code: def _read_color_images(self, num_images):
          
          color_images = self._ros_read_images(self._color_image_buffer, num_images, self.staleness_limit)
          for i in range(0, num_images):
              if self._flip_images:
                  color_images[i] = np.flipud(color_images[i].astype(np.uint8))
                  color_images[i] = np.fliplr(color_images[i].astype(np.uint8))
              color_images[i] = ColorImage(color_images[i], frame=self._frame) 
          return color_images
docs: Reads color images from the device