Method and apparatus for setting user avatar

The invention discloses a method and apparatus for setting a user avatar. The method comprises the following steps: framing by a camera, and displaying an image in a framing area and an image in a clipping area in a framing interface, wherein the clipping area is contained in the framing area; when a user is detected to trigger the framing interface, obtaining a corresponding framing image according to the framing area, and clipping the framing image according to the clipping area to obtain a clipped image; and uploading the clipped image or an image obtained by processing the clipped image to a server to serve as the user avatar. According to the method and apparatus disclosed by the invention, the interaction steps in the setting of the user avatar are optimized to reduce the skipping operations and the picture editing operations of a user, so that the user can quickly and conveniently set the user avatar, and thus the user experience is improved. 本发明公开种设置用户头像的方法和装置，该方法包括以下步骤：通过摄像头进行取景，在取景界面显示取景区域中的图像以及裁剪区域