The invention discloses an automatic turnover camera which comprises a camera body and a locking module. The camera body and the locking module are respectively connected with a mounting end, the camera body is arranged in a containing space of mobile terminal equipment, the camera body is connected with a limiting groove, the locking module is provided with a limiting column, when the limiting column is clamped in the limiting groove, the locking module locks the camera body in the containing space, and when the limiting column is separated from the limiting groove, the locking module releases the camera body, and the camera body is turned out from the containing space automatically and is turned into a front-facing camera from a rear-facing camera. According to the automatic turnover camera, the camera body is mounted on the terminal equipment in a turnover mode, the locking module is arranged to lock or relieves the camera body, the camera body can be turned over automatically after being released, the front-facing camera does not need to be arranged specially, self-photographing or video calling can be achieved perfectly, the automatic turnover camera is multifunctional, and therefore the production cost of the terminal equipment is saved.