Shooting device and auxiliary shooting method

The invention discloses a shooting device and an auxiliary shooting method. The auxiliary shooting method comprises the following steps of analyzing the distribution of color ranges of a shot image, and acquiring the profile curve of a to-be-shot subject by the distribution of color ranges; determining auxiliary shooting measures according to the profile curve; reminding a user of the auxiliary shooting measures. According to the auxiliary shooting method disclosed by the invention, the profile curve of the to-be-shot subject is acquired by analyzing the distribution of the color ranges, further, the auxiliary shooting measures, such as a mode of composition, a shooting angle and the like, are determined by the profile curve, and the auxiliary shooting measures are displayed in a shooting screen or shown by a voice prompt, and therefore, the user is helped to shoot pictures which are best in effect, and the shooting experience of the user is promoted.