An apparatus configured to adjust an illumination pattern of a vehicle headlight system, the apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to capture the image data corresponding to a field of view; a controller in communication with the image sensor; and an inertial sensor in communication with the controller, wherein the controller is operable to: receive the image data from the image sensor; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window, the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window, identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle, wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle. an image sensor configured to capture the image data corresponding to a field of view; a controller in communication with the image sensor; and an inertial sensor in communication with the controller, wherein the controller is operable to: receive the image data from the image sensor; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window, the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window, identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle, wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle. receive the image data from the image sensor; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window, the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window, identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle, wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle.