How to take a screenshot video on iphone

Videos are positively dominating social media, including on Instagram, which announced in June 2021 that it is "no longer just a photo-sharing platform." But don't feel like you have to replace all your photos in favor of filling your camera roll with videos. There is a way to take still photos and videos on an iPhone at the same time. If your brain didn't just combust at that statement, don't worry; mine and every single one of my friend's brains did for you. Digital creator Kelly Fiance is one person who's shared this tip in an Instagram Reel, and I don't think I'll ever take photos the same way again.

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How to Take Still Photos While Recording a Video on Your iPhone
How to Capture a Still Photo From a Prerecorded Video on Your iPhone
How to allow screen recordings on your iPhone and iPad
How to screen record on your iPhone and iPad
How to find or edit your screen recording

If you enjoy stitching together videos of your life for recaps of your year, your month, or even a fun trip, this tip is going to be useful for you. It's so much better than converting live photos into a video clip (which I've done more times than I can count), and the picture quality remains high. If you're a content creator in any sense of the word, pay very close attention, as this iPhone hack will make your life simpler.

How to Take Still Photos While Recording a Video on Your iPhone

Start recording your video.
Tap the white circle on the bottom right-hand corner to take a picture.
Stop recording your video when done.
All pictures and videos will be saved to your camera roll.

That's literally it. It's hard to believe this not-so-secret capture button has been available to us for so long, but thank goodness it is.

How to Capture a Still Photo From a Prerecorded Video on Your iPhone

If you have a prerecorded video that'd you'd like to capture a still photo from, there's a way to do that, too (sort of).

Open the video you'd like to take a picture from.
Select the frame you want to turn into a picture.
Using the volume-up and side buttons, take a screenshot of the frame, and crop it to your liking.
Access the screenshot from your camera roll as you normally would.

To screen record on iPhone or iPad, enable the recording feature and select it in the Control Center.
All your screen recordings will be saved to the Photos app, where you can edit or share them freely.
Your screen recordings can include audio, as well as your own narration.

Taking a screenshot – a single still image of your device's screen, whether it is an – iPhone, Mac computer, or Apple Watch – is pretty easy. But if you're using an iPhone or iPad and wondering how to record your screen, the process might not be so obvious.

Luckily, taking a screen recording — a video of your iPhone or iPad's screen — is just as easy as traking a screenshot, once you know how to enable it.

Here's how to screen record on your iPhone or iPad, and then find the video once it's saved.

How to allow screen recordings on your iPhone and iPad

Before you can record your screen, you'll need to turn on the screen recording feature.

1. Open the Settings app and then tap Control Center.

2. Find Screen Recording. If it isn't already in the section labeled Included Controls, scroll down to the "More Controls" and tap the green plus sign next to it. You should see it move to the Included Controls section.

You’ll find the screen recording option in the “More Controls” section if it’s disabled. Stefan Ionescu

How to screen record on your iPhone and iPad

Once you've turned the feature on, taking a screen recording is as easy as pressing a button.

1. Open Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen — or, if you have a home button, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

2. Tap the Record button.

Tapping the Record button, found in the Control Center, starts a 3-second countdown to recording your screen. Dave Johnson

3. After a three-second countdown, the Record button will turn red and it will record everything you do, even if you close the Control Center. You'll know you're still recording because the time, shown in the upper left corner, will be red.

The “Record” button will turn red to signal that you’re now recording. Dave Johnson

4. To stop recording, tap the red time indicator at the top left of the screen and then tap "Stop." You can also open the Control Center and tap the record button again.

5. By default, your screen recording will just include the audio coming out of your iPhone or iPad. If you want to narrate your screen recording, press and hold your finger on the record button, and you'll be given the option to turn on your microphone.

How to find or edit your screen recording

Your new recording will appear in the Camera Roll. To see it, open the Photos app and it should be the newest item. From here, you can share or edit it like any other photo or video.

If you're a perfectionist, you might want to trim the start or end of your video. You can edit the video and save it as a new clip – it won't affect the original video, but will give you an edited version you can share.

1. Find the video in the Photos app and tap it.

2. Tap Edit on the top right of the screen.

3. At the bottom of the screen, tap and drag the arrow at the very start of the video to the right. It will become a yellow frame.

4. Size the frame to trim the video down to just the part you want to keep. You can press play at any time to ensure you like the edit.

You can use editing controls to trim the start and end of your video. Dave Johnson

5. Tap Done and then tap Save as New Clip.

Dave Johnson

Freelance Writer

Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.