A camera, suitable to be applied to a terminal device, wherein the camera comprises a lens module, and the lens module is configured to move along its axis; the camera further comprises an optical element, and the lens module moves toward or away from the optical element along its axis to adjust a distance between the optical element and the lens module; characterized in that the camera comprises a light shielding component and a connecting structure, and the lens module is connected to the light shielding component through the connecting structure, the lens module moves along its axis, and drives the light shielding component to move through the connecting structure, to adjust a size of an opening of the light shielding component, wherein the light shielding component comprises at least one layer of light shielding structure, and each layer of the light shielding structure comprises at least one light shielding part (31, 32), at least one of the light shielding parts (31, 32) forms the light shielding structure, each of the light shielding parts (31, 32) is connected with the lens module through the connecting structure, the lens module moves along its axis, and drives each of the light shielding structures to move through the connecting structure, wherein the connecting structure comprises a link mechanism, the link mechanism is rotatably connected with the light shielding part (31, 32), and the link mechanism is configured to rotate relative to the lens module; the lens module moves along its axis, and drives the plurality of light shielding parts (31, 32) to be separated from or connected with each other through movement of the link mechanism, to adjust a size of an opening at connection of the plurality of light shielding parts (31, 32). applied to a terminal device, wherein the camera comprises a lens module, and the lens module is configured to move along its axis; the camera further comprises an optical element, and the lens module moves toward or away from the optical element along its axis to adjust a distance between the optical element and the lens module; characterized in that the camera comprises a light shielding component and a connecting structure, and the lens module is connected to the light shielding component through the connecting structure, the lens module moves along its axis, and drives the light shielding component to move through the connecting structure, to adjust a size of an opening of the light shielding component, wherein the light shielding component comprises at least one layer of light shielding structure, and each layer of the light shielding structure comprises at least one light shielding part (31, 32), at least one of the light shielding parts (31, 32) forms the light shielding structure, each of the light shielding parts (31, 32) is connected with the lens module through the connecting structure, the lens module moves along its axis, and drives each of the light shielding structures to move through the connecting structure, wherein the connecting structure comprises a link mechanism, the link mechanism is rotatably connected with the light shielding part (31, 32), and the link mechanism is configured to rotate relative to the lens module; the lens module moves along its axis, and drives the plurality of light shielding parts (31, 32) to be separated from or connected with each other through movement of the link mechanism, to adjust a size of an opening at connection of the plurality of light shielding parts (31, 32).