New RAW “Video File Type” Options

Two RAW options have been added under [Video file type] in the video recording menu (Video File Types).

Option	Description	YCbCr/Bayer
[N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)]	This option assumes the footage will later undergo RAW processing and editing on a powerful computer. Video is recorded in NEV format. 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 [Video quality (N-RAW)] 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 on a powerful computer. Video is recorded in MOV format. 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

Option

Description

YCbCr/Bayer

[N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)]

This option assumes the footage will later undergo RAW processing and editing on a powerful computer.

Video is recorded in NEV format.
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 [Video quality (N-RAW)] 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 on a powerful computer.

Video is recorded in MOV format.
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

[Upload RAW video as] items have been added to the [Options] sub-menus for [Connect to computer] (Connect to Computer) and [Connect to FTP server] (Connect to FTP Server) in the network menu. You can choose to upload RAW videos to computers or FTP servers as both RAW- and MP4-format files or as MP4-format files only.
ISO sensitivities of Hi 0.3 through Hi 2.0 are not available with RAW videos.
Selecting [N-Log] for [Tone mode] limits minimum ISO sensitivity.
- The lowest value available for the [ISO sensitivity settings] > [Maximum sensitivity] item in the video recording menu is ISO 1600.
- The lowest value available for the [ISO sensitivity settings] > [ISO sensitivity (mode M)] item in the video recording menu is ISO 800.
[Active D-Lighting], [High ISO NR], [Diffraction compensation] and [Electronic VR] are not available in the video recording menu.
RAW videos cannot be edited on the camera.
Regardless of the option selected for [HDMI] > [Output resolution], the maximum output resolution is 1920×1080.

RAW Video Frame Size and Rate Options

The [Frame size/frame rate] options available when [N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)] or [ProRes RAW HQ 12-bit (MOV)] is selected are as follows:

Regardless of the setting chosen for [Image area] > [Choose image area] in the video recording menu, “FX” options will be recorded using the [FX] image area and “DX” options using the [DX] image area. Choosing a “2.3×” option increases the apparent focal length by approximately 2.3× when compared to FX format.
DX-based video format is selected automatically when a DX lens is attached. “FX” options cannot be selected.

The bit rate for NEV videos and average bit rate for MP4 videos recorded with [N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)] selected for video file type are listed below.