How to take a screenshot on a sony xperia

Personalization layer incorporating mobile range Xperia from Sony is characterized not only by its design but also because of the unique features that this brand offers its users. Make a screenshot on a Sony Xperia is a task that can be accomplished in different ways, and smartphones from this company gives even the peculiarity that in some cases it is possible to record the screen in video form. Given the confusion that these options can generate, this time we have compiled everything a user should know about how to take a screenshot on a Sony Xperia.

First, if all we want is to take a screenshot on an Xperia, what Sony offers us in this regard are two options:

• On the one hand, we can take the screenshot by holding down the power and volume down buttons at the same time. To do this, we have to press the power button (that is, the button we use to turn on the screen) and the volume down button at the same time; After holding down both buttons for a few seconds, we should see how our mobile captures the screen.

• But, if for some reason we cannot carry out this procedure, we also have another option. He

  

  The second procedure to capture the screen on an Xperia consists of holding down the power button for a few seconds until a pop-up window with several options is shown. In this window we must click on the option “ Take capt. screen ", and the screen capture of the content that we have open at that moment will automatically be made. It is important that, before carrying out this second procedure, we have open on the screen the content that we want to be shown in the capture (a WhatsApp conversation, a web page, a message on Facebook, etc.).

Regardless of how we do the screen capture, it is also important that we know where we can find the screen captures that we have taken on our Sony Xperia. To access all our captures, the procedure is as follows:

1. We enter the album application (it is installed as standard in the Xperia, and is represented with an orange icon).
2. Once inside, click on the icon of the three parallel lines that we will see in the upper left part of the screen.
3. Then, click on the " Folders " section.
4. In this section we will see all the folders in which the photos and videos of our Xperia are organized, and the one that interests us in this case is the one called " Screenshots ". We click on this folder and we will have managed to access the section in which all the screenshots that we have taken with our mobile are stored.

In addition to the screenshots, on some Sony Xperia (from the Sony Xperia Z1 to the Sony Xperia Z5, through other models of the Xperia family) it is also possible to make a video recording of the screen. In the event that we want to record a video performing some task on the mobile, the procedure to follow is this:

1. With the screen turned on, click on the power button of our Xperia and leave it pressed for a few seconds, until a pop-up window appears.
2. In this window, one of the options that we will see - if our mobile phone is compatible with the function - is " Record screen ". We click on this option, we accept the legal conditions and, automatically, we will see that a floating widget appears on the screen that contains different options inside.
3. The largest button, the one that contains an icon inside, is the one that allows us to open and close the screen video recording options menu; the button with a red circle is the one we will use to start or end the recording; the button with an icon of a person allows us to activate the recording of the front camera so that we appear in the video on our screen; and the last button, the tools button, allows us to configure the video quality (Full HD, HD or FWVGA) and the orientation (Landscape or Portrait).