Face recognition method and monitoring equipment

The invention discloses a face recognition method and monitoring equipment. According to the face recognition method and the monitoring equipment, the precision and efficiency of face recognition are improved. The method comprises the steps that face image data are obtained by the monitoring equipment; the monitoring equipment carries out locally linear discriminant analysis (LLDA) on the face image data to extract face feature data; and the monitoring equipment carries out classification recognition on the face feature data according to preset K near neighbour samples.