1. A method comprising: acquiring a preview image using a camera of a terminal that has a photographing function; acquiring, by the terminal, sensor data corresponding to the preview image; determining, by the terminal, in accordance with the sensor data, whether a scene of the preview image is a non-high-dynamic range (HDR) scene or whether it is undetermined whether the scene of the preview image is a non-HDR scene; extracting, by the terminal, an image feature of the preview image in response to it being undetermined whether the scene of the preview image is a non-HDR scene; determining, by the terminal, whether the scene of the preview image is an HDR scene, in accordance with the image feature; and photographing, by the terminal, an image in accordance with the determined scene.