1. A method comprising: receiving, at an image processing device, image data corresponding to an image; detecting an object represented within the image; selecting a portion of the image data that corresponds to the object; determining object quality values based on the portion of the image data; determining an object category corresponding to the object; accessing object category metrics associated with the object category; performing a comparison of the object quality values to the object category metrics associated with the object category; and initiating a first action based on the comparison, wherein the first action is associated with modifying parameters associated with image processing based on the comparison, and wherein the parameters associated with image processing include an image resolution parameter, a frame rate parameter, an encoding parameter, a bandwidth parameter, a bitrate parameter, an image capture device mode parameter, or a combination thereof.