Setting Guide (Video Edition)
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Getting Ready
- Settings
- Accessing Video Settings
- Storage
- Picture Quality
- Exposure
- Focus
- Audio
- Auto Capture
- Controls and Displays
- Timecode
- Hi-Res Zoom
- Power Zoom
- Reverse Ring for Focus
- Focus Ring Rotation Range
- Control Ring Response
- Customize i Menu
- Custom Controls
- Control Lock
- Fine ISO Control (Mode M)
- View Assist
- Zebra Pattern
- Grid Type
- Brightness Information Display
- Custom Shooting Displays
- Red REC frame indicator
- Viewfinder Display Size
- Auto Temperature Cutout
- Monitor Mode
- HDMI Output
- Viewing Videos
- Appendix
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Settings
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Picture Quality, Continued
Choose Image AreaChoose Image Area
Choose the image area. Select [FX] to shoot videos in what is referred
to as “FX-based video format”, [DX] to shoot in “DX-based video format”.
■ Video Image Area Options
The illustration shows the crops used for lming
videos. Regardless of the option selected, the as-
pect ratio is 16:9.
Select [FX] to shoot videos in what is referred
to as “FX-based video format”, [DX] to shoot in
“DX-based video format”.
The image area for videos recorded with
[N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)] or [ProRes RAW HQ 12-
bit (MOV)] selected for [Video le type] in the
video recording menu is determined by the
option chosen for [Frame size/frame rate]. The
option selected for [Image area] > [Choose
image area] in the video recording menu does not apply.
Selecting [DX] for [Choose image area] or mounting a DX lens on the camera with
[3840×2160;120p], [3840×2160;100p], [1920×1080;120p], or [1920×1080;100p] chosen for
[Frame size/frame rate] increases the apparent focal length by approximately 2.3× when com-
pared to FX format.
The sizes of the dierent crops are as follows.
FormatFormat SizeSize
FX-based video format Approx. 35.9× 20.2 mm
DX-based video format Approx. 23.5× 13.2 mm
2.3× Approx. 16.7× 9.4 mm
DX-based video format is selected automatically when a DX lens is attached.
When 7680× 4320 is selected for frame size, image area is xed at [FX]. The frame size changes to
3840× 2160 when a DX lens is attached.
Selecting [ON] for [Electronic VR] in the video recording menu reduces the size of the crop.
■ Choosing the Image Area
The image area can be selected by holding the Fn2 button and rotating
a command dial.
Fn2 button
The option currently selected is shown by an icon in the display.
ii-button menu-button menu
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Camera controlsCamera controls
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Other menusOther menus
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