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Video Stills

Stills can be created from individual frames of videos shot with [H.265 8-bit (MOV)] or [H.264 8-bit (MP4)] selected for [Video file type] in the video recording menu. You can create a single still from the current frame or a series of stills from a selected length of footage.

Creating a Still from the Current Frame

1 Display a video full frame.

2 Pause the video on the desired frame.

  • Press to pause playback.
  • Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
  • Press or or rotate the command dials to locate the desired frame.

3 Press the button, then highlight [Save current frame] and press .

  • This option is not available with videos recorded with [ProRes 422 HQ 10-bit (MOV)] or [H.265 10-bit (MOV)] selected for [Video file type] in the video recording menu.
[Save Current Frame]
  • Stills are saved at the dimensions selected for [Frame size/frame rate] in the video recording menu when the video was recorded.
  • They cannot be retouched.

Creating Stills from Selected Footage

1 Display a video full frame.

2 Pause the video on the desired frame.

  • Press to pause playback.
  • Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
  • Press or or rotate the command dials to locate the desired frame.

3 Press the button, highlight [Save consecutive frames], and press .

4 Choose a destination.

  • Choose the destination.
  • Press or to highlight a card slot and press .
  • You will not be prompted to select the slot if only one memory card is inserted.

5 Choose the length of footage.

Choose the length of footage that will be saved as stills.

6 Press .

The selected footage will be saved as a series of JPEG stills. The number varies with the video frame rate.

"Save Consecutive Frames"
  • Stills are saved at the dimensions selected for [Frame size/frame rate] in the video recording menu when the video was recorded.
  • They cannot be retouched.