1. A method for capturing digital image data using an electronic device having a memory, the method comprising: analyzing motion between at least a first image of a scene of interest and a second image of the scene of interest by computing average luminance values for one or more blocks of pixels of the first and second images; computing a plurality of differences between the average luminance values of the blocks of pixels of the first image and the average luminance values of corresponding blocks of pixels of the second image; determining an amount of global motion of the scene of interest based on the plurality of differences; adjusting one or more configuration parameters used by an image sensor to capture images based on the determined amount of global motion; and storing the one or more adjusted configuration parameters in the memory of the electronic device.