Tips for Shooting Better Video

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Once upon a time, the ability to shoot video with a digital still camera was one of those “gee whiz” gimmicks camera makers seemed to include just to have a reason to get you to buy a new camera. That hasn’t been true for a couple of years now, as the video quality of many digital still cameras has gotten quite good. Indeed, feature films have been shot entirely or in part using Nikon dSLRs, and the Showtime television series Dexter includes many scenes captured with a Nikon D800. The Z7 II and Z6 II really up the ante by incorporating video capabilities that have been enhanced or simply not available with previous Nikon still cameras.

The new 10-bit N-log recording option is a stellar example, bringing ...

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