Тест кодека Nikon Z R

In this video I test the various video codec options in the Nikon ZR camera. This was my first time using this camera so this is a preliminary test and what I thought of each codec out of the box. I will test R3D NE at 6K 24fps, N-RAW N-LOG at 6K 24fps, H.265 SDR 8-bit at 4K 24fps as well as an HDMI Capture at 1440P SDR into a CamLink 4K. The R3D NE is the best format in this camera and considered the "hot rod" format. It is a RAW video format that uses RED's color science and imaging pipeline. It produces a great image but the overhead in file size is high. It requires extra work too when you get to video editing. I use VEGAS so I first have to utilize Resolve to import the RAW footage, do a color space transform to Rec.709 then export it in ProRes which I can then work with in VEGAS. I liked this codec the best in terms of image quality and no digital sharpness however what I didn't like was the bitrate and I wasn't a fan of the colors in my particular scene. This could of been a white balance and exposure issue on my part but in this initial test I much preferred Nikon's native color science. The N-RAW is honestly the sleeper RAW format. It is Nikon's native RAW codec in their mirrorless series and has an option for a "Normal" quality which has a much better bitrate. It will use Nikon's native color science, which is great and you can shoot LOG using N-LOG. I found the image quality aspect to honestly be just as good, if not identical to R3D but with much different colors and exposure workflow. If I was to shoot in either LOG or a RAW format, I would honestly stick to N-RAW Normal. It did not look great and under-exposed in my initial tests as I didn't know how to properly expose for it. I think with more testing with the camera I could nail this codec. The H.265 is the most hated format on this camera from the influencer community for it's softness. But that is ONLY for if you are shooting in a LOG profile. That does not apply to SDR or HLG. I made the mistake of changing the Picture Profile to Neutral because influencers told me that is the best H.265 profile. WRONG! Sadly in this video we are using the Neutral picture profile and you can get much better results out of this camera. I recommend the Standard profile with a few adjustments, sharpness and mid sharpening set to -2, Clarity set to 0. White balance set to Incandescent if you are under Soft White lighting, including LED bulbs instead of a "fixed" temperature. I find these settings to be a lot better. By default I think it over sharpens the image and looks like a cellphone. Note this is for SDR. I didn't bother with N-LOG on H.265 as honestly I believe if you want to shoot in LOG you should use N-RAW Normal. The reason I shot in SDR for H.265 is because literally everyone else shows you what the NLOG is like but not the SDR. Lastly I test HDMI output to a Elgato CamLink 4K capture card. It recorded in OBS at 1440P. The workbench PC doesn't have enough horsepower to encode 4K. In this test I'm using the Neutral profile without my adjustments. I think after my adjustments and the Standard profile look best. If you're curious the difference, I have another video on my channel where I do a Gaming PC build that utilizes the picture profile adjustments in the Standard profile. I also throw in a test of my existing camera, a Nikon D5300. This is a much older APS-C DSLR camera that can only do 1080P. The footage in this video looked a bit softer than it normally is because OBS sucks at up-scaling to 1440P. It's not FAR off but this camera is a tad sharper than this test would make you believe. There are a lot of flaws with this test. Like I said this was my first time using this camera and it's preliminary. It shows you what I was able to achieve out of the box as a first time user to the ZR. I need to learn how to properly expose this camera for the other formats. I will be getting an 18% gray card and utilizing zebras in the future. Along with getting more familiar with the waveform monitor. 00:00:00 R3D NE 6K 24p codec quality test 00:01:11 NRAW N-Log 6K 24p codec quality test 00:02:44 H.265 SDR 8-bit 4K 24p test 00:05:44 HDMI Capture at 1440P SDR 00:09:12 Nikon D5300 HDMI 1080P 00:12:43 R3D NE second test 00:14:45 NRAW N-Log second test 00:16:14 H.265 SDR second test 00:21:24 HDMI second test 00:29:28 Nikon D5300 second test