1. A method for automatically detecting a known measurable object feature on a viewed object using a video inspection system, the method comprising the steps of: displaying on a display an image of the viewed object; detecting the known measurable object feature on the viewed object using a central processor unit; displaying on the display a set of available measurement types comprising a measurement type associated with the detected known measurable object feature using the central processor unit; receiving the selection of the measurement type associated with the detected known measurable object feature; automatically positioning a plurality of measurement markers on the image on the display using the central processor unit, wherein the positions of the plurality of measurement markers are based on the selected measurement type associated with the detected known measurable object feature; and displaying on the display a dimension of the measurable object feature computed by the central processor unit using the positions of the plurality of measurement markers.