Abstract: A system and method for analyzing an object using a reduced number of cameras and/or a reduced number of acquired images. The system and method may be utilized in a machine vision application, e.g., in order to inspect manufactured objects. The method may operate to acquire an image, or a plurality of images, of the object. In order to reduce the number of images that need to be acquired, at least one of the acquired images includes visual information for two or more sides of the object. Such an image may be acquired by a camera positioned in any of various ways such that the camera can capture visual information for multiple sides of the object. The acquired images of the object may then be received by computer systems connected to the cameras and analyzed using image processing software.