A system for controlling an infrared camera by using a remote client, which comprises: a remote client; and an infrared camera used as a server and connected to the remote client through a communication network, wherein the infrared camera is mounted in a location for performing infrared measuring and/or monitoring, so as to provide infrared image videos of a monitored object and temperature data of the points contained in an infrared image, wherein the remote client is located in a remote position from the location of the infrared camera to provide a remote control for the infrared camera; wherein the remote client is a mobile phone; and wherein the infrared camera comprises a built-in platform and a camera head, and the built-in platform has those parts set thereon: a control module for receiving and identifying control commands coming from a mobile phone and for transforming the control commands into operation commands respectively corresponding to action controlling, image intercepting, and sound recording and playing; an image interception and buffer module for intercepting, buffering and transmitting infrared image videos captured by the camera head; a sound reading and writing module for receiving and recording sound data coming from the mobile phone, and transmitting the sound data generated by the infrared camera to the mobile phone; and a camera communication interface for transmitting and receiving signals coming from and/or going to the mobile phone, wherein the signals comprises the control command signals, the sound data signals and the image data signals. a remote client; and an infrared camera used as a server and connected to the remote client through a communication network, wherein the infrared camera is mounted in a location for performing infrared measuring and/or monitoring, so as to provide infrared image videos of a monitored object and temperature data of the points contained in an infrared image, wherein the remote client is located in a remote position from the location of the infrared camera to provide a remote control for the infrared camera; wherein the remote client is a mobile phone; and wherein the infrared camera comprises a built-in platform and a camera head, and the built-in platform has those parts set thereon: a control module for receiving and identifying control commands coming from a mobile phone and for transforming the control commands into operation commands respectively corresponding to action controlling, image intercepting, and sound recording and playing; an image interception and buffer module for intercepting, buffering and transmitting infrared image videos captured by the camera head; a sound reading and writing module for receiving and recording sound data coming from the mobile phone, and transmitting the sound data generated by the infrared camera to the mobile phone; and a camera communication interface for transmitting and receiving signals coming from and/or going to the mobile phone, wherein the signals comprises the control command signals, the sound data signals and the image data signals. a control module for receiving and identifying control commands coming from a mobile phone and for transforming the control commands into operation commands respectively corresponding to action controlling, image intercepting, and sound recording and playing; an image interception and buffer module for intercepting, buffering and transmitting infrared image videos captured by the camera head; a sound reading and writing module for receiving and recording sound data coming from the mobile phone, and transmitting the sound data generated by the infrared camera to the mobile phone; and a camera communication interface for transmitting and receiving signals coming from and/or going to the mobile phone, wherein the signals comprises the control command signals, the sound data signals and the image data signals.