diff --git a/apps/machine/src/components/PairingWizard.vue b/apps/machine/src/components/PairingWizard.vue
index fb343e1..7057730 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/components/PairingWizard.vue
+++ b/apps/machine/src/components/PairingWizard.vue
@@ -157,7 +157,17 @@ onUnmounted(teardown)
       class="relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border-4 border-primary/40 bg-black"
       style="width: min(80vw, 28rem); aspect-ratio: 1 / 1"
     >
-      <video ref="videoEl" class="h-full w-full object-cover" muted autoplay playsinline></video>
+      <!-- The Sintra's camera is mounted rotated, so rotate the preview 90° CCW
+           for an upright image. Preview-only: qr-source decodes the raw (un-
+           rotated) frame and QR decoding is rotation-invariant. The container is
+           square + overflow-hidden, so the rotated square stays in the box. -->
+      <video
+        ref="videoEl"
+        class="h-full w-full -rotate-90 object-cover"
+        muted
+        autoplay
+        playsinline
+      ></video>
       <!-- Reticle -->
       <div class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-6 rounded-xl border-2 border-white/70"></div>
     </div>