Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of an electronic device identifying an object in an image. A method of an electronic device identifying an object in an image according to an embodiment may include acquiring an image including the object; determining a plurality of guide regions of different scales corresponding to the object in the acquired image; identifying the type of object in the image on the basis of feature information that is for identifying the object and that is determined from some guide regions among the plurality of guide regions; and storing at least one pixel value of the image including the object when the identified type of object is identified as an object related to an animal's eye or when the identified type of object is identified as an object related to an animal's nose.