1. A motion detection image recording system, comprising: an image sensor operable to view a surveillance site and output real-time image data corresponding to the site; a processor operable to receive the image data from the image sensor; a memory coupled to the processor; a transformation application residing in the memory and executable by the processor, the transformation application operable to detect a real-time feature segment associated with the site from the image data; and an analysis engine residing in the memory and executable by the processor, the analysis engine operable to compare the real-time feature segment with a baseline feature segment and initiate recording of the image data if the feature segment comparison exceeds a predetermined criteria.