Automatic tuning of scanner lighting

A method of an imaging scanner lighting controller comprising:

• receiving, from a distance determining module, a determined distance measurement between a scanning surface imaged by an imaging device of the imaging scanner and a surface of an item presented for scanning;
• selecting at least one illumination setting for a lighting module including at least one lighting array based on the determined distance measurement;
• and
• providing the selected illumination setting to the lighting array.

A scanner comprising:

• a scanning module including a scanning surface imaged by an imaging device;
• a lighting module including at least one adjustable lighting element that is illuminated according to a received illumination setting;
• a distance determining module that determines a distance measurement between the scanning surface and a presented item;
• and
• a lighting controller that receives a determined distance measurement from the distance determining module, determines the illumination setting based on the determined distance measurement, and provides the illumination command to the lighting module.