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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Real cameras can actually fight AI fakes using…autofocus? Sony is using a neat 3D trick to prove that videos were shot with a camera

Sony a1 II camera with a Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM lens attached held in a person's hands.

Sony’s autofocus system may actually hold the tech to prove whether or not a video originated in camera – or is an AI fake. This week, the tech giant expanded its Camera Verify AI detector to support videos as well as stills, but the way the software works actually uses some 3D tech likely tied to Sony’s autofocusing system.

Camera Verify is a beta software that analyzes photos – and now video – to determine whether or not that content was created inside one of Sony’s cameras in order to flag AI fakes. The program is designed for journalists and news organizations and requires a paid license for the software. The program launched last year for still photos, but now supports video.

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