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Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Table of Contents Workflow Making Movies: Workflow...............4 Buttons and Icons Frequently-Used Controls...............6 The Live View Display......................7 ●●The Live View Display............................................. 7 ●●The Information Display: Movie Live View..... 7 ●●The Virtual Horizon Display.................................. 9 Settings Accessing Movie Settings.............10 ●●The i-Button Menu.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Table of Contents, Continued Tips and Tricks Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques.....41 Image Sensor Cleaning.................54 ●●“Time-Lapse Movie”..............................................41 Troubleshooting............................55 ●●“Interval Timer Shooting”....................................45 ●●Keeping the Camera Cool...................................55 Slow-Motion Movies......................
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Making Movies: Workflow 1 Prepare. Before shooting movies, learn the names and locations of camera controls as described in the following sections: ●● Frequently-Used Controls................................................. 0 6 ●● The Live View Display.........................................................
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Making Movies: Workflow, Continued 3 Start recording. If you are using autofocus, focus before shooting. At default settings, the camera automatically detects and focuses on faces (! face-priority AF); to focus instead on a selected area of the frame, choose a different AF-area mode (0 30).
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Frequently-Used Controls The following controls are frequently used during movie recording: Stereo microphone Release mode dial lock release Power switch Shutter-release button E button Release mode dial U button S button Movie-record button I button Control panel Y button Sub-command dial Connector for external microphone Pv button Headphone connector USB connector Fn1 button HDMI connector AF-mode button Focus-mode
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix The Live View Display The live view display offers exposure preview and controls for monitor brightness, headphone volume, and microphone sensitivity. The Live View Display The following are displayed in the monitor during live view and movie recording: q o !0 w e r t y u i !1 Indicates that recording is in progress. is displayed if movies cannot currently be recorded.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix The Live View Display, Continued Warnings The warnings at right may be displayed during recording. Temperature warning (displayed in red 30 s before live view ends) No memory card Low battery The Count-Down Display A count down will be displayed 30 s before live view ends automatically.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix The Live View Display, Continued The Virtual Horizon Display The virtual horizon can be used to help level the camera when mounting it on a tripod. To view the virtual horizon in movie mode, use the R button as described on page 7. R button The virtual horizon shows roll and pitch based on information from the camera tilt sensors.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Accessing Movie Settings Movie settings can be adjusted in movie mode using any of the following three methods: the i-button menu, movie-related controls, or the movie shooting menu.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Accessing Movie Settings, Continued Movie-Related Controls The following controls can be used for movie recording: Control I button U button Y button E button S button L (Z/Q) button AF-mode button Setting 0 Exposure mode 23 14 White balance 22 Metering 24 Exposure compensation 13 ISO sensitivity 16 Picture Control AF mode and AF-area mode 29, 30 Settings can be adjusted without leaving live view, ensuring you never miss a
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality The settings covered in this section control movie picture quality. Frame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie Quality To choose a movie quality option and a frame size and rate for movie recording: 1 Select the desired item. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued ISO Sensitivity When exposure mode P, S, or A is selected in movie mode, the camera adjusts ISO sensitivity automatically. You can, however, choose the upper limit to prevent the camera choosing too high a value. In exposure mode M, you also have the option of adjusting ISO sensitivity manually.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued White Balance Adjust white balance according to lighting conditions. To select a white balance option without exiting movie mode, press the U button and rotate the main command dial. The results of the new setting can be previewed in the monitor. When v (Auto), I (Fluorescent), L (Preset manual), or K (Choose color temp.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued ■■Measuring Preset Manual White Balance in Live View Use preset manual white balance to measure a custom white balance value for the current light source and save it for later recall. 1 Set white balance to L (Preset manual). Press the U button and rotate the main command dial until L is displayed in the monitor. U button Main command dial 2 Select a preset.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued Picture Controls i-button menu — Movie-related controls 4 Movie shooting menu 4 Choose a Picture Control according to the subject or type of scene.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued ■■Modifying Picture Controls in Live View Individual Picture Control parameters can be fine-tuned without leaving live view. 1 Display the Picture Control list. In movie mode, press the L (Z/Q) button to view a list of Picture Controls. 2 Select a Picture Control. Highlight the desired Picture Control and press 2. 3 Adjust settings.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued The “n Auto” Picture Control If n Auto is selected for Set Picture Control, settings can be adjusted in the range A−2 to A+2. Rotating the sub-command dial has no effect. “A” (Auto) Results for auto sharpening, contrast, and saturation vary with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame. Use a type G, E, or D lens for best results.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued High ISO Noise Reduction Selecting an option other than Off for High ISO NR in the movie shooting menu reduces noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels), particularly in movies shot at high ISO sensitivities. Choose the amount of noise reduction performed from High, Normal, and Low, but note that edges may soften and the picture may lose definition at higher settings.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued Image Area Choose the size of the area on the image sensor used to record movies. Select FX to shoot movies in what is referred to as “FX-based movie format”, DX to shoot in “DX-based movie format”. The differences between the two formats are shown in the illustration. The sizes of the areas recorded are approximately 35.9 × 20.2 mm (FX-based movie format) and 23.5 × 13.2 mm (DX-based movie format).
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Picture Quality, Continued Electronic Vibration Reduction To choose whether to enable electronic vibration reduction in movie mode: 1 Select Electronic VR in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Electronic VR and press 2 to view options. 2 Select the desired option. Press 1 or 3 to highlight the desired option and press J to select.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Exposure This section is devoted to settings that affect exposure. Metering i-button menu — Movie-related controls 4 Movie shooting menu — Metering determines how the camera sets exposure. To choose a metering option, press the Y button and rotate the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the monitor and control panel.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Exposure, Continued Exposure Mode Exposure mode determines how the camera adjusts shutter speed and aperture to obtain the desired exposure. i-button menu — Movie-related controls 4 Movie shooting menu — To choose the exposure mode, press the I button and rotate the main command dial until the desired option appears in the monitor or control panel.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Exposure, Continued Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. To choose a value for exposure compensation, press the E button and rotate the main command dial until the desired value is displayed in the monitor or control panel. The current value can be confirmed by pressing the E button. If Multi selector exposure comp.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Exposure, Continued Active D‑Lighting i-button menu 4 Movie-related controls — Movie shooting menu 4 Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Use for high-contrast scenes, for example when photographing brightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Audio Read this section for information on adjusting audio settings when recording sound with movies. Microphone Sensitivity Turn the built-in or external microphones on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity. 1 Select Microphone sensitivity in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Microphone sensitivity and press 2 to view options.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Audio, Continued Frequency Response Choose the range of frequencies to which the built-in microphone or external microphones respond. 1 Select Frequency response in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Frequency response and press 2 to view options. 2 Select the desired option.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Audio, Continued Headphone Volume Adjust the volume for third-party headphones. 1 Select Headphone volume in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Headphone volume and press 2 to view options. 2 Select the desired setting. Press 1 or 3 to choose the desired volume and press J to select.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Focus This section covers the focus settings used when recording movies. Focus Mode i-button menu — Movie-related controls 4 Movie shooting menu — Use the focus-mode selector to choose whether the camera focuses in autofocus or manual focus mode. Select AF for autofocus, M for manual focus. Focus-mode selector AF Mode AF mode determines how the camera focuses when the focus-mode selector is rotated to AF.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Focus, Continued AF-Area Mode AF-area mode determines how the camera selects the focus point for autofocus. i-button menu — Movie-related controls 4 Movie shooting menu — To choose the AF-area mode, press the AFmode button and rotate the sub-command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the monitor.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Focus, Continued Using Autofocus in Live View Use an AF-S or AF-P lens. The desired results may not be achieved with other lenses or teleconverters. Note that in live view, autofocus is slower and the monitor may brighten or darken while the camera focuses. The focus point may sometimes be displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Focus, Continued Focus Peaking If you enable focus peaking when recording movies in manual focus mode, objects that are currently in focus will be indicated by colored outlines. i-button menu 4 Movie-related controls — Movie shooting menu — Area in focus To enable or disable focus peaking without leaving live view: 1 Select Peaking level in the i-button menu.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Storage Choose a memory card and format for movie recording. Destination To choose the slot used for movie recording when two memory cards are inserted: 1 Select Destination in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Destination and press 2 to view options. 2 Select the desired option.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays The settings discussed in this section affect movie controls and displays. Multi-Selector Power Aperture i-button menu 4 Movie-related controls — Movie shooting menu — Enabling this option allows aperture to be adjusted using the multi selector, helping prevent the clicking sounds made by the command dials being recorded with the movie. Press 1 to widen the aperture, 3 to narrow the aperture.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued Custom Control Assignments Use Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) to choose the roles played by camera controls during movie recording. 1 Select Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment). In the Custom Settings menu, highlight Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) and press J. You will be prompted to choose a control. 2 Select a control.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued Each of these functions are described in turn below. Power aperture t (open) Power aperture q (close) Aperture widens while the Pv button is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) > Fn1 button > Power aperture (close) for button-controlled aperture adjustment. Aperture narrows while the Fn1 button is pressed.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued ■■Press + y Options marked with y icons are used to choose the function performed by pressing the control and rotating a command dial. The following options are available: 1 Pv button + y w Fn1 button + y 9 Center of sub-selector + y Press the control and rotate a command dial to Choose J image area select the image area. The image area cannot be changed during shooting.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued Highlight Display When highlight display is enabled in the i-button menu, highlights (bright areas of the frame) are indicated by shading when the camera is in movie mode. 1 Select Highlight display in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Highlight display and press 2 to view options.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued Monitor Brightness Follow the steps below to adjust monitor brightness when the camera is in movie mode. 1 Select Monitor brightness in the i-button menu. With the camera in movie mode, press the i button to display the i-button menu. Press 1 or 3 to highlight Monitor brightness and press 2 to view options. 2 Adjust brightness.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Controls and Displays, Continued Monitor Off Delay i-button menu — Movie-related controls — Movie shooting menu — Custom Setting c4 (Monitor off delay) determines how long the monitor remains on when no operations are performed. To prevent the monitor turning off during live view photography and movie recording, select No limit for Custom Setting c4 (Monitor off delay) > Live view.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques Time-lapse movies are created from photographs shot automatically at preset intervals. The resulting movie is viewed at a much higher rate than the frames are captured, speeding the apparent passage of time.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued 2 Adjust time-lapse movie settings. 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. Choose an interval and press J. Highlight Shooting time and press 2. Choose a shooting time and press J.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued • Image area: Choose the image area used for time-lapse recording. Highlight Image area and press 2. Highlight an option and press J. Highlight Frame size/frame rate and press 2. Highlight an option and press J. Highlight Interval priority and press 2. Highlight an option and press J. • Frame size/frame rate: Choose the frame size and rate at which the final movie will play back.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued Extending the Metering System’s Lower Limit Enabling both exposure smoothing and silent photography extends the lower limit of the exposure metering system downward by −3 EV, allowing exposure mode A to be used with subjects—such as the stars coming out as the sky darkens from dusk, or the sky brightening from night to dawn—that vary so greatly in brightness that they cannot be shot in mo
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued “Interval Timer Shooting” Follow the steps below to create time-lapse movies using the Interval timer shooting option in the photo shooting menu. Before proceeding, be sure to select a release mode other than E (self-timer). Before Shooting Before beginning interval timer photography, take a test shot at current settings and view the results in the monitor.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued • Intvl×shots/interval: Choose the number of intervals and the number of shots per interval. In S (single frame) mode, the photographs for each interval will be taken at the rate chosen for Custom Setting d1 (CL mode shooting speed). Highlight Intvl×shots/interval and press 2. Choose the number of intervals and shots/interval and press J.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued 3 Start shooting. Highlight Start and press J. The first series of shots will be taken at the specified starting time, or after about 3 s if Now was selected for Choose start day/time in Step 2. Shooting will continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken. 4 Create a time-lapse movie. This step requires third-party software that supports time-lapse movie creation.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Time-Lapse Movie Techniques, Continued During Shooting During interval timer photography, the Q icon will flash in the control panel. Immediately before the next interval begins, the shutter speed display will show the number of intervals remaining, and the aperture display will show the number of shots remaining in the current interval.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Slow-Motion Movies To record silent slow-motion movies, select 1920 × 1080; 30p ×4 (slow-mo), 1920 × 1080; 25p ×4 (slow-mo), or 1920 × 1080; 24p ×5 (slow-mo) for Frame size/frame rate (0 12). Slow-motion movies are recorded at 4 or 5 times the rated speed and play back at the rated speed.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix HDMI Output The camera can be connected to HDMI devices for high-definition movie playback and recording. Connecting to an HDMI Device The camera can be connected to high-definition video devices using an optional High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable available from Nikon or a third-party type C HDMI cable. Always turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the cable.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix HDMI Output, Continued ■■Advanced Selecting Advanced displays the following options: Auto is recommended in most situations. If the camera is unable to determine the correct RGB video signal output range for the HDMI device, you can choose from the following options: • Limited range: For devices with an RGB video signal input range of 16 to 235. Choose this option if you notice loss of Output range detail in shadows.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Viewing Tips Some tips for viewing movies: Ten-Second Advance/Rewind Rotate the main command dial one click to advance or rewind 10 seconds. Skipping to an Index or the Last/First Frame If you added index markers during recording, you can skip to the next or previous index frame by rotating the sub-command dial during playback.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Joining Movie Files Together Each movie recorded with the D850 may consist of up to 8 files of up to 4 GB in size. These files can be joined together in ViewNX‑i. 1 Select the files in the movie. Right-click any of the files in the movie and choose Select set of continuous movies to select all the movie’s component files. 2 Launch ViewNX‑Movie Editor. (movie) button to launch Click the ViewNX‑Movie Editor.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Image Sensor Cleaning If you suspect that dirt or dust on the image sensor is appearing in photographs, you can clean the sensor using the Clean image sensor option in the setup menu. 54 1 Position the camera base down. So that image sensor cleaning has the maximum possible effect, hold the camera base down as shown in the illustration. 2 Select Clean image sensor > Clean now.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Troubleshooting Some things to note when filming. Keeping the Camera Cool 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.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Troubleshooting, Continued Unavailable Menu Options Menu items that are grayed out can sometimes be accessed by changing camera settings. ■■Movie Shooting Menu Not available if slow-mo is selected for Frame size/frame rate (0 12). Not available if Image area is assigned to Frame size/frame a control using Custom Setting g1 (Custom rate (0 12) control assignment, 0 35).
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix Troubleshooting, Continued • Use a CPU lens. • End multiple exposure, interval timer, focus shift, bracketing, and HDR photography. • Set the camera clock. Time-lapse movie • Exit image transfer mode. (0 41) • Disconnect the HDMI cable. • Choose a shutter speed other than bulb or time. • Disable the negative digitizer. Start time • Check that the shooting time is longer than the Interval.
Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix D850 Movie Specifications Image sensor Image sensor Total pixels Dust-reduction system PIcture Control 35.9 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor 46.
