Nikon D500 Setting Guide(Movie Edition)

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Setting Guide

— Movie Edition —

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Active D‑Lighting

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

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

• Wind Noise Reduction ..................................................................14

More on Movies ................................................................. 15

• The Information Display...............................................................15

• Custom Control Assignments

• Electronic Vibration Reduction

• The Movie i‑Button Menu ..........................................................21

• White Balance .................................................................................22

• Choosing a Picture Control in Live View ..................................23

• Taking Photos

• Creating Stills from 4K UHD Movies ..........................................25

• HDMI Output ..................................................................................26

Time-Lapse Movies ...........................................................29

• Time‑Lapse Movie Techniques ...................................................29

• Table: Time‑Lapse Movie Techniques Compared ...................30

• Filming 4K UHD Time‑Lapse Movies .........................................31

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Things to Note ...................................................................33

• Restrictions on Available Settings .............................................33

• Keeping the Camera Cool ............................................................33

• Image Artifacts ...............................................................................34

• Ending Recording ..........................................................................34

Movie Playback Tips and Tricks ......................................35

• Ten‑Second Advance/Rewind ....................................................35

• Skipping to an Index or the Last/First Frame ..........................35

• Slow Motion ....................................................................................35

• Using the Touch Screen ................................................................36

Joining Movie Files Together ................. 37

D500 Movie Specications .............................................. 39

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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

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Control panel

Connector for external microphone

Stereo microphone

Tripod socket

USB connector

MODE button

Headphone

connector

HDMI

connector

O (Q) button

K button
G button
L (Z/Q )

button

X button

W (M) button

J button

Fn2 button

Monitor

The monitor features touch-screen controls. In movie mode
(in live view or during recording), you can touch the moni­tor to focus on the selected point. Touch-screen controls can
also be used for movie playback (page 36).

Sub-selector AF-ON button

Main

command dial

a button

Live view selector

R buttoni 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.

a button

Focus.

  2 

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

AF-ON button

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 19) or altered by up to ±3EV using exposure
compensation.

Movie-record button

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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.

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s
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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

File Names

During recording, a new le is cre­ated when the current le reaches
4GB. Normally displayed in white, the
le name in the information display
ashes amber 30 s and turns red 10s
before a new le is created.

Option Maximum length

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

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 37).

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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
Choose image area in the movie shooting menu.

1920× 1080 or
1280× 720, DX

image area

1920× 1080 or

1280× 720,

1.3× image area

3840× 2160

(4K UHD)

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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 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

Active D‑Lighting

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Use Active D-Lighting to preserve
details in highlights and shadows
when lming high-contrast scenes,
for example when shooting through
a window or at the beach.

Matrix metering is recommended. Active D-Lighting does
not apply at high ISO sensitivities (Hi 0.3–Hi 5) or at a frame
size of 3840× 2160. If Same as photo settings is selected
for Active D-Lighting in the movie shooting menu and
Auto is selected in the photo shooting menu, movies will
be shot at a setting equivalent to Normal.

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.

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Before Recording

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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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

Virtual

horizon

Warnings

Temperature warning (displayed

in red 30s before live view ends)

Low battery

No memory card

Histo­gram

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Indicators

The indicators at
right appear in
the information
display in movie
mode (in live
view and during
recording).

w
e

r

y

q u

t

“No movie” indicator: Indicates that movies can not be recorded.

q

Headphone volume: Volume of audio output to headphones. Dis-

w

played when third-party headphones are connected.

Microphone sensitivity: Microphone sensitivity.

e

Sound level: Sound level for audio recording. Displayed in red if

r

level is too high; adjust microphone sensitivity accordingly.

Frequency response: The current frequency response.

t

Wind noise reduction: Displayed when wind noise reduction is on.

y

Time remaining: The recording time available for movies.

u

Movie frame size: The frame size for movie recording.

i

Electronic VR indicator: Displayed when electronic vibration re-

o

duction is on.

File name: The file name for the current movie (page 8).

!0

Highlight display indicator: Appears when the highlight display is on.

!1

“No power aperture” indicator: Indicates that power aperture is

!2

unavailable.

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o

!0
!1
!2

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Custom Control Assignments

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Use Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) to
choose the roles played by camera controls during movie
recording.

Press

To choose the roles played by the following controls, high­light an option and press the center of the multi selector:

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

Pv button

0

Fn1 button

v

Fn2 button

x

Center of sub-selector

8

Shutter-release button

G

0 v x 8 G

t

Power aperture (open)

q

Power aperture (close) —

i

Exposure compensation +

h

Exposure compensation − —

r

Index marking

s

View photo shooting info

B

AE/AF lock — — —

C

AE lock only — — —

E

AE lock (Hold) — — —

F

AF lock only — — —

C

Take photos — — — —

1

Record movies — — — —

4

— — — —

4

4

4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4

— — —

— — — —

4

— — —

4
4
4
4

—
—
—
—
—
—

4
4

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0 v x 8 G

None

Power Aperture

Power aperture is available only in exposure modes A and M
and can not be used while photo shooting info is displayed (a
6 icon indicates that power aperture can not be used). The
display may icker while aperture is adjusted.

Press + y

To choose the roles played by the following controls in
combination with the command dials, highlight an option
and press the center of the multi selector:

Choose from JChoose image area and None.

4 4 4 4

Pv button + y

1

Fn1 button + y

w

Center of sub-selector + y

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Silent Exposure Compensation

At default settings, exposure com­pensation can be adjusted by press­ing the E button and rotating the
main command dial. The sound of
the dial may however be audible
in the audio recorded with movies.
This can be prevented by using Custom Setting g1 (Cus-

tom control assignment) to assign Exposure compensa­tion+ to the Pv button and Exposure compensation− to

the Fn1 button. Exposure compensation can then be ad­justed by pressing and holding one or the other of these
buttons instead of rotating the main command dial.

Exposure Lock

To lock exposure when lming in P,
S, or A mode or when auto ISO sen-

sitivity control is enabled, assign
AE-L lock (Hold) to the center of
the sub-selector. Exposure will lock
when the center of the sub-selector
is pressed and remain locked until it
is pressed again. Exposure lock will
not be interrupted if the shutter-release button is pressed
all the way down to take photographs during lming.

Center of sub-

selector

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Starting Recording with the Shutter-Release Button

If Record movies is assigned to the shutter-release button
and the live view selector is rotated to 1, you can start live
view by pressing the shutter-release button halfway and
start and end recording by pressing it all the way down. To
prevent camera shake, you can mount the camera on a tri­pod and start and end recording using an optional remote
cord (such as the MC-36A or MC-30A) or wireless remote
controller (such as the WR-R10/WR-T10).

To prevent unintended operation of the a button, select
Disable for Custom Setting f8 (Live view button options).

Electronic Vibration Reduction

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To enable electronic vibration reduction in movie mode,
select On for Electronic VR in the movie shooting menu.
Electronic vibration reduction is best with hand-held cin­ematography; select O when the camera is on a tripod.
Note that if electronic vibration reduction is on and DX is
selected for Choose image area (page 9), the angle of view
will be reduced and the edges of the frame cropped out.

Electronic vibration reduction is not available at a frame
size of 3840× 2160 (page 8). Regardless of the option cho­sen for ISO sensitivity settings > ISO sensitivity (mode M)
in the movie shooting menu (page 10), the upper limit when
electronic vibration reduction is on is ISO 51200.

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The Movie i‑Button Menu

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Pressing the i button in movie mode
displays the following options:

• Choose image area: Choose an image area
for movie recording (page 9).

• Frame size/frame rate: Select a frame size
and rate (page 8).

• Active D‑Lighting: Adjust Active D-Lighting for movies recorded at
frame sizes other than 3840× 2160 (page 8).

• Movie quality: Choose movie quality.

• Microphone sensitivity: Press 1 or 3 to adjust microphone sensi­tivity (page 13).

• Frequency response: Control the frequency response of the built-in
microphone (page 13).

• Wind noise reduction: Enable or disable wind noise reduction using
the built-in microphone’s low-cut filter (page 14).

• Destination: When two memory cards are inserted, you can
choose the card to which movies are recorded.

• Monitor brightness: Press 1 or 3 to adjust monitor brightness (note
that this affects live view only and has no effect on photographs or
movies or on the brightness of the monitor for menus or playback).

• Multi‑selector power aperture: Select Enable to enable power ap­erture. Press 1 to widen the aperture, 3 to narrow the aperture.

• Highlight display: Choose whether the brightest areas of the frame
(highlights) are shown by slanting lines in the display.

• Headphone volume: Press 1 or 3 to adjust headphone volume.

• Electronic VR: Enable or disable electronic vibration reduction in
movie mode (page 20).

i button

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White Balance

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In movie mode, white balance can be set by pressing the
U button and rotating a command dial.

The Main Command Dial

Choose a white balance
option. The eect can be
previewed in the moni­tor.

The Sub-command Dial

Fine-tune white balance
on the amber (A)–blue (B)
axis in increments of 0.5.

If K (Choose color temp.) is selected
for white balance, you can choose a
color temperature by pressing the
U button and rotating the sub­command dial (adjustments are
made in mireds), or enter a color
temperature by pressing and holding the U button and
using 4 and 2 to highlight digits and 1 and 3 to edit.

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If Preset manual is selected for
white balance, you can use the U
button and sub-command dial to
choose a preset.

Choosing a Picture Control in Live View

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To choose a Picture Control in live
view, press the L (Z/Q) button.
The eect of the selected control
can be previewed in the monitor.

To modify the selected control, press

2.

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Taking Photos

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In movie mode, photos can be taken by keeping the shut­ter-release button pressed all the way down (note that
photos will not be taken if the camera is unable to focus).
If lming is in progress, recording will end and any footage
shot to that point will be saved. The photos will have an
aspect ratio of 16∶9; size varies with the option selected for
movie frame size and, in the case of photos taken at frame
sizes of 1920× 1080 and 1280× 720, with the image area
and the option selected for Image size> JPEG/TIFF in the
photo shooting menu.

Frame size Image area Image size Photo size (pixels)

3840× 2160 — 3840× 2160

DX

1920× 1080

1280× 720

1.3×

Large 5568× 3128

Medium 4176× 2344

Small 2784× 1560
Large 4272× 2400

Medium 3200× 1800

Small 2128× 1192

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Creating Stills from 4K UHD Movies

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During movie playback, you can use Save selected frame
to save selected frames of 4K UHD movies as JPEG images.

Pause playback on the desired frame.

  1 

Press 3 to pause playback.

Choose Save selected frame.

  2 

Press i or J, then highlight
Save selected frame and press

2.

Create a still copy.

  3 

Press 1 to create a ne★­quality JPEG copy of the current
frame. A conrmation dialog
will be displayed; highlight Yes
and press J.

Save Selected Frame

Movie stills lack some photo information and can not be re­touched.

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HDMI Output

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The camera can be connected to HDMI devices for high­denition movie playback and recording.

Connecting to an HDMI Device

The camera can be connected to high-denition video
devices using an optional High-Denition Multimedia In­terface (HDMI) cable or a third-party type C HDMI cable.
Always turn the camera o before connecting or discon­necting the cable.

Connect to high-de­nition device (choose
cable with appropriate
connector)

Connect to camera

Tune the device to the HDMI input channel, then turn the
camera on and press the K button. During playback, im­ages will be displayed on the television screen. Volume
can be adjusted using television controls; the camera con­trols can not be used.

If the camera is connected to a third-party HDMI video re­corder, you can lm movies and save them directly to the
device even if no memory card is inserted in the camera.

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The HDMI Cable Clip

When using the optional Nikon HDMI cable, attach the sup­plied clip as shown to prevent accidental disconnection. Do
not use cable clips with non-Nikon cables.

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HDMI Options

The HDMI option in the setup menu controls output reso­lution and oers a variety of advanced HDMI options.

Output Resolution

Choose the format for images out­put to the HDMI device. If Auto is
selected, the camera will automati­cally select the appropriate format.

Advanced

Selecting Advanced displays the following options:

• Output range: Auto is recommended in most situations. If the

camera is unable to determine the correct setting, you can
choose an option based on the device’s video signal input color
range. If the input range is 16 to 235 or contrast is so high that
highlights are “washed out” (too bright) and shadows too dark,
choose Limited range. Choose Full range if the input range
is 0 to 255 or if contrast is so low that shadows are “washed out”.

• Output display size: Horizontal and vertical frame coverage for
HDMI output can be set to 95% or 100%. Choose 100% when
recording video to an external device.

• Live view on‑screen display: If O is selected, the external device will
not display shooting information during live view photography.

• Dual monitor: Choose On to mirror the HDMI display on the cam­era monitor, O to turn the camera monitor off to save power.

Dual monitor turns on automatically when Live view on­screen display is O.

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Time-Lapse Movies

Time-lapse movies can be created from photos shot using
time-lapse photography, the interval timer, or unlimited
continuous release. In the rst case, the camera generates
the movie automatically, while the last two methods re­quire third-party movie-editing software, a powerful com­puter, and advanced image-processing skills.

Time‑Lapse Movie Techniques

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The three methods of creating time-lapse movies are com­pared below.

Interval-Timer Photography

In interval-timer photography, the camera takes photos at
preset intervals. Image quality, size, and other settings can
be adjusted for exactly the results you want, while shots
containing unwanted objects can be edited or deleted.
You can create frames for high-quality movies and even (in
NEF/RAW format) choose the color temperature.

Time-Lapse Photography

This is the least complicated method: the camera creates
movies from photos taken at preset intervals, sparing you
the task of splicing the shots together. You are however
limited to the frame sizes, bit rates, and quality options
available in the Frame size/frame rate and Movie quality
menus and can record movies in MOV format only. In ad­dition, the individual frames that make up the movie are
not stored in separate les.

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Unlimited Continuous Release

Selecting a shutter speed of 4 s or slower in exposure
mode S or M lets you take an unlimited number of photo­graphs in continuous release mode (Cl, Ch, or Qc): shooting
can continue as long as the battery lasts and there is space
on the memory card, regardless of the option selected for
Custom Setting d2 (Max. continuous release). Although
the lack of shutter speeds faster than 4s limits your choice
of subjects, the interval between shots is as short as in
normal photography, producing smoother footage of sub­jects that require exposure times of 4 s or more, such as
stars or auroras.

Table: Time‑Lapse Movie Techniques Compared

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Format

Max. frame size 5568× 3712 3840× 2160 5568× 3712

Time between

shots

Exposure time ⁄–30s 4–30s

Creates

Interval timer Time lapse Continuous

Stills NEF, JPEG, TIFF — NEF, JPEG, TIFF

Movies — MOV —

0.5s or more 1s or more

Material for

advanced time-

lapse movies and

film logs

Hassle-free
time-lapse

movies

Time selected in Cl

or Ch mode

Material for
time-lapse movies
featuring star trails

or auroras

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Time-Lapse Movies

Filming 4K UHD Time‑Lapse Movies

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Filming 4K UHD time-lapse movies is simple: just select a
frame size of 3840× 2160 for Frame size/frame rate in the
movie shooting menu and then follow the steps below.
The crop (page 9) is the same as for 4K UHD movies.

Adjust time-lapse movie settings.

  1 

Select Time-lapse movie in the movie shooting menu
and adjust the following settings:

• Interval: The interval (in minutes and seconds) should
be longer than the slowest anticipated shutter speed.

Highlight Interval and

press 2.

• Shooting time: The total shooting time (in hours and
minutes) can be up to 7 hours and 59 minutes.

Highlight Shooting time

and press 2.

Choose an interval and

press J.

Choose a shooting time

and press J.

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Time-Lapse Movies

• Exposure smoothing: Select On to smooth abrupt chang­es in exposure in modes other than M (note that
exposure smoothing only takes eect in mode M if
auto ISO sensitivity control is enabled in the photo
shooting menu).

Highlight Exposure

smoothing and press 2.

Start shooting.

  2 

Highlight Start and press J. Af­ter about 3s, shooting will start
and the camera will take photo­graphs at the selected interval
for the selected shooting time.
To end shooting early and cre­ate a time-lapse movie from the frames shot to that
point, highlight O in the time-lapse movie menu and
press J, or press J between frames or immediately
after a frame is recorded.

Highlight an option and

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press J.

Things to Note

Some things to note when lming:

Restrictions on Available Settings

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The exposure settings available in movie mode (in live view
or during recording) vary with the exposure mode selected.

Aperture Shutter speed ISO sensitivity

P, S — — —

A
M

4
4 4

— —

1. The upper limit for ISO sensitivity can be selected using the ISO
sensitivity settings> Maximum sensitivity option in the
movie shooting menu (

page 10).

2. The upper limit when On is selected for Electronic VR in the
movie shooting menu is ISO 51200.

3. If On is selected for ISO sensitivity settings> Auto ISO
control (mode M) in the movie shooting menu, the upper
limit for ISO sensitivity can be selected using the Maximum
sensitivity option.

Keeping the Camera Cool

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If live view is used continuously for extended periods,
the camera’s internal temperature will rise, causing noise
(bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog) to
appear in images. Use live view only when taking pic­tures. Note that live view does not end when menus are
displayed; unless you intend to resume shooting immedi­ately, exit live view before using the menus.

1, 2

1, 2

2, 3

4

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Things to Note

Image Artifacts

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Flicker, banding, or distortion may be visible in the moni­tor and in the nal movie under uorescent, mercury va­por, or sodium lamps, when power aperture is in use, or if
the camera is panned horizontally or an object moves at
high speed through frame. Jagged edges, color fringing,
moiré, and bright spots may also appear. Bright areas or
bands may appear with ashing signs and other intermit­tent light sources or if the subject is briey illuminated by
a strobe or other bright, momentary light source. Noise
(randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) and unex­pected colors may be more noticeable if you zoom in on
the view through the lens during live view.

The Flicker reduction option in the movie shooting menu
can be used to reduce icker under uorescent, mercury
vapor, or sodium lamps. The desired results may not be
obtained if the subject is very bright, in which case you
should try a smaller aperture (higher f-number).

Ending Recording

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If the maximum length is reached, the memory card lls,
the battery runs low, the live view selector is rotated to C,
the lens is removed, or the camera overheats, lming will
end automatically and all footage shot to that point will be
saved. No movie will be recorded if the battery is removed
during lming.

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Movie Playback Tips and Tricks

Some tips for viewing movies:

Ten‑Second Advance/Rewind

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Rotate the main command dial one click to advance or re­wind 10 seconds.

Skipping to an Index or the Last/First Frame

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If you added index markers during recording, you can skip
to the next or previous index frame by rotating the sub­command dial during playback. If there are no intervening
index markers, the sub-command dial will take you to the
last or rst frame.

Slow Motion

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Press 3 for slow-motion playback.

Index Marking

If Index marking is assigned to a con­trol using Custom Setting g1 (Custom
control assignment, page 17), you can
press the selected control during re­cording to add indices that can be
used to locate frames during editing
and playback. Up to 20 indices can be added to each movie.

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Movie Playback Tips and Tricks

Using the Touch Screen

l

The touch screen oers the following movie playback con­trols:

Play/Pause/Resume

Tap the a icon to start playback and
tap the monitor to pause or resume.

a icon

Skip

Tap the progress bar to skip to the
selected position and pause play­back. You may nd this useful when
attempting to nd a specic scene
in a long movie.

Progress bar

Volume Control

Tap the W or X icon during play­back to adjust the volume.

Volume control

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Joining Movie Files Together

Each movie recorded with the D500 may consist of up to 8
les of up to 4GB in size. These les can be joined together
in ViewNX-i.

Select the les in the movie.

  1 

Right-click any of the les in the movie and choose Se­lect Set of Continuous Movies to select all the movie’s

component les.

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Joining Movie Files Together

Launch ViewNX-Movie Editor.

  2 

Click the (movie) button to launch ViewNX-Movie
Editor.

Click Combine movies.

  3 

The options at right will be
displayed. Click Combine

Movies.

Save the movie.

  4 

Choose a destination and
le name and click Out-
put.

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D500 Movie Specications

Image sensor

Image sensor 23.5× 15.7mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels 21.51 million
Dust-reduction
system

Storage

Media XQD memory cards; SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant

Movies

Metering TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Metering method Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels)
and frame rate

Bit rate • 3840× 2160 (4K UHD): 144Mbps

Sampling rate • Internal storage: 4

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust O reference data (Capture
NX-D software required)

SDHC and SDXC memory cards

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

• 1920× 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

• 1280× 720; 60p, 50p
Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are

59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; ★ high
quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available
at all sizes except 3840× 2160

• 1920× 1080 60p/50p ★ high: 48Mbps

• 1920× 1080 60p/50p normal: 24Mbps

• 1920× 1080 30p/25p/24p ★ high: 24Mbps

• 1920× 1080 30p/25p/24p normal: 12Mbps

• 1280× 720 ★ high: 24Mbps

• 1280× 720 normal: 12Mbps

∶2∶0, 8 bit

• HDMI output: 4∶2∶2, 8 bit

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Movies

File format MOV
Video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio recording format 48kHz, 16-bit linear PCM
Audio recording
device
ISO sensitivity • Exposure mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100

Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high,

Other options Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration

White balance

Picture Control

Picture Control
System

Built-in stereo microphone; external microphone (imped­ance 2.2K ); sensitivity adjustable

to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual se­lection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of ⁄, ½, or 1 EV) with
additional options available equivalent to approximately

0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent)
above ISO 51200

• Exposure modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control
(ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit

High, Normal, Low, or O

reduction

Same as photo settings, auto (3 types), incandescent,
uorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, preset
manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance
measurement available during live view), choose color
temperature (2500K–10000K), all with ne-tuning.

Same as photo settings, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Mono­chrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control
can be modied; storage for custom Picture Controls

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D500 Movie Specications

Monitor

Interface

USB SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to

HDMI output Type C HDMI connector
Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter)

Power source

Battery One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL15 battery
Battery pack Optional MB-D17 multi-power battery pack with one

AC adapter EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available

Tripod socket

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2359k-dot (XGA) tilting TFT touch­sensitive LCD with 170 ° viewing angle, approximately 100%
frame coverage, and manual monitor brightness control

built-in USB port is recommended

rechargeable Nikon EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 Li-ion battery
(available separately), one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion
battery, or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries. A
BL-5 battery-chamber cover is required when using EN-EL18a
or EN-EL18 batteries.

separately)

¼in. (ISO 1222)

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