Abstract: Provided is an iris pattern photographing apparatus can photograph an iris of a person clearly even in a low-level illumination without a complicated device by using a simple-structured short lens capable of photographing the iris in a predetermined distance, and making the person place his iris within the focal length of a digital camera easily; and it can be produced at a low cost and carried and set up conveniently. The apparatus includes a body case; a short lens digital camera, which is set up in the body case and includes a lens module and an imaging device; LED lamps, which are set up around a lens of the digital camera, for providing illumination; a power supplying means for supplying power source to the digital camera and the LED lamps; and a focal lens combined with a lens of the digital camera in the front for close contact photographing.

Abstract: Provided is pupil detection method and shape descriptor extraction method for an iris recognition, iris feature extraction apparatus and method, and iris recognition system and method using the same.