1. A method for operating an imaging system having a plurality of image sensor pixels and processing circuitry, the method comprising: with the plurality of image sensor pixels, capturing image data, wherein the imaging system uses adjustable image capture settings when capturing the image data; with the processing circuitry, identifying an image flare map to be used based on the adjustable image capture settings used when capturing the image data; and with the processing circuitry, performing image flare mitigation operations on the captured image data based on the identified image flare map.