Regardless of the orientation of the object in front of the mirror, a convex mirror always creates a virtual, erect, and diminished picture.
Image Characteristics of Convex Mirrors:
- A virtual image cannot be projected onto a screen because the light rays do not meet at the image location. Instead, they appear to diverge from a point behind the mirror.
- A convex mirror produces an upright image of the object. This means that if the thing is upright, the image will also be upright. Since the mirror diverges the rays and the image appears behind the mirror, the orientation remains the same as the object, making it erect.
- The image formed by a convex mirror is smaller than the actual object. Due to the outward curvature, the mirror spreads the rays over a larger area, causing the image to be reduced in size.