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 ### GetImages
 
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+Intended specifically for use with cameras with both depth and color image streams, like the [Intel RealSense](https://app.viam.com/module/viam/realsense) camera.
+If your camera does not have multiple imagers, this method will work without capturing multiple images simultaneously.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
 Get simultaneous images from different imagers, along with associated metadata.
-The multiple images returned from GetImages do not represent a time series of images.
+The multiple images returned from `GetImages()` do not represent a time series of images.
 
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