Nikon D5 User Manual

Professional

Setting Guide

— Movie Edition —

Revision 1.0

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Table of Contents

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

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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

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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

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Recording Movies

Start movie live view.

  1 

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

Focus.

  2 

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

Start recording.

  3 

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

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a button

AF-ON button

End recording.

  4 

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

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Before Recording

Before recording, adjust settings in
the movie shooting menu.

Frame Size/Frame Rate

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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).

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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

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Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings

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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.

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Before Recording

Set Picture Control

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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

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White Balance

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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.

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Before Recording

Microphone Sensitivity

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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

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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

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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.

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More on Movies

Read this section for information on functions you may
nd useful when lming movies.

The Information Display

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To hide or display indicators in the monitor, press the R
button.

Information on Information o Framing guides

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horizon

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