Methods and devices for capturing an item image

A mobile computing device to capture product images for online retail, the device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display coupled to the one or more processors;
• an image sensor to capture and provide one or more images to the one or more processors;
• and
• a processor-readable storage medium containing processor-executable instruction that, when executed by the one or more processors, are to cause the one or more processors to:
• obtain a product item display page for a product item, the product item display page having a designated portion defined for display of an image of the product item;
• obtain a real-time live stream of images from the image sensor;
• process a live stream from the image sensor to create a processed live stream;
• output, on the display, the product item display page with the processed live stream displayed within the designated portion;
• and
• store a processed image for the product item in association with an item record for the product item.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for capturing product images for online retail using a mobile device having a camera, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, are to cause the one or more processors to:

• obtain a product item display page for a product item, the product item display page having a designated portion defined for display of an image of the product item;
• obtain a real-time live stream of images from the camera;
• process the live stream from the camera to create a processed live stream, and
• display the product item display page with the processed live stream displayed within the designated portion;
• and
• store a processed image for the product item in association with an item record for the product item.