Chlorophyll content is an important indicator of photosynthesis capability and nutrient content in crops. Measuring chlorophyll content of crops is considered to be the most effective method for detecting crop growth status. In this paper, a multi-spectral camera was built to capture images of maize plant in RGB(Red, Green, Blue) and NIR(Near Infrared) band, which was the fundamentalfor the distribution analysisof nutritional status with rapidand non-destructive method. The RGB and NIR images were acquired by image acquisition platform. Light saturation correction of RGB images based on light saturation correction algorithm was studied. The crop SPAD distribution map was established following the image matching and segmentation, image information extraction and correction. In the experiment, images of 15 maize plants were acquired by RGB-NIR camera, and 68 SPAD values were measured at different positions of the plants. Firstly, the RGB images were corrected by light saturation correction algorithm. At the same time, the NIR images were filtered and enhanced. Secondly, the RGB and NIR images were matched with SURF (Speeded-Up Robust Features) and RANSAC (Random Sample Consensus) algorithm. Used RGB images color feature, the mask was generated with ExG (Extra Green) and OTSU algorithm, and applied in the RGB -NIR images segmentation. The R, G, B and NIR components of the image were extracted and the reflectance were corrected by the fourth-order gray-scale plate. The Intensity(I) component histogram and crop SPAD value distribution were compared to verify the effect of the optical saturation correction algorithm. The results show that I component of RGB image concentrates between ［140～180］ before optical saturation correction, and between ［85～130］ after optical saturation correction because of correction in image blurring and RGB image saturation. The correlation coefficients between the image components (R, G, B, NIR) and gray scale reflectance were 0.829, 0.828, 0.745 and 0.994, respectively. Then the pseudo-color images of R, G, B and NIR bands were generated. The reflectance results (RNIR＞RG＞RR＞RB) indicated the spectral characteristics of crops which absorbed light in blue and red regions, reflected light in green and near infrared regions. Thirdly, the SPAD values at pixel level were calculated. The accuracy of chlorophyll content fitted in SPAD formula with R and NIR component reflectance before and after correction were compared. The R2 was 0.332 6 before correction and the R2 after correction was 0.619 3. Finally, the SPAD distribution map of crops was drawn, which could provide technical support for analyzing and monitoring the nutritional distribution of crops.