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•Manual movie settings : Choose On to allow manual 
adjustments to shutter speed and ISO sensitivity when the 
camera is in mode  M.
 Shutter speed can be  set to values as 
fast as 1/4000 s; the slowest speed available varies with the 
frame rate: 1/30 s for frame rates of 24p, 25p, and 30p, 1/50 s for 
50i or 50p, and 1/60 s for 60i or 60p. ISO sensitivity can be set 
to values between ISO 200 and Hi 2 ( 049).
 If shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are 
not in these ranges when live view starts, they will automatically be set to 
supported values, and remain at these values when live view ends.
 Note that ISO 
sensitivity is fixed at the value selected;  the camera does not adjust ISO sensitivity 
automatically when  On is selected for  ISO sensitivity settings  > Auto ISO 
sensitivity control  in the shooting menu ( 0154).
1Select  Movie settings .
Press the G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Movie settings  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
2Choose movie options.
Highlight the desired item and press  2, then 
highlight an option and press  J.
AUsing an External Microphone
The optional ME-1 stereo microphone can be used  to reduce noise caused by lens vibration 
being recorded during autofocus.
DThe Count-Down Display
A count down will be displayed 30 s before live view ends automatically ( 097).
 Depending 
on shooting conditions, the timer may appear immediately when movie recording begins.
 
Note that regardless of the amount of recording time available, live view will still end 
automatically when the timer expires.
 Wait for the internal circuits to cool before resuming 
movie recording.
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AHDMI and Other Video Devices
When the camera is connected to a video device, the device will 
display the view through the camera lens.
 If the device 
supports HDMI-CEC, select  Off for the  HDMI > Device control  
option in the setup menu ( 0147) before shooting in live view.
 
If 1920 × 1080 60i , 1920 × 1080 50i , 1280 × 720 60p , or 1280 
× 720 50p  is selected for  Frame size/frame rate , the monitor 
will turn off when the camera is connected to an HDMI video device.
ASee Also
For information on the indicators displayed in live view, see page 97.
 For information on 
choosing focus and AF-area modes, see page 94.
 See page 100 for information on focusing 
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Viewing Movies
Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback ( 0118). Press  J to start 
playback.
The following operations can be performed:
1  icon Length Current position/total length
Volume
Movie progress bar Guide
ToUseDescription
Pause Pause playback.
Play Resume playback when movie is
 paused or during rewind/
advance.
Advance/ rewind Speed increases with each press, 
from 2× to 4× to 8× to 16×; 
keep pressed to skip to beginning or end of movie (first frame is 
indicated by  h in top right corner of monitor, last frame by  i).
 
If playback is paused, movie rewinds or advances one frame at 
a time; hold for continuous rewind or advance.
Skip 10 s Rotate the command dial  to skip ahead or back 10 s.
Adjust volume
X /W  (Q )Press  X to increase volume,  W (Q ) to decrease.
Edit movie
A  (L )To edit movie, press  A (L ) while movie is paused ( 0107).
Return to full-
frame playback  
/
KPress  1 or  K to exit to full-frame playback.
Exit to shooting  mode Press shutter-release button halfway.
 Monitor will turn off; 
photographs can be taken immediately.
AThe  2 Icon
2  is displayed in full-frame and movie playback if the movie was 
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Editing Movies
Trim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills.
To prevent unexpected loss of power during editing, check the battery level before 
proceeding.
Tr i m m i n g  M ov i es
To create trimmed copies of movies:
1Display a movie full frame.
Press the  K button to display pictures full 
frame in the monitor and press  4 and  2 to 
scroll through pictures until the movie you 
wish to edit is displayed.
2Choose a starting or end point.
Play the movie back as  described on page 
106, pressing  J to start and resume 
playback and  3 to pause.
 Your approximate 
position in the movie can be ascertained 
from the movie progress bar.
3Display movie edit options.
Press the  A (L ) button to display movie 
edit options.
OptionDescription
f Choose start/end point Create a copy from which the opening or closing footage has 
been removed.
g Save selected frame Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.
K button
Movie progress bar
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4Select Choose start/end point .
Highlight Choose start/end point  and press 
2 .
The dialog shown at right will be displayed; 
choose whether the current frame will be 
the starting or end point of the copy and 
press  J.
5Delete frames.
If the desired frame is not currently 
displayed, press  4 or  2 to advance or 
rewind (to skip to 10 s ahead or back, rotate 
the command dial). To switch the current 
selection from start point ( w) to end point ( x) 
or vice versa, press  A (L ).
Once you have selected the start point and/
or end point, press  1.
 All frames before the 
selected start point an d after the selected 
end point will be removed from the copy.
6Save the copy.
Highlight one of the following and press  J:
• Save as new file : Save the copy to a new file.
• Overwrite existing file : Replace the original 
movie file with the edited copy.
• Cancel : Return to Step 5.
• Preview : Preview the copy.
Except in the photo inform ation “image only” page (0119), edited copies are 
indicated by a  f icon in full-frame playback.
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DTrimming Movies
Movies must be at least two seconds long.
 If a copy can not be created at the current 
playback position, the current position will be displayed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be 
created.
 The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory 
card.
Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.
AThe Retouch Menu
Movies can also be edited using the  Edit movie option 
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Saving Selected Frames
To save a copy of a selected frame as a JPEG still:
1View the movie and choose a frame.
Play the movie back as described on page 
106; your approximate position in the movie 
can be ascertained from the movie progress 
bar.
 Pause the movie at the frame you 
intend to copy.
2Display movie edit options.
Press the  A (L ) button to display movie 
edit options.
3Choose  Save selected frame .
Highlight Save selected frame  and press J.
4Create a still copy.
Press  1 to create a still copy of the current 
frame.
5Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J to create a fine-
quality ( 042) JPEG copy of the selected 
frame.
 Except in the photo information 
“image only” page ( 0119), movie stills are 
indicated by a  f icon in full-frame playback.
ASave Selected Frame
JPEG movie stills created with the  Save selected frame option can not be retouched.
 JPEG 
movie stills lack some categories of photo information ( 0119).
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Special Effects
Special effects can be used when recording images.
The following effects can be selected by rotating the mode dial to q and rotating 
the command dial until the desire d option appears in the monitor.
Shooting with Special Effects
Mode dial Command dial Monitor
ANEF (RAW)
If NEF (RAW )+JPEG is sele cted for image quality in %, g , ( , or  3 mode, only the JPEG images 
will be recorded ( 042).
 If NEF (RAW ) is selected, fine-quality JPEG photographs will be 
recorded instead of NEF (RAW ) images.
AThe  1 Icon
If a  1 icon is displayed in  g or  ( mode, no pictures will be taken while the shutter-release 
button is pressed in continuous high-speed  and continuous low-speed release modes.
AThe Retouch Menu
The  Color sketch  (0 189),  Miniature effect  (0 191), and  Selective color  (0 192) options in 
the retouch menu can be used to apply these effects to existing pictures. 
						

							
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%Night Vision
Use under conditions of darkness to 
record monochrome images at high ISO 
sensitivities (with some noise in the form 
of randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or 
lines).
 Autofocus is available in live view 
only; manual focus can be used if the 
camera is unable to focus.
 The built-in 
flash and AF-assist illuminator turn off; use 
of a tripod is recommended to reduce blur.
gColor Sketch
The camera detects and colors outlines for 
a color sketch effect.
 Movies shot in this 
mode play back like a slide show made up 
of a series of stills.
 The effect can be 
chosen during live view ( 0114); note that 
the display refresh rate drops when live 
view is in effect and that the frame rate 
drops in continuous release modes.
 
Autofocus is not available during movie 
recording.
(Miniature Effect
Distant subjects appear as miniatures. 
Miniature effect movies play back at high 
speed, compressing 30 to 45 minutes of 
footage shot at 1920 × 1080/30p into a 
movie that plays back in about three 
minutes.
 The effect can be chosen during 
live view ( 0115); note that the display 
refresh rate drops when live view is in 
effect and that the frame rate drops in 
continuous release modes.
 Sound is not 
recorded with movies; autofocus is not 
available during movie recording.
 The 
built-in flash and AF-assist illuminator turn 
off; use of a tripod is recommended when 
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3Selective Color
All colors other than the selected colors 
are recorded in black and white.
 The effect 
can be chosen during live view ( 0116).
 
The built-in flash turns off; use of a tripod 
is recommended when lighting is poor.
1Silhouette
Silhouette subjects against bright 
backgrounds.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended when 
lighting is poor.
2High Key
Use with bright scenes to create bright 
images that seem filled with light.
 The 
built-in flash turns off.
3Low Key
Use with dark scenes to create dark, 
somber images with prominent 
highlights.
 The built-in flash turns off; use 
of a tripod is recommended when lighting 
is poor.