1. A method for imaging a scene, the scene having one or more objects of interest, the method comprising: imaging the scene by an imager at a first time to capture a first image, the imager having a preferred brightness range, the imager having a first exposure setting at the first time, the first image having a first set of one or more image portions respectively representing the one or more objects of interest, each one of the first set of one or more image portions having a respective one of a first set of one or more brightness values; processing at least the first image by an object detection procedure to identify the first set of one or more image portions representing the one or more objects of interest; and based on the first exposure setting and the first set of one or more brightness values, determining a second exposure setting, the second exposure setting allowing the imager to image the one or more objects of interest within the preferred brightness range of the imager.