RAW Video

RAW video records unmodified data from the camera's image sensor. While regular videos use in-camera image processing such as tone and color adjustments, noise reduction, and lens aberration correction, RAW video does not. RAW videos, like RAW data for still images, contain detailed information such as tonal gradation and color, and are suitable for editing during video production. This option assumes that the footage will later undergo processing and editing using a high-performance computer system.

Supported RAW Video Types

Nikon cameras record in the following RAW video formats.

RAW video type	Recording file format	Description
N-RAW	[N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)]	Nikon's unique RAW video format. The video quality can be set to [High quality] or [Normal].
R3D NE	[R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)]	This option assumes that the footage will later undergo RAW processing through the IPP2 (Image Processing Pipeline 2) of RED Digital Cinema, Inc. (hereafter "RED") and subsequent editing.
Apple ProRes RAW	[ProRes RAW HQ (MOV)]	A RAW video format developed by Apple Inc.