An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera module are provided according to implementations of the present disclosure. The electronic device includes a housing, a camera module, a pushing mechanism, and a reversing mechanism. The camera module disposed in the housing. The pushing mechanism is configured to drive the camera module to move from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing. The reversing mechanism is configured to reverse the camera module when the camera module is moved to the outside of the housing.