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You can open the camera view with a window resolution that differs from the camera resolution with the API (SNAPSHOT option).
You can also minimize the window through the API with the MINIMIZED option.

Note that the preview window must be open to retrieve the image.
You can re-open a view that was closed with the API using cam_item.setParam('Open', 1).

More information here:
//m.sinclairbody.com/doc/en/PythonAPI/robo....Cam2D_Add
//m.sinclairbody.com/doc/en/PythonAPI/robo..._SetParams