Nikon Z1 Technical Manual

Nikon Z1 Technical Manual

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  • Page 1 Professional Technical Guide - RAW Video Recording -...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About RAW video RAW video output with the Nikon Z series RAW video output settings 1 Connecting the camera with the Atomos Ninja V 2 Camera settings 3 Atomos Ninja V settings Other settings Standby timer settings Recording timecodes...
  • Page 3: About Raw Video

    About RAW video RAW video is a video file that is output directly from the c am e r a’s imag e s e ns o r w ith o ut any in - c am e r a imag e processing (RGB data before demosaicing)*.
  • Page 4: Raw Video Output With The Nikon Z Series

    RAW video output with the Nikon Z series Nikon’s RAW video output function outputs 12-bit RAW data via HDMI connector. The recording format depends on the specifications of the external recorder connected via HDMI. Recording to the camera’s memory card is not available.
  • Page 5: Raw Video Output Settings 1

    RAW video output settings 1 Connecting the camera with the Atomos Ninja V Ninja V Z 7 / Z 6 HDMI cable Connect an HDMI cable to the camera’s HDMI connector Connect the other end to the Ninja V HDMI video input Note: •...
  • Page 6: Camera Settings

    RAW video output settings 2 Camera settings Enable RAW output SETUP MENU > HDMI > Advanced > RAW output options Select RAW output Select Enable (no recording to card)
  • Page 7 RAW video output settings 2 Choose a RAW output mode SETUP MENU > HDMI > Advanced > RAW output options Select RAW output mode Pick your desired RAW output mode* * The menu screen shown here is for the Z 6. There are some differences from the Z 7.
  • Page 8 RAW video output settings 2 Turn on External recording control SETUP MENU > HDMI > Advanced > External recording control Select On ⇒ You can now start/stop recording by pressing the camera’s movie-record button. (recording) or (standby) icon will be displayed on the camera monitor.
  • Page 9: Atomos Ninja V Settings

    RAW video output settings 3 Atomos Ninja V settings Select Record > CODEC > ProRes RAW > Confirm ⇒ Supports RAW input via HDMI and displays monitor image in color. (The monitor image will be displayed in monochrome if the Ninja V’s codec is set to anything other than ProRes RAW, even when receiving RAW output from the...
  • Page 10 RAW video output settings 3 Select Input > TRIGGER > HDMI ⇒ Now the camera’s movie- record button can be used to control the start/stop of recording on the Ninja V. If this is functioning correctly, a red frame will appear on the Ninja V monitor during recording.
  • Page 11: Other Settings

    Other settings Standby timer settings The monitor will turn off automatically and stop sending video output to the Ninja V after the length of time set in CUSTOM SETTING MENU c3 (Power off delay) > Standby timer. The Standby timer should be set to No Limit or a time longer than the anticipated recording...
  • Page 12: Recording Timecodes

    Other settings Recording timecodes Enable Record timecodes in the camera MOVIE SHOOTING MENU > Timecode > Record timecodes Select On (with HDMI output) ⇒ The timecode is output from the camera to the Ninja V via HDMI. Hour, minute, second and frame number will be embedded to each frame during RAW video recording.
  • Page 13 Other settings Select Timecode > Source > HDMI on the Ninja V ⇒ The Ninja V receives a timecode from the camera. Note: Please refer to the Ninja V User Manual for more details about Ninja V settings.
  • Page 14: Important Notes On Raw Output Options

    Important notes on RAW output options • Upon receiving RAW video output functionality, camera firmware will also be updated to the latest available version. • After the RAW video output is activated, other camera features will continue to function normally. •...
  • Page 15: Frame Sizes, Etc. For Raw Video Recording

    Frame sizes, etc. for RAW video recording The following frame sizes, frame rates and image areas are available with RAW video recording. — 3840×2160 30p FX — 3840×2160 25p FX — 3840×2160 24p FX 3840×2160 30p DX 3840×2160 30p DX 3840×2160 25p DX 3840×2160 25p DX 3840×2160 24p DX...
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