Nikon Z 8 - Video Recording; Video File Types

Video Recording
Video File Types
Use [
Video file type] in the video recording menu to choose the video file type.
You have a choice of NEV, MOV, and MP4 formats.
Option Description
YCbCr/
Bay
er
[
N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)]
This option assumes the footage will later undergo
RAW processing and editing using a professional
high-performance computer system of the type
typically employed for editing video (
0 204).
The camera simultaneously recor
ds an H.264 8-
bit MP4 video (proxy video) at a frame size of
1920× 1080 for playback on the camera.
You have a choice of two tone modes: [SDR]
and [N-Log].
Quality can be adjusted using the [Video
quality (N-RAW)] item in the video recording
menu.
Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
Bayer
[ProRes RAW HQ 12-bit (MOV)]
This option assumes the footage will later undergo
RAW processing and editing using a professional
high-performance computer system of the type
typically employed for editing video (
0 204).
The camera simultaneously recor
ds an H.264 8-
bit MP4 video (proxy video) at a frame size of
1920× 1080 for playback on the camera.
You have a choice of two tone modes: [SDR]
and [N-Log].
Audio is recorded in Linear PCM format.
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Video File Types