NIKON KNOW-HOW
Video mode for beginners
We explain how your Nikon’s video mode works, what you need to do to get the best from it and bust all of that fancy filmmaking jargon in the process
The demand for video has never been higher and the line between photographer and videographer has become increasingly blurred. Nikon’s current crop of DSLR and mirrorless cameras are all capable of capturing slick 4K video, with the Z 9 and now the Z 8 pioneering the shift to 8K.
If you’re looking to make the most of your Nikon’s video capabilities, the first thing to get your head around is video formats and codecs. In a nutshell, the format houses the codec, which in turn, compresses and decompresses the data. Most modern Nikons use MOV and MP4 formats with the standard H.264/MPEG-4 codec, and this
