MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a lighting unit, and a control method therefor. The mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a lighting unit having a plurality of light sources; a sensor unit for receiving light outputted from the lighting unit and reflected off a subject; and a control unit for synchronizing, through the sensor unit, areas at which lights outputted from the plurality of light sources are emitted, and controlling, on the basis of preset conditions, the lighting unit so that at least one of the plurality of light sources emits light.