Adjusting level of built-in iSight

I need to adjust the angle of my built-in iSight. How do I do this?

Hi Graial,
It is a question of moving yourself and/or the screen of the computer to center yourself in the picture.
If you mean the fact that you appear "Mirrored" and this is standard on a Mac.
There are Add-ons that can change this.
iGlasses
ChatFX are two
9:16 PM Thursday; March 22, 2007

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