Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video I demonstrate the Nikon Z6 III video flickering issue first reported by Robert May. I show how the flickering is likely the result of a sensor black level issue, which causes no only random variations in tint between magenta and green but also slight variations in the brightness of the deep shadows, which manifests as a random flicker.
Special thanks to Robert May for finding this issue and publishing his excellent videos about it, along with suggesting Davinci Resolve's deflicker tool as a workaround.
Here are links to Robert May's videos demonstrating the flickering issue:
youtube.com/watch?v=9EWPmvbIyYo
youtube.com/watch?v=k9fm6Kk412c
0:00 Introduction
1:33 Blacklevel issue in still images
2:12 Same blacklevel issue for videos
2:39 Issue visualized by video scopes
2:56 Flickering desaturated
3:15 Flickering deconstructed in individual frames
4:05 Robert May's deflicker workaround
4:30 YouTube's compression mangles noise
In this video I demonstrate the Nikon Z6 III video flickering issue first reported by Robert May. I show how the flickering is likely the result of a sensor black level issue, which causes no only random variations in tint between magenta and green but also slight variations in the brightness of the deep shadows, which manifests as a random flicker.
Special thanks to Robert May for finding this issue and publishing his excellent videos about it, along with suggesting Davinci Resolve's deflicker tool as a workaround.
Here are links to Robert May's videos demonstrating the flickering issue:
youtube.com/watch?v=9EWPmvbIyYo
youtube.com/watch?v=k9fm6Kk412c
0:00 Introduction
1:33 Blacklevel issue in still images
2:12 Same blacklevel issue for videos
2:39 Issue visualized by video scopes
2:56 Flickering desaturated
3:15 Flickering deconstructed in individual frames
4:05 Robert May's deflicker workaround
4:30 YouTube's compression mangles noise
