Surveillance camera and control method thereof

The invention provides a surveillance camera. The surveillance camera comprises a face recognition device, a fixed-focus camera and a storage device for storing images, wherein the face recognition device, the fixed-focus camera and the storage device are sequentially connected, and the fixed-focus camera is further connected with a video module for displaying a scene image shot by the fixed-focus camera in real time. By means of the scheme, the face recognition device is arranged on the fixed-focus camera, enlarges an image after recognizing the face and performs photographing, a target can be rapidly designated without waiting for zoom, and the face can be tracked and shot. The surveillance camera is especially suitable for banks, schools and other public places and is convenient to use and is not needed to be controlled manually, and surveillance effect is improved.