The invention discloses a method for taking and browsing pictures based on a multi-shot camera. The method comprises the steps that a plurality of pictures of the same scene are taken; focal distances of all the pictures are obtained, the picture, with the best sharpness, of the pictures serves as an optimum picture, a different value between a YUV component of each pixel point of each picture except for the optimum picture and a YUV component of each pixel point of the optimum picture is worked out, the focal distance of the optimum picture and the focal distance of each picture except for the optimum picture are stored, and the different value between the YUV component, corresponding to the focal distance, of each pixel point of the optimum picture and the YUV component, corresponding to the focal distance, of each pixel point of each picture except for the optimum picture is stored; the focal distances of the optimum picture and the pictures except for the optimum picture are analyzed and displayed, and after one YUV component corresponding to one focal distance is calculated according to one obtained focal distance, the picture corresponding to the YUV component is correspondingly displayed; the pictures are taken firstly and then the focal distances are adjusted, so that focusing processing is not needed in the process of picture taking and the pictures are taken conveniently; the focal distances can be adjusted at will when the pictures are browsed so that the needed pictures can be selected, and therefore the picture taking experience is improved. The invention further discloses a mobile terminal having the functions of picture taking and browsing.