A terminal device, characterized by, comprising a main body, a driving component, a camera component, and a connection element, wherein the driving component is mounted on the main body, the camera component is connected to the connection element, and the connection element is rotatably mounted on the driving component; and wherein the driving component is configured to place the camera component at a first position or a second position by driving the connection element and the camera component to perform compound motion relative to the main body, the compound motion comprising linear sub-motion and rotational sub-motion; the main body is provided with a receiving cavity, wherein when the camera component is at the first position, the camera component is received in the receiving cavity; or when the camera component is at the second position, the camera component protrudes out of the receiving cavity; the main body comprises a first guide portion, and the connection element comprises a second guide portion; when the driving component drives the connection element, the first guide portion cooperates with the second guide portion and slides relative to the second guide portion, to enable the connection element and the camera component to perform compound motion relative to the main body; the first guide portion comprises a guide column, and the second guide portion comprises a first guide groove cooperating with the guide column; and the first guide groove is arranged around an axis, about which the camera component rotates, and a distance from one end of the first guide groove to the camera component is not equal to a distance from another end of the first guide groove to the camera component; the connection element comprises the first guide groove and a second guide groove communicated with the first guide groove; the second guide groove extends in a first direction, the first direction being a direction of the linear sub-motion; and the driving component is configured to drive the connection element and the camera component to perform linear motion and compound motion in sequence, a direction of the linear motion being the same as the direction of the linear sub-motion; and a size of the second guide groove in the first direction is no smaller than a size of the camera component in the first direction. wherein the driving component is configured to place the camera component at a first position or a second position by driving the connection element and the camera component to perform compound motion relative to the main body, the compound motion comprising linear sub-motion and rotational sub-motion; the main body is provided with a receiving cavity, wherein when the camera component is at the first position, the camera component is received in the receiving cavity; or when the camera component is at the second position, the camera component protrudes out of the receiving cavity; the main body comprises a first guide portion, and the connection element comprises a second guide portion; when the driving component drives the connection element, the first guide portion cooperates with the second guide portion and slides relative to the second guide portion, to enable the connection element and the camera component to perform compound motion relative to the main body; the first guide portion comprises a guide column, and the second guide portion comprises a first guide groove cooperating with the guide column; and the first guide groove is arranged around an axis, about which the camera component rotates, and a distance from one end of the first guide groove to the camera component is not equal to a distance from another end of the first guide groove to the camera component; the connection element comprises the first guide groove and a second guide groove communicated with the first guide groove; the second guide groove extends in a first direction, the first direction being a direction of the linear sub-motion; and the driving component is configured to drive the connection element and the camera component to perform linear motion and compound motion in sequence, a direction of the linear motion being the same as the direction of the linear sub-motion; and a size of the second guide groove in the first direction is no smaller than a size of the camera component in the first direction.