Pi_Camera_Socket_Client.py

#based on this site http://thezanshow.com/electronics-tutorials/raspberry-pi/tutorial-30
#Please run on your raspberry pi.
#This code is client side.
from time import sleep, time
from picamera import PiCamera
import socket
from io import BytesIO

PORT = 5560
ADDRESS = "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX"#server ip
#setup camera and socket
camera = PiCamera()
camera.resolution = (640, 480)
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
#take picture
startTime = time()
pic = BytesIO()
camera.capture(pic, format='jpeg')
pic.seek(0)
print("camera time:"+str(time()-startTime))
#send picture
print("sending picture")
startTime = time()
s.connect((ADDRESS, PORT))#connect to server
print("connect done")
s.send(str.encode("STORE "))#send store signal
chunk = pic.read(1024)#split and send image 
while chunk:
    #print("Sending Picture")
    s.sendall(chunk)
    chunk = pic.read(1024)
pic.close()
s.close()
print("done sending"+str(time()-startTime))