1. An electronic-device-implemented method for extracting information from a document, comprising: sending an instruction to a user to point an imaging device, which is integrated into the electronic device, at a location on the document; subsequent to sending the instruction, sending a signal to the imaging device; upon receiving the signal from the electronic device, capturing multiple images of the document without requiring the user to perform an additional action, wherein each of the images has an associated exposure setting with a different point of interest proximate to the location; storing the images and the points of interest; and using the electronic device, analyzing the images to extract the information proximate to the location on the document.