Mobile terminal for capturing an image and associated image capturing method

Disclosed are a mobile terminal, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a body; a camera provided at the body; a display unit configured to display a preview screen as the camera is driven; a sensing unit configured to sense a moved degree of the body as the camera is driven; and a controller configured to control the camera to execute a timer capturing, if a face region of a subject is detected from the displayed preview screen, and if the sensed moved degree of the body satisfies a preset capturing condition. The controller may execute an operation corresponding to the timer capturing, and may consecutively generate a next capturing command at a reference time interval while the moved degree of the body is within a reference range.