The invention discloses a
zoom type
infrared lamp and control method as well as an
infrared camera, wherein the
zoom type
infrared lamp comprises a controller, a motor, an
infrared lamp camera lens and a parallel infrared generating device which are sequentially connected, wherein the parallel infrared generating device is connected with the controller; the parallel infrared generating device is used for generating parallel infrared light; the
infrared lamp camera lens comprises a first convex lens and a second convex lens, wherein the position of one convex lens is fixed, and the position ofthe other convex lens is adjustable, and the first convex lens and the second convex lens are sequentially arranged on a main
optical axis at the direction of propagation of an infrared light way; and the controller is used for receiving the current zooming rate information of the infrared camera, and driving the first convex lens / the second convex lens to move from left to right on the main
optical axis to adjust the
divergence angle of the infrared light
ray according to the zooming rate information and the congruent relationship
data information of the interval between the prestored zooming rate and the first convex lens as well as the second convex lens. By adopting the
zoom type
infrared lamp and the control method as well as the infrared camera provided by the invention, the
divergence angle of the infrared light
ray is simple and convenient to control accurately, and thus the infrared light
ray is uniform, and the picture quality of the camera can be improved.