because that is what happens when you point a monitor outward so the "actor" can see themselves. If you look at it from the "behind the camera" perspective, it's normal. Turn it around and everything is oppsite.
Newbie odd question.. I shoot music videos These are very simple 1 person, single shot videos with a white bacground. The "singer" asked that I set up an external monitor so she could watch herself as she is being taped...which I did. The problem is that everything in the monitor is opposite...