Q: How to take screen shot on iphone 5s?

Hi,

You can do this by pressing the home and power buttons and the same time.

Can you disable Siri and try to take a screenshot then?

Go to Settings>General>Restrictions and see if you have a Camera Restriction ...don't know that the Camera is a part of the Screen Shot Capture ...but just in case.   You also could try a Soft Reset (No Risk) by holding down the Sleep button and the Home button at the same time until the Apple logo appears and then just wait for the Reset to bring your iPhone back to your Lock-Screen.

Screenshot...

1. Press and hold the Sleep button.

2. Press and release the Home button.

3. Release the Sleep button.

4. Your screen will flash and the image will be in your Camera Roll.

The Camera has nothing to do with a screenshot... you can take a screenshot with the camera restricted or not restricted, doesn't matter.

No offense poster, but come on. I'm not one to tell people to "google it" as a response to a question but if told the same correct answer 4 times, you're phone's either broken or you're not trying. This reminds me of my dad asking me to set up his iTunes for the 50th time because he doesn't get the learning is doing thing/me pointing him in the right direction then figuring it out.

ANYWAY. Far more interesting question. An a-hole sold me a 32 gb iPhone 5 on craigslist and said the volume down button is the only thing that doesn't work. Of course, shoot me for using craigslist, but it's riddled with issues. One being I'm a huge screenshot take and the top bottom is dodgy and either works or doesn't. So. Whenever I need to screenshot, I actually do go to Siri because sometimes the top button isn't functioning. I turned assist ice touch on and can do it like that but then I got into looking at gestures and actions and  wondering if there's a cooler way to maybe peform a gesture that takes a screenshot.

Finally! Someone who actually answered the question.
Thank you Paulcb.

Leave it to an Aggie to get it right.  Thanks Paulcb!

Thanks, Clear concise answer!