2. Z 5 Online Manual
  3. The i Menu
  4. Movies

Movies

1

Set Picture Control (Set Picture Control)
2

White balance (White Balance)
3

Frame size and rate/image quality (Frame Size and Rate/Image Quality)
4

Microphone sensitivity (Microphone Sensitivity)
5

Choose image area (Choose Image Area)
6

Metering (Metering)
7

Wi-Fi connection (Wi-Fi Connection)
8

Destination (Destination)
9

Electronic VR (Electronic VR)
10

Vibration reduction (Vibration Reduction)
11

AF-area mode (AF-Area Mode)
12

Focus mode (Focus Mode)
[Same as Photo Settings]

If [Same as photo settings] is selected for [Set Picture Control], [White balance], [Active D‑Lighting], or [Vibration reduction] in the movie shooting menu, a h icon will appear at the top left corner of the i menu. Changes made to the setting from the i menu in photo mode will also apply in movie mode and vice-versa.

Set Picture Control

Choose a Picture Control for movie recording. For more information, see “Still Images” (Set Picture Control).

White Balance

Adjust white balance for movie recording. For more information, see “Still Images” (White Balance).

Frame Size and Rate/Image Quality

Select the movie frame size (in pixels), frame rate, and movie quality.

Movie Quality

Choose from [High quality] and [Normal]. A star (“m”) appears in the icon for [Frame size/frame rate] when [High quality] is selected. Some frame size/rate options only support [High quality].

Frame Size/Frame Rate

The maximum bit rate and recording time for each [Frame size/frame rate] option are shown below. The bit rate varies with the option selected for movie quality.

Option 1

Max. bit rate

Max. recording time

High quality

Normal

r

[3840×2160; 30p] 2

144 Mbps

— 3

29 min. 59 s 4

s

[3840×2160; 25p] 2

t

[3840×2160; 24p] 2

y/y

[1920×1080; 60p]

56 Mbps

28 Mbps

z/z

[1920×1080; 50p]

1/1

[1920×1080; 30p]

28 Mbps

14 Mbps

2/2

[1920×1080; 25p]

3/3

[1920×1080; 24p]

  1. The frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are respectively 59.94 fps, 50 fps, 29.97 fps, 25 fps, and 23.976 fps.

  2. Movies are recorded in 4K UHD.

  3. Movie quality fixed at [High quality].

  4. Each movie may be recorded across up to 8 files. Each file may be up to 4 GB in size. The number of files and the length of each file vary with the options selected for [Frame size/frame rate] and [Movie quality]. Movies recorded to memory cards formatted in the camera will however be recorded as a single file regardless of size if the card has a capacity over 32 GB.

The option currently selected for [Frame size and rate/Image quality] is shown in the display during shooting.

Microphone Sensitivity

Turn built-in or external microphones on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity.

Option

Description

bA

Adjust microphone sensitivity automatically.

[Microphone off]

Turn sound recording off.

b1 - b20

Select microphone sensitivity manually. Choose from values of from [1] to [20]. The higher the value, the higher the sensitivity; the lower the value, the lower the sensitivity.

  • At settings other than bA, the option currently selected is shown in the display.

  • If the sound level is displayed in red, the volume is too high. Reduce microphone sensitivity.

Movies Without Sound

Movies recorded with [Microphone off] selected for microphone sensitivity are indicated by a 2 icon.

Choose Image Area

Choose a movie crop from [FX] and [DX]. Select [FX] to shoot movies in what is referred to as “FX-based movie format”, [DX] to shoot in “DX-based movie format”. The movie crop is fixed at 1.7× at a frame size of 3840 × 2160. The differences are illustrated below.

  • The sizes of the areas recorded in FX- and DX-based movie formats differ. The differences are shown below.

    Image size

    Format

    Area recorded

    3840 × 2160

    — *

    Approx. 22.4 × 12.6 mm/
    0.9 × 0.5 in.

    1920 × 1080

    FX

    Approx. 35.9 × 20.2 mm/
    1.4 × 0.8 in.

    DX

    Approx. 23.5 × 13.2 mm/
    0.9 × 0.5 in.

    • Image area fixed regardless of option chosen for [Choose image area].

  • The option currently selected (c, a, or l) is shown in the image area.

Metering

Choose how the camera sets exposure during movie recording. For more information, see “Still Images” (Metering).

Metering

[Spot metering] is not available in movie mode.

Wi-Fi Connection

Enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information, see “Still Images” (Wi-Fi Connection) or turn to “Menu Guide” and refer to “Connect to Smart Device” under the heading “Wi-Fi Connection” (Wi-Fi Connection).

Destination

Choose the slot to which movies are recorded when two memory cards are inserted.

  • The menu shows the time available on each card.

  • Recording ends automatically when no time remains.

Electronic VR

Choose whether to enable electronic vibration reduction in movie mode.

Option

Description

[On]

  • Enable electronic vibration reduction during movie recording.

  • Electronic vibration reduction is not available at a frame size of 3840 × 2160.

  • Note that when [On] is selected, the angle of view will be reduced, slightly increasing the apparent focal length.

[Off]

Electronic vibration reduction is disabled.

An icon appears in the display when [On] is selected.

Vibration Reduction

Choose whether to enable vibration reduction in movie mode. For more information, see “Still Images” (Vibration Reduction).

AF-Area Mode

AF-area mode controls how the camera selects the focus-point for autofocus. For more information, see “Focus” under “AF-Area Mode” in “Basic Settings” (AF-Area Mode).

Option

d

[Single-point AF]

f

[Wide-area AF (S)]

g

[Wide-area AF (L)]

h

[Auto-area AF]

Focus Mode

Focus mode controls how the camera focuses. For more information, see “Focus” under “Focus Mode” in “Basic Settings” (Focus Mode).

Option

AF-S

[Single AF]

AF-C

[Continuous AF]

AF-F

[Full-time AF]

MF

[Manual focus]