Abstract: The invention is in the technological field of digital imaging. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of automatic navigation between a digital image (8) and a region of interest (14, 15) of this image (8). The method according to the invention enables, based on the display of the initial image (8) on a display screen (2) of a mobile terminal (1) comprising a movement detection means (4), automatic navigation towards a region of interest (14) or (15) of the initial image (8), without manual control, and simply by transmitting, for example, a tilting movement to the terminal (1) in the direction of the region of interest (14, 15). The method according to the invention is used with portable or mobile terminals, for example cellphones or phonecams.