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 (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 (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.	Bayer
[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; 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 (Recording N-Log Video).

Option

Description

[SDR]

This mode supports a normal range of brightnesses (dynamic range).

[HLG]

This mode supports HDR (high dynamic range; 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 (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