Privacy cover for camera, and camera

A privacy cover for a camera, comprising:

• a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a photographing hole and an accommodation cavity;
• a lifting mechanism, wherein the lifting mechanism is arranged in the accommodation cavity;
• one or more first magnetic members, wherein the one or more first magnetic members are arranged on the lifting mechanism, and located between the lifting mechanism and an inner wall of the housing;
• and
• a shielding cover, wherein the shielding cover is provided with a second magnetic member attached to the one or more first magnetic members;
• wherein
• the lifting mechanism is configured to drive each of the one or more first magnetic members to lift in a preset direction, and drive the shielding cover to slide along the housing through magnetic attraction between the one or more first magnetic members and the second magnetic member, so as to enable the shielding cover to have:
• a first position shielding the photographing hole, and
• a second position avoiding the photographing hole.