IMAGE SENSOR AND MONITORING SYSTEM

The present invention proposes an image sensor and a monitoring system, the image sensor including: a color filter arranged to allow a particular-wavelength infrared light to pass for light in infrared wavebands, and comprising a plurality of n-color filters, wherein each of the plurality of n-color filters corresponds to one color, the plurality of n-color filters are configured to divide visible light of incident light into n-color light, wherein n is a positive integer; and a light-sensitive chip located below the color filter, wherein the light-sensitive chip comprises a signal processing circuit and a plurality of light-sensitive units one-to-one corresponding to the plurality of n-color filters, the plurality of light-sensitive units are respectively arranged to sense intensity of light transmitting through the plurality of n-color filters and to generate electric signals corresponding to the light transmitting through the plurality of n-color filters, the signal processing circuit is configured to process the electric signals for imaging; wherein a gain ratio of the signal processing circuit to the electric signals is A1: A2: ...: An, and an intensity transmittance ratio of the plurality of n-color filters of the color filter to the particular-wavelength infrared light is 1: (A1/A2): ...: (A1/An). Through the image sensor of the present invention, the color of a shot image is the same as that observed by human eyes; and when visible light is weak while infrared light is strong, a clear black-and-white image can be shot, which has a wide application range and is convenient and reliable.