4K/8K Movie Frame Grab

From 4K or 8K movies, you can select individual frames to save as JPEG or HEIF still images. This is referred to as “frame grabbing.”

  1. Select a 4K or 8K movie.

    • Turn the Quick control dial 1 dial to select a movie in 4K or 8K quality.
    • In index display, press SET to switch to single-image display.

  2. In the single-image display, press SET.

    • The movie playback panel will appear.

  3. Select a frame to grab.

    • Use the movie playback panel to select the frame to grab as a still image.
    • For movie playback panel instructions, see Movie playback panel.

  4. Press the Q (Quick Control) button.

  5. Select [Frame Grab].

  6. Save.

    • Select [OK] to save the current frame as a JPEG still image.
    • HEIF images are saved if you grab frames from movies recorded with [Shooting: Picture styleHDR shooting (PQ)] set to [HDR PQ].
    • Check the destination folder and image file number.

  7. Select the image to display.

    • Select [View original movie] or [View extracted still image].

Caution

  • Frame grabbing is not possible from the following 4K movies, or from 8K movies.

    • RAW movies
    • Movies recorded with [Shooting: Custom Picture] set
    • Movies recorded with other cameras
  • Frame grabbing is not possible while the camera is connected to a computer.