The present disclosure discloses a method for image or video shooting. The method is applied to a terminal that includes a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera. The second camera is a black-and-white camera, and the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera are cameras using prime lenses. The third camera is a color camera using a tele-photo lens. The method includes determining at least one camera from the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera based on a target zoom ratio as a target camera. The method further includes capturing, by using the target camera, at least one image that includes a target scene. The method further includes obtaining an output image of the target scene based on the at least one image that includes the target scene. According to the present disclosure, an approximately 5× lossless zoom effect is achieved.