Nikon and Agence France-Press: together in defense of the imaging sector

Nikon and Agence France Press enter into a new partnership to defend the imaging sector and allow photographers to carry out their work with greater protection

Nikon is pleased to announce collaboration with the Parisian news agency Agence France-Press (AFP). This partnership involves AFP photographers who will be able to take advantage of the new image provenance function that Nikon has recently developed for its cameras and which is particularly useful in the field of journalism. The goal of this partnership is to protect individuals and businesses operating in the imaging sector from any adverse outcomes caused by falsification and/or unauthorized use of images, allowing photographers to carry out their creative and professional activities with greater peace of mind.

Nikon and Agence France-Press: together in defense of the imaging sector

Ensuring the authenticity of images, especially in the field of journalism, is an important challenge that Nikon and AFP take up, thanks to the new function that characterizes Nikon cameras. To implement this new feature in its cameras, Nikon will begin hands-on testing of its performance within the AFP workflow. This implies the possibility of attaching information such as sources and origins from the moment the image is captured. The goal is to improve the reliability of news photos and simplify the fact-checking process.

Nikon has also incorporated electronic watermarking technology into the new feature and is simultaneously developing an innovative feature that generates images with watermark data embedded directly into the camera system. This means that even if metadata compliant with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) specifications is accidentally deleted, the correlation to the original image can be determined. This allows for the construction of a more robust authenticity system, thus contributing to higher quality image verification.

Nikon will continue to incorporate new elements into the evolving C2PA specification and conduct development and verification. This feature is planned to be included in upcoming products and the timing of its incorporation will be announced separately once determined. Nikon continuously strives to meet user needs, offering numerous innovative and useful features that set the standards for the future.