A washing apparatus and a control method thereof using an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The washing apparatus including a container in which laundry is accommodated includes a controller, a motor electrically connected to the controller and configured to rotate the container, a weight sensor electrically connected to the controller and configured to measure a weight of the laundry accommodated in the container, and a vision sensor electrically connected to the controller and configured to photograph the laundry accommodated in the container.