Sharper Screenshots

Question

Well, I would like to know if there is any way to make more defined screenshots, because currently, even on mobile devices, the definition is low and this ends up reducing the quality of some tutorials that I do, since, if people If you're viewing it on a mobile device, they will need to zoom in to see some information better, so it's something that bothers a lot and currently the only way to fix it is to increase the resolution, but it's not the most interesting due to the monitor refresh rate, so, an option to upscale 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x of the captures, I think I could fix this, so I could use the native resolution 1920x1080 or lower, and when I take a capture, it comes out in a higher resolution.

Answer 1

Hello W. Martins

Welcome to the Microsoft community.

Based on your current description, it seems that you need to get a higher resolution screenshot in Windows, generally speaking. There are two main methods for taking high-resolution screenshots in Windows:

• Using PrintScreen to take screenshots: This method involves pressing the PrintScreen button on your keyboard, which will copy the screen to the clipboard. Then you can paste it into a paint application and save it as a PNG file, which allows lossless compression and preserves the quality of the image.
• Using Windows snipping tool to take screenshots: This method involves launching the snipping tool application from the search section of your taskbar and choosing the Full-Screen Snip Mode or Window Snip Mode. This will capture your whole screen or the active window and save it as a PNG file.

Some other tips for taking clear screenshots are:

1. Fill the whole screen with the window you want to capture and enlarge the content if needed.
2. Make sure your mouse cursor is not visible in your screenshots or use a screenshot app that turns your cursor into a frame-drawing tool.
3. Don’t scale the image too much afterward or convert it to a graphic Processing Software before resizing it.
4. Send the screenshot as a file instead of dragging and dropping it into a messenger app that might compress it and reduce its quality.

If you need to ensure the quality and clarity of your screenshots, this will most likely depend on the resolution of your device. The higher the resolution, the better the quality and clarity of the resulting screenshot, which is an expected behaviour based on the design of the hardware, and for the time being there is no way to capture your screenshot at 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x magnification. This is only possible if you take a high-resolution screenshot and then crop it again to achieve the zoom effect.

However, some GPU manufacturers offer super-virtual resolution, which allows lower resolution screens to be displayed at a higher resolution, but this is dependent on the performance of the hardware. If the performance of the graphics card is sufficient to provide a higher virtual resolution, you could theoretically get a sharper image.

I hope this helps and if there are other aspects that are unclear, feel free to reply.

Best regards,

Chandy |Microsoft Community Support Specialist