Nikon D5200 Movie Settings

Lens Settings
1) Make sure lens is switched to “M” and not A. This allows for manual zoom & manual focus.
2) Make sure to turn the “VR” to “OFF”.
3) On top of the camera, switch the big Mode Dial to “M” for manual operation.

Power Up
1) To power up camera, slide the big silver button on the top right side of the camera to “ON”.

Video Settings
1) Swivel the LCD screen into operation.
2) Hit the Menu button on the left top rear of the camera to turn on the LCD screen with menu choices.

3) Use the directional pad on the right side of the camera to scroll up or down until you see the
SETUP MENU and then hit OK.

4) Scroll down to Video Mode at the bottom of the menu screen and hit OK. Make sure NTSC is
selected in yellow.

5) Scroll down to Flicker Reduction and hit OK. Select 60 Hz to deal with flickering from fluorescent
lighting or TV sets and hit OK.

6) To exit the SETUP MENU, move the directional pad to the left. Then use the directional pad
up/down to get to the SHOOTING MENU and press OK.

7) Scroll down two pages all the way to Movie settings and press OK. Select Frame size/frame rate
and press OK. Next, select 1920 x 1080 60i for “live video” look or 1920 x 1080 24p for a “film
look” and then OK.

8) Scroll down to Movie quality and press OK. Select High and press OK.

9) Scroll down to Microphone and press OK. Scroll to Manual sensitivity and press OK. Use the
directional pad up/down to adjust the audio level gain to peak at -12dB while the person is speaking
and then hit OK.

10) Scroll down to Manual movie settings and press OK. Then select ON and press OK.

11) To exit the Movie settings menu, hit the left directional pad.

The 4 Settings that need to be turned off in SHOOTING MENU

1) Press the MENU button and select SHOOTING MENU.
2) Scroll up to Active D-Lighting and press OK. Then select OFF and hit OK.
3) Scroll down to HDR and press OK. Then select OFF and hit OK.
4) Scroll down to Long Exposure NR and press OK. Then select OFF and hit OK.
5) Scroll down to High ISO NR and press OK. Then select OFF and hit OK.

Custom Setting Menu

1) Scroll down to CUSTOM SETTING MENU and hit OK.
2) Scroll down to Controls and press OK.
3) Then scroll to Assign Fn button and hit OK.
4) Then choose ISO sensitivity and hit OK.
5) Scroll down to Assign AE-L/AF-L button and hit OK. Then scroll to AE/AF lock and hit OK.
Ready to Record
Remove the lens cap and pull the black Live View Switch located on the big Mode Dial.

1. Shutter Speed
Adjust the shutter speed by rotating the Dial on the back of the camera left or right. Moving it left
decreases the shutter speed and moving it to right increases shutter speed. You will see the shutter
speed change in the bottom left corner of the LCD screen. Shutter speed should be double the frame
rate you are using. Therefore, when shooting in 24p use 1/50th and when shooting in 60i use 1/60th.

Remember because you are in Manual movie settings when setting the shutter speed, it will
not drop below the frame rate. For example if you are set to 1080p x 720 60i, the shutter will
not drop below 1/60. When shooting 1280 x 720 24p, the shutter will not drop below 1/30.
Also remember that the movie crop will occur when shooting video. First make sure that you
are in Live View mode. Then press the info button to show, “movie indicators”, “hide
indicators”, or “framing grid”.

2. Aperture
To adjust the aperture you need to be out of Live View mode, so first switch it off and then adjust the
aperture by holding down the +/- Button on the top right of the camera near the big silver power
button and rotating the Dial right to decrease the amount of light entering the lens or left to increase
the amount of light. You will see the f/stop you’re using at the bottom of the LCD screen to the right
of the shutter speed. Keep in my mind that when you zoom, the aperture on these DSLR lenses will
automatically change, so zooming while recording is not recommended.

3. ISO
Adjust the ISO sensitivity, by hold down the Fn Button located on the left front of the camera below
the flash button and rotating the Dial right to increase ISO, and to the left to decrease ISO. You will
see the ISO you’re using at the bottom of the LCD screen to the right of the f/stop. Keep the ISO
setting the same for all shots in a particular scene so that they will match when you edit them together
in your sequence. Also, try to stay below 800 ISO; otherwise you may see grain or noise in your
picture on a large screen monitor.

4. White Balance
To use Automatic White Balance, hit the i Button twice (located just to the right of the eyepiece) and
scroll to the right to highlight WB and hit OK. Select AUTO and hit OK. You will see WBA in the
top right corner of the LCD screen to verify that you’re using Automatic White Balance. You can
also use some of the other Presets in the WB menu, or even do a manual white balance, but for
starting out, the Automatic White Balance can do a decent job if you’re not confident about doing a
manual white balance.