simplecv_camera_app.py

#import the SimpleCV library
from SimpleCV import *

#initialize the camera
cam = Camera()
#set the maximum display size
display = Display((800,600))

#create a loop to constantly get a new image from the camera
while True:
  #check the display for user interaction
  display.checkEvents()
  #grab the image from the camera
  img  = cam.getImage()
  #show the image in a new window
  img.show()
  
  #if a left mouse click is detected, save the image
  if display.mouseLeft:
    #initiate the counter variable
    i = 0
    #check to see if the filename already exists
    while os.path.exists('image%s.png' % i):
      #if it does, add one to the counter
      i += 1
    #save the image to a file within the project folder
    img.save('image%s.png' % i)
    #print a confirmation response
    print('Image Saved')