How and why do selfie cameras make you look different than when you look in the mirror? Is it something to do with the lens? Or perhaps the mentality of our perception?

Question

How and why do selfie cameras make you look different than when you look in the mirror? Is it something to do with the lens? Or perhaps the mentality of our perception?

In: Technology

Answer 1

The way you are viewing the image changes everything. Or rather, the way the machine that takes the image you view takes the image changes everything. To wit:

https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TS560x560~forums/59651532/97d6cb27f73a449d93865a8f3837c12c

https://s23527.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20.png

https://cdn.dpmag.com/2017/11/004-Focal_Length_Comparison-1024×545.jpg