Video File Types

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

You have a choice of MOV and MP4 formats.

Option	Description	YCbCr
[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.	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.

Option

Description

YCbCr

[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.

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[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 [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.
[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).