PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in searching for a dangerous person.SOLUTION: A monitoring apparatus includes: an imaging unit for capturing an image of a place to be monitored a heartbeat detection unit which detects heartbeats of a person, on the basis of the change in skin color included in the image captured by the imaging unit and an object detection unit which detects a person to be watched, who is a candidate of dangerous person, on the basis of the heartbeats detected by the heartbeat detection unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】危険人物の検索効率を向上する。【解決手段】監視装置は、監視対象の場所の画像を撮像する撮像部と、撮像部によって撮像された画像に含まれる皮膚色の変化に基づいて、人物の心拍を検出する心拍検出部と、心拍検出部によって検出された心拍に基づいて、危険人物候補である警戒対象の人物を検出する警戒対象検出部とを備える。【選択図】図2
