The invention discloses a face snapshotting, comparing, identifying, retrieving, and inquiring method for a bank counter. The method comprises a face snapshotting method, a face comparing and identifying method, a face retrieving method and a face inquiring method, mainly adopts a face detection algorithm, a face tracking algorithm, a face quality scoring algorithm and a face identifying algorithm, so as to realize the functions such as face snapshotting modeling, real-time blacklist comparison and alarming, and face post-retrieving. The face snapshotting, comparing, identifying, retrieving and inquiring method is applied to bayonets such as a key entrance-exit and a passage to perform face snapshotting, identifying and judging, and to enhance management and safety protection of people entering / exiting from the bayonets, also can be arrayed for searching for certain sensitive personnel, and can give out an alarm automatically once a suspect entering a system is found, so as to search for suspects, outlaws and the like, and ensure personnel safety and personal property safety.