camera_client.py

#must be run on the RPi or client


import io
import socket
import struct
import time
import picamera
import sys

def main(): 

    client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    client_socket.connect((sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2])))

    connection = client_socket.makefile('wb')

    try:
        with picamera.PiCamera() as camera:
            camera.resolution = (1080, 1980)
            print("starting Camera...........")
            time.sleep(2)
            stream = io.BytesIO()
            for foo in camera.capture_continuous(stream, 'jpeg'):
                connection.write(struct.pack('<L', stream.tell()))
                connection.flush()
                stream.seek(0)
                connection.write(stream.read())
                stream.seek(0)
                stream.truncate()
    finally:
        connection.close()
        client_socket.close()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()