1. A system for the automated analysis of image quality obtained by at least one camera in a camera tunnel system, comprising: a test pattern on an item for placement in the camera tunnel system; an imaging subsystem configured to capture an image of the item using the camera tunnel system, wherein the image includes an image of the test pattern; and an image analysis tool configured to: automatically identify the image of the test pattern; and automatically analyze the image of the test pattern for generating one or more image quality metrics.