Video file types

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

You have a choice of NEV, R3D, MOV and MP4 formats.

Option	Description	YCbCr
[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
[R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)]	This option assumes RAW processing and editing using the same process typically employed for data shot with RED Digital Cinema, Inc. IPP2 (R3D 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. The video tone mode is fixed at [Log3G10]. You can use [Base ISO sensitivity] to switch between low and high sensitivity (Base ISO sensitivity). Auto ISO sensitivity control cannot be used. Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
[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.
[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

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 the multi selector right to select the tone mode.

[R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)] is fixed at [Log3G10], and tone-mode selection is not available.
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). The color gamut is BT.709.
[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]. The color gamut is BT.2100.
[N-Log]	This mode uses Nikon’s unique log curve. Choose this mode for shooting with a wide dynamic range that suppresses loss of details in highlights and shadows. 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). The color gamut is BT.2020.
[Log3G10]	This is a tone mode that uses a log curve with a wide dynamic range that suppresses loss of details in highlights and shadows. This assumes color grading that is the same post-production process typically employed for data shot with RED Digital Cinema, Inc. IPP2. Use a Log3G10 LUT to check the color grading on the camera’s shooting display. LUTs for Log3G10 or LUTs created using video editing software can be applied to the shooting display (3D LUT). This option is available only when [R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)] is selected for [Video file type]. The color gamut is REDWideGamutRGB.