Nikon D800 - The Following Sections Describe Settings Available in the Camera Menus; Image Area

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Workfl ow
Before
Recording
Live View Menu Options Other Settings Recording
After
Recording
Image Area
Image Area
Using an FX lens with movie live view gives you a choice of one (or in the case of the D4, two) crops
in addition to the standard FX-based format.
FX-based movie format DX-based movie format 1920 × 1080 crop (D4 only)
Crop factor: 1.5× Crop factor: 2.7×
The 1920× 1080 Crop (D4 Only)
The 1920× 1080 Crop (D4 Only)
CSHOOTING MENU> Movie settings> Frame size/frame rate
The “1920 × 1080 crop” options in the Frame size/frame rate menu off er improved resolution and
sharpness and increase the eff ective lens focal length by about 2.7×, narrowing angle of view by
the same amount. Note, however, that “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, and
lines may increase at high ISO sensitivities.
Select Movie settings.
Press G to display the menus,
then highlight Movie settings in
the shooting menu and press 2.
G button
Multi selector
Select Frame rate/frame size.
Highlight Frame rate/frame size
and press 2.
Select a “1920 × 1080 crop” option.
Highlight a “1920 × 1080 crop” op-
tion and press J.
J button
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