diff --git a/cams.js b/cams.js
index ad4b0fe7c0f2f43f23a6113b9f5fa68ac8be60e2..48c80cb831fec5f33f198a3e0e7670cad24389ec 100644
--- a/cams.js
+++ b/cams.js
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ var compression = 50
 var difference_threshold = .05
 var millisecond_image_delay = 15000
 var days_to_save = 150
+var settings= '\
+--flip h,v \
+--set "Focus, Auto"=False \
+--set "Focus (absolute)"=0% \
+--set "White Balance Temperature, Auto"=False \
+--set "White Balance Temperature"=50% \
+--set "Exposure, Auto Priority"=False \
+--set "Exposure (Absolute)"=50% \
+--set Brightness=50% \
+--set Contrast=50% \
+--set Saturation=50% \
+--set Gain=50% \
+--set Sharpness=50%'
 //
 // requires
 //
@@ -57,7 +70,8 @@ function update() {
    // take new image
    //
    console.log('\ncapture '+name)
-   execSync('fswebcam --jpeg '+compression+' --resolution '+image_width+'x'+image_height+' --save image.jpg')
+   //execSync('fswebcam --jpeg '+compression+' --resolution '+image_width+'x'+image_height+' --save image.jpg')
+   execSync('fswebcam --jpeg '+compression+' --resolution '+image_width+'x'+image_height+' '+settings+' --save image.jpg')
    //
    // remove prior images
    //
@@ -119,9 +133,9 @@ function update() {
       }
    }
 //
-// take initial image with camera initialization settings
+// take initial image
 //
-execSync('fswebcam --jpeg '+compression+' --resolution '+image_width+'x'+image_height+' --set "Focus, Auto"=False --set "Focus (absolute)"=0% --set "White Balance Temperature, Auto"=False --set "White Balance Temperature"=50% --set "Exposure, Auto Priority"=False --set "Exposure (Absolute)"=50% --set Brightness=50% --set Contrast=50% --set Saturation=50% --set Gain=50% --set Sharpness=50% --save oldimage.jpg')
+execSync('fswebcam --jpeg '+compression+' --resolution '+image_width+'x'+image_height+' '+settings+' --save oldimage.jpg')
 //
 // start update
 //