A photographing method in a long-focus scenario, comprising: starting, by a terminal, a camera to display a first viewfinder frame, wherein the first viewfinder frame is used to display a first preview image, and the first preview image corresponds to a first zoom magnification; displaying a second preview image in the first viewfinder frame in response to a first operation of increasing a zoom magnification of the camera by a user, wherein the second preview image corresponds to a second zoom magnification, and the second zoom magnification is greater than the first zoom magnification; and when the second zoom magnification is greater than a preset magnification, further displaying, by the terminal, a second viewfinder frame and a first mark frame, wherein the second viewfinder frame is used to display a third preview image, a framing range of the third preview image is greater than a framing range of the second preview image, the first mark frame is used to identify a position, in the third preview image, of an image having the same framing range as the second preview image; when detecting a second operation by the user, displaying, by the terminal, a fourth preview image, wherein a framing range of the fourth preview image is greater than or equal to the framing range of the third preview image; receiving, by the terminal, an operation of selecting one or more target photographing objects in the fourth preview image by the user; and in response to the operation of selecting one or more target photographing objects, displaying, by the terminal, one or more second mark frames in the fourth preview image, and displaying a recommended third zoom magnification according to the selected target photographing objects, wherein the one or more second mark frames are used to mark the one or more target photographing objects selected by the user. starting, by a terminal, a camera to display a first viewfinder frame, wherein the first viewfinder frame is used to display a first preview image, and the first preview image corresponds to a first zoom magnification; displaying a second preview image in the first viewfinder frame in response to a first operation of increasing a zoom magnification of the camera by a user, wherein the second preview image corresponds to a second zoom magnification, and the second zoom magnification is greater than the first zoom magnification; and when the second zoom magnification is greater than a preset magnification, further displaying, by the terminal, a second viewfinder frame and a first mark frame, wherein the second viewfinder frame is used to display a third preview image, a framing range of the third preview image is greater than a framing range of the second preview image, the first mark frame is used to identify a position, in the third preview image, of an image having the same framing range as the second preview image; when detecting a second operation by the user, displaying, by the terminal, a fourth preview image, wherein a framing range of the fourth preview image is greater than or equal to the framing range of the third preview image; receiving, by the terminal, an operation of selecting one or more target photographing objects in the fourth preview image by the user; and in response to the operation of selecting one or more target photographing objects, displaying, by the terminal, one or more second mark frames in the fourth preview image, and displaying a recommended third zoom magnification according to the selected target photographing objects, wherein the one or more second mark frames are used to mark the one or more target photographing objects selected by the user.