The invention discloses a face recognition system based on a manifold learning subspace algorithm. The system comprises a data analysis and processing center, the data analysis and processing center comprises a data processing module, an image comparison module and a data receiving module, the data processing module comprises an irrelevant linear discriminant embedding module and an orthogonal unsupervised discriminant mapping module, and a server is arranged at the output end of the data analysis and processing center. According to the invention, the filter is arranged, and the filter is setto a Log-Gabor filter and can transfer a function as a high function on a logarithmic frequency scale. the frequency response of the original image can be reflected more truly; the filter can have nodirect component, the bandwidth is not limited, the filter with any bandwidth and zero DC component can be constructed, the natural image can be better represented, the filter works to expand the feature dimension of the video image, a data processing center can conveniently carry out dimension reduction calculation on the video image, and a more accurate result is obtained.