Interleaved frame types optimized for vision capture and barcode capture

A barcode reader configured to operate in a pre-determined repetitive pattern of capturing a first frame and capturing a second frame over a reading cycle having a fixed duration after a triggering event,

• wherein the first frame is captured over a first exposure period having a first duration, and the second frame is captured over a second exposure period having a second duration, and
• wherein the first frame is associated with a first brightness parameter, and the second frame is associated with a second brightness parameter, and
• wherein the barcode reader includes a processor configured to:
• analyze image data associated with the first frame only to decode a barcode;
• and
• analyze image data associated with the second frame to identify one or more of:
• a target object, a person, or a gesture.