This application provides a tab image acquisition device, system, and method. The tab image acquisition device includes an image acquisition apparatus, where the image acquisition apparatus includes: a first mobile module movable in a first direction; a second mobile module movable in a second direction, where the second mobile module is installed on the first mobile module and the second direction intersects the first direction; an image acquisition module installed on the second mobile module; and a prism module installed on the first mobile module, where the prism module has a reflective surface, and the reflective surface is configured to change an angle of incident light on a tab whose image is to be acquired, so that the incident light enters the image acquisition module.