diff --git a/take-photo.py b/take-photo.py
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+import time
+from picamera import PiCamera
+
+camera = PiCamera()
+camera.resolution = (3280,2464)
+camera.start_preview()
+
+current_time = time.strftime("%H;%M;%S", time.localtime())
+camera.capture('/home/pi/payload/img'+current_time+'.jpg')