Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• a camera;
• a touch screen;
• and
• a controller operably coupled to the camera and the touch screen and configured to:
• cause the touch screen to display an image received via the camera, the image acquired at a first magnification ratio;
• control the camera to change a magnification ratio of the displayed image from the first magnification ratio to a second magnification ratio in response to a predetermined type of touch received via the touch screen displaying the image when the first magnification ratio is not a minimum magnification ratio;
• cause the touch screen to display an image acquired at the second magnification ratio;
• cause partitioning of the touch screen in response to a same predetermined type of touch received via the touch screen displaying the image acquired at the second magnification ratio, such that a plurality of regions are formed on the touch screen, when the second magnification ratio is the minimum magnification ratio;
• and
• control screen information displayed in each of the plurality of regions independently based on an individual touch received at each corresponding one of the plurality of regions.