diff --git a/crawler_software/raspberry_pi/tests/color_compression/compress.py b/crawler_software/raspberry_pi/tests/color_compression/compress.py
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+from PIL import Image
+
+im = Image.open('still.jpg')
+
+# using Image.ADAPTIVE to avoid dithering
+for i in range(8, 0, -1):
+    out = im.convert('P', palette=Image.ADAPTIVE, colors=i)
+
+    out.save(f'out_{i}_bits.png')