A system for acquiring images of products in a retail store, the system comprising: at least one first housing configured for location on a first side of a retail shelving unit; at least one image capture device included in the at least one first housing and configured relative to the at least one first housing such that an optical axis of the at least one image capture device is directed toward an opposing retail shelving unit when the at least one first housing is fixedly mounted on the retail shelving unit; and an adjustment mechanism for setting a field of view of the image capture device ; a second housing configured for location on a second side of the retail shelving unit separate from the at least one first housing , the second housing containing at least one processor configured to control the at least one image capture device and also to control a network interface for communicating with a remove server ; and at least one data conduit extending between the at least one first housing and the second housing , the at least one data conduit being configured to enable transfer of control signals from the at least one processor to the at least one image capture device and to enable collection of image data acquired by the at least one image capture device for transmission by the network interface , wherein: the at least one processor is further configured to enable real-time display of a field of view of the at least one image capture device on a handheld device during installation of the image capture device , and the real-time display of the field of view of the at least one image capture device includes augmented markings indicating a location of a field of view of an adjacent image capture device as set by its adjustment mechanism . at least one first housing configured for location on a first side of a retail shelving unit; at least one image capture device included in the at least one first housing and configured relative to the at least one first housing such that an optical axis of the at least one image capture device is directed toward an opposing retail shelving unit when the at least one first housing is fixedly mounted on the retail shelving unit; and an adjustment mechanism for setting a field of view of the image capture device ; a second housing configured for location on a second side of the retail shelving unit separate from the at least one first housing , the second housing containing at least one processor configured to control the at least one image capture device and also to control a network interface for communicating with a remove server ; and at least one data conduit extending between the at least one first housing and the second housing , the at least one data conduit being configured to enable transfer of control signals from the at least one processor to the at least one image capture device and to enable collection of image data acquired by the at least one image capture device for transmission by the network interface , wherein: the at least one processor is further configured to enable real-time display of a field of view of the at least one image capture device on a handheld device during installation of the image capture device , and the real-time display of the field of view of the at least one image capture device includes augmented markings indicating a location of a field of view of an adjacent image capture device as set by its adjustment mechanism . the at least one processor is further configured to enable real-time display of a field of view of the at least one image capture device on a handheld device during installation of the image capture device , and the real-time display of the field of view of the at least one image capture device includes augmented markings indicating a location of a field of view of an adjacent image capture device as set by its adjustment mechanism . <EOS>