Points To Note When Filming Videos - Nikon Z 8 Reference Manual

Points to Note When Filming Videos

Note the following points when recording videos:
Each video can be up to 125 minutes in length.
Each video recorded to a card with a capacity of 32 GB or less will be saved across a maximum of
8 files. Each of these files will be a maximum of 4 GB in size. The number of files and the length of
each file vary with the options selected for [Frame size/frame rate].
If [ProRes 422 HQ 10-bit (MOV)] is selected for [Video file type] in the video recording menu
and the memory card has a capacity of 32 GB or less, recording will automatically end when the file
reaches 4 GB in size. Videos are not recorded across multiple files.
Depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before the maximum length is reached.
Video cannot be recorded to SD memory cards or to XQD memory cards with a capacity of 32 GB
or less when [N‑RAW 12‑bit (NEV)] or [ProRes RAW HQ 12‑bit (MOV)] is selected for [Video file
type] in the video recording menu.
A 0 icon ( 93) indicates that videos cannot be recorded.
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[Spot metering] is not available during video recording.
Flash lighting (
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Tip: Video Recording: Shooting Mode
The exposure settings that can be adjusted during filming vary with the shooting mode:
Mode
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P, S
A
M
1 Exposure control in mode S is the same as in mode P.
2 The maximum ISO sensitivity for videos recorded with [ON] selected for [Electronic VR] in the
video recording menu is ISO 25600.
3 The upper limit for ISO sensitivity can be selected using the [ISO sensitivity settings] >
[Maximum sensitivity] item in the video recording menu.
4 If [ON] is selected for [ISO sensitivity settings] > [Auto ISO control (mode M)] in the video
recording menu, the upper limit for ISO sensitivity can be selected using [Maximum sensitivity].
388) cannot be used.
Aperture
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4
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Shutter speed
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4
202
ISO sensitivity
3
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3
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4
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Points to Note When Filming Videos
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