Detection and control method of range hood and range hood

The invention provides a detection and control method of a range hood and the range hood, and relates to the field of intelligent equipment detection. The method includes the following steps that theposition of an image acquisition device is controlled according to a user command or the running state of the range hood; when the image acquisition device is located in the first position, the imageacquisition device is used for acquiring image information in the cooking area, so that the smoke distribution condition in the cooking process is determined; when the image acquisition device is located in the second position, the image acquisition device is used for acquiring image information of an oil gathering box, so that the oil dirt liquid level accumulated in the oil gathering box; and when the image acquisition device is located in the third position, the image acquisition device is used for acquiring image information of a camera component, so that the dirt degree of the camera component is determined. The o