Camera and image processing method

The embodiment of the invention discloses a camera and an image processing method. The camera comprises an image sensor, a data transmission interface and a main control chip; the main control chip comprises a first ARM processor, an ISP image processor and at least two DSP digital processors; the image sensor is electrically connected with the ISP image processor; the ISP image processor is electrically connected with the first ARM processor; the first ARM processor is electrically connected with the at least two DSP digital processors respectively, and the at least two DSP digital processorscarry out image analysis on received images respectively to obtain image analysis results; the data transmission interface is electrically connected with the first ARM processor and the at least twoDSP digital processors. The camera provided by the embodiment of the invention has an image shooting function and an image analyzing and processing function at the same time, the shot image does not need to be uploaded to an e