1. A method for facilitating a remote deposit of a financial instrument using a remote mobile phone or tablet, the method comprising: acquiring a first image of a deposit item via a camera associated with the mobile phone or tablet; determining, automatically by the remote mobile phone or tablet, that the quality of the first image is not satisfactory for reading deposit item information from the first image, wherein the deposit item information is associated with the deposit item; displaying instructions to a user on the display of the remote mobile phone or tablet for improving the quality of the first image by manipulating at least one of the deposit item or the mobile phone or tablet; acquiring a second image of the deposit item via the camera associated with the mobile phone or tablet; determining, automatically by the mobile phone or tablet, that the quality of the second image is satisfactory for reading deposit item information from the second image in response to the user manipulating at least one of the deposit item or the mobile phone or tablet; storing the second image in the mobile phone or tablet; and sending, by the mobile phone or tablet, the second image to an apparatus located remotely from the mobile phone or tablet, wherein the apparatus is configured to credit an account based at least partly on the deposit item information shown in the second image.