Setting Guide (Video Edition)

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Settings
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Storage, Continued
Video File TypeVideo File Type
Choose the video encoding and le type.
The selection can be made using [Video le type] in the video recording
menu. You have a choice of NEV, MOV, and MP4 formats.
OptionOption DescriptionDescription
Tone Tone
modemode
Inter-frame Inter-frame
compressioncompression
Audio recording Audio recording
formatformat
YCbCr/YCbCr/
BayerBayer
[N-RAW 12-bit
(NEV)] W
This option assumes the footage will later undergo RAW processing
and editing using a professional high-performance computer
system of the type typically employed for editing video.
• The camera simultaneously records an H.264 8-bit MP4 video (proxy
video) at a frame size of 1920× 1080 for playback on the camera.
[SDR]
—
Linear PCM
Bayer
[N-Log]
[ProRes RAW HQ
12-bit (MOV)] W
[SDR]
[N-Log]
[ProRes 422 HQ
10-bit (MOV)]
Choose for footage destined for editing post-production.
[SDR]
ALL-I
YCbCr
(4 : 2 : 2)
[N-Log]
[H.265 10-bit (MOV)]
This option assumes the footage will later undergo editing using
a professional high-performance computer system of the type
typically employed for editing video.
[SDR]
Long GOP
YCbCr
(4 : 2 : 0)
[HLG]
[N-Log]
[H.265 8-bit (MOV)] This format offers superior compression.
[SDR]
[H.264 8-bit (MP4)] A widely-supported file type. ACC
■ Tone Mode
To choose the tone mode, highlight [N‑RAW 12‑bit (NEV)], [ProRes RAW HQ 12‑bit (MOV)], [ProRes
422 HQ 10‑bit (MOV)], or [H.265 10‑bit (MOV)] and press
2
. The tone mode for videos shot using
[H.265 8‑bit (MOV)] and [H.264 8‑bit (MP4)] is xed at [SDR].
OptionOption DescriptionDescription
[SDR] This mode supports a normal range of brightnesses (dynamic range).
[HLG]
This mode supports HDR (high dynamic range). It has a wider dynamic range than SDR.
• It is available only when [H.265 10‑bit (MOV)] is selected for [Video le type].
[N‑Log]
This mode uses Nikon’s unique log curve. Choose for pictures with a wide dynamic range. 3D LUTs for use with N-Log
curves can be applied post-production for footage that displays beautifully on monitors that support Rec. 709.
■ Video Quality W
When [N‑RAW 12‑bit (NEV)] is selected, video quality can be selected using [Video quality (N ‑RAW)]
in the video recording menu.
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