A mobile terminal, comprising: a first camera located on a rear side of the mobile terminal; a touchscreen located on a front side of the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to: activate the first camera; cause the touchscreen to display a preview screen for the activated first camera; cause the touchscreen to stop the displaying of the preview screen when a self-photography condition is satisfied while the first camera is activated and while the preview screen is displayed; characterized in that the controller is further configured to: cause the first camera to capture a first image in a self-photographing mode in response to a touch input received via the touchscreen, the touch input received while the displaying of the preview screen has been stopped and while the self-photographing condition has been satisfied, the first image captured after an elapse of a prescribed time from a timing point of the reception of the touch input; and cause output of a count sound to guide a photograph timing point between the timing point of the reception of the touch input to a timing point of capturing the first image, wherein the first image is captured when the touch input corresponds to a prescribed touch gesture recognized by the controller such that not all touch inputs received via the touchscreen cause the first camera to capture the first image. a first camera located on a rear side of the mobile terminal; a touchscreen located on a front side of the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to: activate the first camera; cause the touchscreen to display a preview screen for the activated first camera; cause the touchscreen to stop the displaying of the preview screen when a self-photography condition is satisfied while the first camera is activated and while the preview screen is displayed; characterized in that the controller is further configured to: cause the first camera to capture a first image in a self-photographing mode in response to a touch input received via the touchscreen, the touch input received while the displaying of the preview screen has been stopped and while the self-photographing condition has been satisfied, the first image captured after an elapse of a prescribed time from a timing point of the reception of the touch input; and cause output of a count sound to guide a photograph timing point between the timing point of the reception of the touch input to a timing point of capturing the first image, wherein the first image is captured when the touch input corresponds to a prescribed touch gesture recognized by the controller such that not all touch inputs received via the touchscreen cause the first camera to capture the first image. activate the first camera; cause the touchscreen to display a preview screen for the activated first camera; cause the touchscreen to stop the displaying of the preview screen when a self-photography condition is satisfied while the first camera is activated and while the preview screen is displayed; characterized in that the controller is further configured to: cause the first camera to capture a first image in a self-photographing mode in response to a touch input received via the touchscreen, the touch input received while the displaying of the preview screen has been stopped and while the self-photographing condition has been satisfied, the first image captured after an elapse of a prescribed time from a timing point of the reception of the touch input; and cause output of a count sound to guide a photograph timing point between the timing point of the reception of the touch input to a timing point of capturing the first image, wherein the first image is captured when the touch input corresponds to a prescribed touch gesture recognized by the controller such that not all touch inputs received via the touchscreen cause the first camera to capture the first image.