and larger, and many studies have shown this when comparing these phone camera images to a standard image taken by a quality camera at an adequate distance away,' adds skin expert and surgeon, Dr Ash Soni.
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