Screenshot in Sony Xperia SL

How to take a screenshot or screen capture on a Xperia SL

One essential feature of modern smartphones is the ability to take screenshots, capturing an image of what is currently displayed on your Sony Xperia SL's screen.

Although there are apps for this function, you don’t need to install any additional ones, as it’s already built into the Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)| upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system.

Taking a screenshot allows you to save a WhatsApp conversation, a Tinder message, an Instagram story, a Facebook photo, or a video frame directly to your Sony device's memory.

If, on the other hand, you want to record a video of your Xperia SL's screen, such as a video call, a story, a web page, or part of an internet video, you can follow the next tutorial: Record screen on Xperia SL

Table of Contents:

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Sony Xperia SL you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

First, go to the screen that you want to capture a screenshot of on your Sony Xperia SL, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.

2- Second step:

Press the power key simultaneously and the volume key down. If you want to capture a video the procedure is the same but pressing the power key and the volume key up.

3- Third step:

The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your mobile/cell phone Sony Xperia SL.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen. It typically has a photo or instant photo icon. Depending on the software version installed, your image gallery application might be Google Photos. If that's the case, look for an icon resembling a four-pointed star made of paper, with each point in a different color.

4- Fourth step:

Open the image gallery, the images and photos will appear sorted by date, click on the capture that you just made on your Xperia SL, and you will be able to edit it, trim it or send it to your contacts or through your preferred social network.

Video instructions

Screenshot without using the buttons on Xperia SL

If you cannot use the physical buttons of the Sony Xperia SL because they are broken or you do not want to use them because it is a problem for you to press both buttons at the same time to take the screenshot, there is an alternative so you can continue taking screenshots without the power and volume buttons that we tell you about below:

1- First step:

Go to the screen or application you want to capture the screen on your Sony.

2- Second step:

Display the quick access or settings bar of your Sony Xperia SL. To do this, slide your finger down from the top of the screen, the shortcuts to device settings will be displayed.

3- Third step:

Press the screenshot icon, if you don't see the icon, swipe down again to display the full panel.
If you can't see this icon, you may need to add it to the shortcuts panel.

4- Fourth step:

The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your Sony phone or tablet.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen. It typically has a photo or instant photo icon. Depending on the software version installed, your image gallery application might be Google Photos. If that's the case, look for an icon resembling a four-pointed star made of paper, with each point in a different color.

How to capture a full page in Sony Xperia SL?

To take a screenshot with scrolling on a web page, a WhatsApp conversation or any other application of your Sony Xperia SL take the screenshot with the method indicated above, when taking the screenshot the capture will appear and the screenshot menu for a few seconds at the bottom.

Before it disappears, click on the "Capture more" icon and an editing menu will appear where you can select up to what point on the screen you want to capture.

Once the screenshot is complete, it will be saved in the Xperia SL's image gallery, where you can edit and share it on social networks.

About the device:

Sony Xperia SL is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in), a weight of 144 grams, a screen size of 4.3 inches (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels (~342 ppi pixel density).

It has a processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion, a graphics card Adreno 220, a RAM memory 1 GB RAM and an internal memory of 32 GB.

The Sony Xperia SL comes from the factory with the Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)| upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system.

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