N-Log to Rec.709
Free Nikon Z50II LUT (N-Log to Rec.709)
Turns the Z50II's N-Log / N-Gamut footage into normal-looking Rec.709 video. One .cube LUT, free for any project, no email.
The zip holds the same LUT twice: a 65-point file for editing, and a 33-point file for monitoring on a camera or in an app, or for older apps that won't load the larger one.
Built from Nikon's published spec and checked against Nikon's own LUT.

N-Log, as recorded

With the LUT
The LUT converts N-Log with N-Gamut color, as the manufacturer publishes them, into Rec.709 through the ACES 2.0 output (SDR, 100 nits).
Built from: Nikon, N-Log Specification Document.
Set up the Z50II
- Video recording menu: Video file type = H.265 10-bit (MOV), then Tone mode = N-Log (not available in SCN mode). Internal recording.
- N-Log ISO (mode M): Lo 0.3-Lo 2.0 or ISO 800-25600; Maximum sensitivity can't go below ISO 1600. Dynamic range is quoted at ISO 800.
Exposure
Nikon's Log-Format/RAW Technical Guide: for N-Log, expose an 18% grey card to about 35% on the waveform (10-bit code value around 372).
Sources
- onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com
N-Log needs H.265 10-bit; not in SCN; ISO Lo 0.3-2.0 or 800-25600; max sensitivity min ISO 1600; 13+ stops at ISO 800
- downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com
Nikon N-Log LUT v2.00 (technical LUT N-Log_BT2020_to_REC709_BT1886 plus RED creative LUTs); Z50II listed
- onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com
N-Log exposure target: ~35% luminance, 10-bit code value ~372
- nikon.com
Z50II announcement, November 7 2024; supports N-Log recording