An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a plurality of cameras that are arranged on at least one surface of the housing, a display that is arranged on at least one surface of the housing to display image data obtained through at least one of the cameras, a memory that is arranged inside the housing to store the image data, a processor that is arranged inside the housing and is electrically connected to the cameras, the display, and the memory, and a cover that is arranged to cover at least a portion of the housing such that the at least a portion of the housing is opened and closed to provide at least a first arrangement state or a second arrangement state. The processor is configured to determine an arrangement state of the cover in response to a request signal to set at least one camera among the cameras to a photographing ready state for obtaining the image data, and to switch a photographing unit from the at least one camera to at least one other camera based on the determination result. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.