How to Take Screenshots and Record Clips on PS5 With the Create Button

Take a screenshot on PS5

Open your game and go to the scene you want to keep.
Press the Create button on the DualSense. The create menu opens.
Select Take Screenshot.

That’s all it takes. Sony says the screenshot captures your current game screen.

Record a clip from the start

Open your game and get ready to play the part you want.
Press the Create button.
Select Start New Recording.
Play your game.
Press the Create button again.
Select Stop Recording.

A recording can run up to 1 hour.

Save a moment that already happened

The PS5 keeps recording your recent gameplay on its own. You can save a clip after something cool happens.

Press the Create button right after the moment you want.
Select Save Recent Gameplay.
Choose how much recent gameplay to save.

You can save anywhere from the last 15 seconds up to 1 hour.

Find your screenshots and clips

Go to the games home screen on your PS5.
Select Media Gallery.
Pick a tab: All, Favorites, Trophies, or Albums.
Select a thumbnail to open the capture full screen.

The All tab shows the newest captures first. Albums sorts them by game. For a quick look at your latest work, press Create and select the Recently created thumbnail. It shows up to 15 recent captures, according to the Media Gallery page.

Copy a capture to a USB drive

Plug a USB drive into your PS5. A USB tab appears in Media Gallery.
Select the capture you want to copy.
Select More, then Copy to USB Drive.

Change what the Create button does

Go to the PS5 home screen.
Select Settings.
Select Captures and Broadcasts.
Select Captures.
Open Shortcuts for Create Button.
Pick Standard, Easy Screenshots, or Easy Video Clips.

Limits to know

Length: Both recording methods top out at 1 hour.
Blocked scenes: Some game content can’t be captured, so it won’t appear in your clips.
8K screenshots: They need a PS5 Pro, an 8K game, and an 8K screen. Turn on 8K Resolution Screenshot under Settings, Captures and Broadcasts, Captures.
Cloud uploads: Screenshots you upload to Cloud Media Gallery go up at a lower resolution.

Want trophy moments saved on their own? Look under Settings, Captures and Broadcasts, Auto-Captures, then Trophies. You can turn on trophy screenshots and trophy videos there.