Nikon D5 User Manual

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Setting Guide

— Movie Edition —

Revision 1.0

Movie-Related Camera Controls ...................................... 4

Recording Movies ............................................................... 6

Before Recording ................................................................ 8

• Frame Size/Frame Rate ...................................................................8

• Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings ....................................................10

• Set Picture Control ............................................11

• White Balance .................................................................................12

• Microphone Sensitivity ................................................................13

• Frequency Response .....................................................................13

• Wind Noise Reduction ..................................................................13

More on Movies ................................................................. 14

• The Information Display...............................................................14

• Custom Control Assignments ........................18

• Electronic Vibration Reduction

• The Movie i-Button Menu ..........................................................23

• White Balance .................................................................................24

• Choosing a Picture Control in Live View ..................................25

• Photos and Frame Grabs .................................26

• Creating Stills from 4K UHD Movies ..........................................28

• HDMI Output ..................................................................................29

Time-Lapse Movies ...........................................................32

• Time-Lapse Movie Techniques ...................................................32

• Table: Time-Lapse Movie Techniques Compared ...................33

• Filming 4K UHD Time-Lapse Movies .........................................34

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Things to Note ...................................................................36

• Restrictions on Available Settings .............................................36

• Keeping the Camera Cool ............................................................36

• Image Artifacts ...............................................................................37

• Ending Recording ..........................................................................37

Movie Playback Tips and Tricks ......................................38

• Ten-Second Advance/Rewind ....................................................38

• Skipping to an Index or the Last/First Frame ..........................38

• Using the Touch Screen ................................................................39

Joining Movie Files Together ................. 40

D5 Movie Specications ..................................................42

Movie-Related Camera Controls

S (Q)

button

E button

Shutter-

release button

Power switch

Movie-record

button

Focus-mode selector

AF-mode button

Sub-command dial

Pv button

Fn1 button

Fn2 button

Top control panel

Connector for external microphone

Stereo microphone

USB connector

MODE button

Headphone

connector

HDMI

connector

Guide pin

socket

Tripod socket

Movie-Related Camera Controls

Monitor

O (Q) button

K button G button L (Z/Q )

button

X button

W (M) button

J button

Fn3 button

Rear control

panel

T button

U button

R button

The monitor’s touch-screen controls can be used for movie playback (page 39).

Sub-selector AF-ON button

Main

command

dial

a button

Live view selector

i button

Multi selector

Recording Movies

Start movie live view.

Rotate the live view selector to 1 and press the a button.

Focus.

Frame the opening shot and press the AF-ON button or press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.

Start recording.

Press the movie-record button to start recording (audio is also recorded; be careful not to cover the built-in microphone). A recording indicator and the time available are displayed in the monitor. The camera can be refocused by pressing the AF-ON button, and exposure can be locked by pressing the center of the sub-selector (page 20) or altered by up to ±3EV using exposure compensation.

Movie-record button

a button

AF-ON button

End recording.

Press the movie-record button again to end recording and then press a to exit live view.

Before Recording

Before recording, adjust settings in the movie shooting menu.

Frame Size/Frame Rate

Choose an option according to how you will use the movie.

r s t

y/y 1920× 1080; 60p z/z 1920× 1080; 50p 1/1 1920× 1080; 30p 2/2 1920× 1080; 25p 3/3 1920× 1080; 24p 4/4 1280× 720; 60p 5/5 1280× 720; 50p u/6 1920× 1080; 60p crop v/7 1920× 1080; 50p crop 8/8 1920× 1080; 30p crop 9/9 1920× 1080; 25p crop !/! 1920× 1080; 24p crop

Option

3840× 2160 (4K UHD); 30p 3840× 2160 (4K UHD); 25p 3840× 2160 (4K UHD); 24p

Maximum length

(★ high quality/Normal)

29min. 59s (recorded

across up to 8 ﬁles of up to

4GB each; the number and

length of the ﬁles varies

with Frame size/frame

rate and Movie quality;

ﬁles can be joined together

using ViewNX-i as described

on page 40).

The Movie Crop

The movie crop varies with frame size and, at frame sizes of 1920× 1080 and 1280× 720, the option selected for Image area > Choose image area in the movie shooting menu.

3840× 2160

(4K UHD)

Footage with a frame size of 3840× 2160 (4K UHD) can be lmed with DX lenses.

1920× 1080 or

1280× 720,

FX image area 1920× 1080 crop

1920× 1080 or 1280× 720, DX image area

Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings

ISO sensitivity can be adjusted in movie mode (in live view or during recording).

• ISO sensitivity (mode M): Choose the ISO

sensitivity for exposure mode M from values between ISO 100 and Hi 5. Auto ISO sensitivity control is used in other exposure modes.

• Auto ISO control (mode M): Select On for auto ISO sensitivity control

in exposure mode M, O to use the value selected for ISO sen- sitivity (mode M).

• Maximum sensitivity: Choose the upper limit for auto ISO sensitivity

control from values between ISO 200 and Hi 5. Auto ISO sensitivity control is used in exposure modes P, S, and A and when On is selected for Auto ISO control (mode M) in exposure mode M.

Auto ISO Sensitivity Control

At high ISO sensitivities, the camera may have diculty focusing and noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may increase. This can be prevented by choosing a lower value for Movie ISO sensitivity settings > Maximum sensitivity.

Before Recording

Set Picture Control

Choose a Picture Control for movies.

• Same as photo settings: Use the Picture Control settings currently selected in the photo shooting menu.

• Q Standard: Standard processing for balanced results. Recommended for most situations.

• R Neutral: Minimal processing for natural results. Choose for footage that you intend to process in post-production.

• S Vivid: Footage is enhanced for a vivid, photoprint eﬀect with emphasis on primary colors.

• T Monochrome: Film monochrome footage.

• o Portrait: Footage of portrait subjects is processed to give skin a natural texture and rounded feel.

• p Landscape: Film vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.

• q Flat range, from highlights to shadows, maximizing the potential for tweaking in post-production. Use with highlight-weighted metering to minimize loss of detail in highlights.

: Details are preserved over a wide tone

White Balance

Adjust white balance according to lighting conditions. Choose Same as photo settings to use the white balance settings currently selected in the photo shooting menu.

Measuring Preset Manual White Balance

Instead of using a specially-prepared reference object, you can measure white balance from any white or grey object in the frame.

When Preset manual is selected for white balance, you can hold the U button in live view to enter direct measurement mode. L will ash in the display; tap a white or grey object to position the spot white balance target (r) over the selected object and measure white balance. To zoom in on the target for precise positioning, press the X button. Press the U button again to exit direct measurement mode.

White balance presets d1–d6 can be viewed by selecting Preset man- ual for White balance in the movie shooting menu. The white balance target is shown on the preset.

Before Recording

Microphone Sensitivity

Adjust settings for the built-in stereo microphone or optional ME-1 stereo or ME-W1 wireless microphones. Choose Auto sensitivity to adjust sensitivity automatically, Microphone o to turn sound recording o. To select sensitivity manually, select Manual sensitivity and choose a value between 1 and 20 (higher values indicate increased sensitivity).

Frequency Response

If SWide range is selected, the built-in microphone will respond to a wide range of frequencies, from music to the bustling hum of a city street. Choose TVocal range to bring out human voices.

Wind Noise Reduction

Select On to enable the low-cut lter for the built-in microphone (optional stereo microphones are unaected), reducing noise produced by wind blowing over the microphone (note that other sounds may also be aected). Wind-noise reduction for optional stereo microphones that support this feature can be enabled or disabled using microphone controls.

Nikon D5 User Manual

Table of Contents

Movie-Related Camera Controls

Recording Movies

Before Recording

Frame Size/Frame Rate

Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings

Set Picture Control

White Balance

Microphone Sensitivity

Frequency Response

Wind Noise Reduction

More on Movies

The Information Display