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Video File Types

Use [Video file type] in the video recording menu to choose the video file type.

  • You have a choice of NEV, MOV, and MP4 formats.
Option Description YCbCr/Bayer
[N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)]

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 (0 RAW 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.
  • You have a choice of two tone modes: [SDR] and [N-Log].
  • Quality can be adjusted using the [Video quality (N-RAW)] item in the video recording menu.
  • Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
Bayer
[ProRes RAW HQ 12-bit (MOV)]

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 (0 RAW 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.
  • You have a choice of two tone modes: [SDR] and [N-Log].
  • Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
[ProRes 422 HQ 10-bit (MOV)]

Choose for footage destined for editing post-production.

  • You have a choice of two tone modes: [SDR] and [N-Log].
  • Footage is recorded using All-I intra-frame compression.
  • Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
YCbCr (4 : 2 : 2)
[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.

  • You have a choice of three tone modes: [SDR], [HLG], and [N-Log].
  • Footage is recorded using long GOP inter-frame compression.
  • Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
YCbCr (4 : 2 : 0)
[H.265 8-bit (MOV)]

This format offers superior compression.

  • Footage is recorded using long GOP inter-frame compression.
  • Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
[H.264 8-bit (MP4)]

A widely-supported file type.

  • Footage is recorded using long GOP inter-frame compression.
  • Audio is recorded in AAC format.

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.

  • Videos shot using [H.265 8-bit (MOV)] and [H.264 8-bit (MP4)] use [SDR]; tone-mode selection is not available.
Option Description
[SDR] This mode supports a normal range of brightnesses (dynamic range).
[HLG]

This mode supports HDR (high dynamic range; 0 Recording HLG Video). It has a wider dynamic range than SDR.

  • It is available only when [H.265 10-bit (MOV)] is selected for [Video file 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 pictures that display beautifully on monitors that support Rec. 709 (0 Recording N-Log Video).

Color Space

The color spaces for videos recorded with [H.265 10-bit (MOV)], [H.265 8-bit (MOV)], or [H.264 8-bit (MP4)] selected for [Video file type] are as follows:

  • [SDR]: BT.709
  • [HLG]: BT.2100
  • [N-Log]: BT.2020