timelapse.py

from VideoCapture import Device
from os import listdir
from datetime import datetime
from threading import Timer
from sys import stdin
from string import zfill
cam = Device()

format = "snap_%s_%s.png"

i = 1
l = [int(a.split("_")[1]) for a in listdir(".") if a.endswith("png")]
if len(l)>0:
    i = max(l)+1

def takesnapshot(i):
    n = format % (zfill(i,5), datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"))
    print n
    cam.saveSnapshot(n, quality=100)
    Timer(10.0, lambda : takesnapshot(i+1)).start()

cam.setResolution(1280,960)
takesnapshot(i)
while stdin.read(1) != 'q':
    pass