A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a camera; a sensor configured to sense a movement of the terminal body; a display formed on the terminal body to have a first display region configured to display screen information and a second display region distinguished from the first display region; and a controller configured to in response to a sensed predetermined movement of the terminal body from a first position to a second position without a touching of the second display region, change a direction of the displayed screen information corresponding to the sensed predetermined movement of the terminal body, and in response to the sensed predetermined movement of the terminal body from the first position to the second position with the touching of the second display region, activate the camera and display a preview image in the first display region.