Great to see camera manufacturers are continuing to move in the right direction attending to image provenance and authenticity all of which is included with the latest release from Nikon, the Nikon Z6III
They say: ‘Nikon is committed to developing an image provenance function that supports confirmation of image authenticity, aiming to protect individuals and enterprises in the imaging industry from any unfavorable results caused by falsification and/or image manipulation, and to realize a society in which creative and business activities can be conducted with more peace of mind. Z6III firmware version 2.00 includes an image provenance function that complies with the C2PA standard and is part of the Nikon Authenticity Service. By making a prior request through Nikon Imaging Cloud, users can load the digital certificate necessary for recording provenance data onto the Z6III. The image provenance function adds metadata such as information about the equipment used and data that makes it easy to verify whether the image has been tampered with, such as a digital signature, to captured image files. This enables users to prove that a photo was taken with a Nikon camera.*1 If the image is then edited repeatedly using C2PA-compliant editing software, additional provenance information can be embedded in the image alongside the original shooting data, making it possible to prove that no misleading edits have been made.*2 In addition, image provenance data can be viewed in Nikon Imaging Cloud.’