from picamera2 import Picamera2, Preview import time picam2 = Picamera2() # Get maximum full-sensor dimensions sensor_format = picam2.sensor_modes[0] max_width = sensor_format['size'][0] max_height = sensor_format['size'][1] camera_config = picam2.create_still_configuration( raw={"size": (1640, 1232)}, main={"size": (1640, 1232)} ) picam2.set_controls({ "AeEnable": True, "AwbEnable": True, "ExposureTime": 100000, "ExposureValue": 0.3, "Brightness": 0.30, "Contrast": 1.1 }) picam2.configure(camera_config) picam2.start() time.sleep(2) def preview_camera(): picam2.start_preview(Preview.DRM) def stop_preview_camera(): picam2.stop_preview() def take_picture(): """Takes a picture and saves it to the file system""" picam2.capture_file("test.jpg") return "test.jpg" def get_picture(): """Returns the image bytes as base64 """ file_path = take_picture() with open(file_path, "rb") as f: image_bytes = f.read() return image_bytes