You can use the image_proc node to get the color version of the image: ROS_NAMESPACE=camera_front_center rosrun image_proc image_proc ROS_NAMESPACE=camera_back rosrun image_proc image_proc There are possible cameras front center and back (facing downwards) /camera_front_center/image_raw /camera_back/image_raw You can also use the /aqua/state topic to get depth and attitude information.