1. An image acquisition system comprising: a computer having a memory; an imaging device coupled to the computer, the imaging device having a device memory, the imaging device capturing a digital image and storing the image on one of the computer memory or the device memory; an image device manager executable on the computer to control operation of the imaging device; and a user interface with a context space and a persistently-visible imaging menu positioned within the context space, the imaging menu listing options that are particular to controlling the imaging device and managing images captured by the imaging device.