Is it just me or does iPod Touch/iPhone internal camera distort your face?

I have iPod touch with internal camera and I doubt it's different for iPhones.anyway, when I look into it, everything looks pretty normal except my head looks taller. But when I take the picture and loko at it, my head becomes thinner and my eyes are very un even and my mouth is crooked. Wtf?

Added (1). @clever basically the same before i take a picture except my head is wider as opposed to taller in the mirror as to the screen. But when the pic is taken, it then effes with my feartures.

Welcome to perspective distortion. When the camera is too close to the subject, you get perspective distortion. If you want someone to look proper, get at least 10 feet away.

Do you look the same in a mirror?

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