The invention discloses a control method and device for a usage state of a camera shooting device and relates to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the steps of determining whether a mobile terminal currently is in an appointed area or not, wherein the appointed area is an area monitored by the camera shooting device; determining whether the camera shooting device is in a working state or not when it is determined that the mobile terminal currently is in the appointed area; and controlling the camera shooting device to be closed when the camera shooting device is in the working state. The camera shooting device is controlled to be closed by determining that the mobile terminal currently is in the appointed area and the camera shooting device is in the working state, so the usage state of the camera shooting device is controlled according to the current location of the mobile terminal. On the basis, when it is determined that the mobile terminal currently is in the appointed area of the camera shooting device, the camera shooting device can be controlled to be closed, the monitored feeling of a user resulting from the fact that the camera shooting device is always in the working state can be avoided, the usage state of the camera shooting device can be controlled flexibly, and the user viscosity can be increased.