Sony’s ‘Camera Verify’ Feature Launched to Strengthen Image Authenticity for Newsrooms

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Sony's ‘Camera Verify’ Feature Launched to Strengthen Image Authenticity for Newsrooms

As generative AI tools flood timelines with convincing fakes, Sony’s new ‘Camera Verify’ feature aims to give newsrooms a sharper edge in verifying the authenticity of their images, while video support is still on the horizon.

Sony has launched “Camera Verify,” a beta feature within their Camera Authenticity Solution, which allows news organizations to share cryptographically secured image authenticity information externally via a dedicated URL. The feature is designed to help media professionals quickly validate and share trustworthy images in a news environment increasingly challenged by advanced generative AI.

Verifying a “real image” is becoming harder and harder in times of AI. Image credit: Sony

How Camera Verify works

Sony’s Camera Authenticity Solution embeds C2PA (all our articles on that topic here) digital signatures and proprietary 3D depth information directly into an image at the moment of capture, using supported Sony Alpha cameras including the Alpha 1 II, Alpha 1, Alpha 9 III, Alpha 7S III, and Alpha 7 IV. This creates a digital fingerprint unique to the capture moment while retaining transparency throughout the editing process if C2PA-enabled software is used.

The new Camera Verify feature allows news organisations to generate a verification report URL directly from Sony’s Image Validation Site, enabling third parties to check capture time, editing history, and confirmation that the image was taken with a real camera, rather than being AI-generated or manipulated beyond journalistic standards.

Not yet for video – coming soon

While the Camera Authenticity Solution currently supports still images only, Sony has confirmed plans to expand this authentication system to video content after autumn 2025. This is particularly relevant for video professionals as generative video tools rapidly evolve, increasing the risk of manipulated footage in news and documentary contexts.

When implemented, this could offer video creators a way to embed authenticity signatures directly into their footage at the moment of capture, helping maintain trust with audiences, clients, and distributors. Until then, only JPEG and RAW stills are supported within the Camera Authenticity Solution.

How Sony’s Camera Verify workflow works. Image credit: Sony

Sony’s Camera Verify – Why this matters for newsrooms

For photo editors and newsroom managers, Camera Verify can streamline publishing workflows by allowing the inclusion of direct authenticity verification links with published images, helping audiences and editors assess the reliability of visual content in real-time.

Verification layers include:

Confirmation that the image was captured on a real Sony camera.
Assurance that the subject is an actual 3D scene, not a photo of a screen.
Tamper-proof, server-synced capture time stamps.
Transparent post-capture modification records.

Part of a broader push for trust

Sony’s Camera Authenticity Solution is part of their ongoing collaboration with the C2PA steering committee to build industry-wide standards for verifying the origin of digital content and edit history. Licenses for embedding digital signatures are now available through Sony’s Creators’ Cloud, expanding accessibility for professionals who need to ensure authenticity without slowing down workflows.

As Sony prepares to extend these capabilities to video, the launch of Camera Verify marks a significant step in safeguarding the authenticity of visual journalism in the age of AI, offering news organisations new tools to protect the integrity of the stories they tell.

Are you planning to implement a C2PA workflow for photography or your video content once it becomes available? Let us know in the comments below what you think.