Canon has launched its C2PA-compliant Authenticity Imaging System for news organizations, alongside firmware updates for nine cameras including the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II.
Under the catchy slogan 'Capture the proof. Preserve the truth', Canon has launched its Authenticity Imaging System, a C2PA-compliant platform designed to help news organizations verify the provenance of images from the point of capture through to publication. The paid system is rolling out initially in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II as the first supported cameras. No word as yet on a North American arrival date.
Canon joined C2PA and the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) in 2023. Reuters collaborated with Canon ahead of the launch on technical development and testing, using C2PA-enabled EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II bodies. Canon says Reuters confirmed that authenticated provenance data was generated reliably during the trial.
This will be a relief as there have been several false starts to this technology from Canon and other manufacturers. C2PA was promised at the R1/R5 Mark II launch in July 2024, briefly appeared in July 2025 firmware notes, then Canon USA pulled it and said it was "not intended." Nikon's implementation, meanwhile, was suspended after a signing vulnerability in September 2025 and, at time of writing, has yet to be restored
Assuming all goes well, Canon says it has plans to expand beyond news into government, healthcare, and research, and to pursue broader adoption of the C2PA standard through partnerships.
The Authenticity Imaging System is available at aim.imaging-saas.canon. Canon notes that launch dates differ by country and region within EMEA.
Canon has released firmware updates for nine cameras simultaneously, spanning everything from the flagship EOS R1 down to the entry-level EOS R100. The R1 takes the lion's share of new features, but there are meaningful additions scattered across the lineup, plus a large number of connectivity fixes that affect nearly every model.
Tracking and detection for the Register People Priority function has also been improved in challenging conditions: profile views, blurred or partially obscured faces, small subjects in the frame, and children are all called out explicitly. Canon says these improvements apply even when the feature is set to Off, so the underlying detection engine is smarter regardless of how you've configured the menu.
Notably, Canon says that performing the firmware update deletes registered people data stored in the camera. User beware etc.
On the connectivity side, Canon has added Wi-Fi frequency band selection to Communication Settings, letting users choose between 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz when handing off from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi. FTP transfer gets a new "number of connections" setting, allowing users to select the number of transfer threads.
White balance gets four storable Color Temp values, and the ability to assign Switch Color Temperature to a custom button. False Color Settings can now be set to On when HDR/C.Log View Assist is active. Previously these two couldn't coexist. Pre-Continuous Shooting can now also be assigned to a custom button.
AF-related settings can now be saved to and loaded from a card, and transferred between cameras of the same model, handy for multi-body workflows or returning borrowed bodies to a consistent configuration.
Video operators get two long-requested features: electronic level display during movie recording, and grid display during movie recording. HDMI output now supports displaying playback and menu screens when outputting to two screens simultaneously via HDMI Display During Connection.
The EOS Multi-Remote app gains the ability to switch group settings of a receiver camera from the sender camera, useful for complex multi-camera remote setups.
Canon has also added Night Display Mode as a menu option.
On the bug fix side, the update resolves an Err70 in live view during multiple-exposure shooting in dark environments, an Err49 loop during SFTP server communication, a potential shooting failure if auto power-off activates during interval timer shooting, a camera restart when pressing the shutter button while deleting images, and a USB recognition failure when connecting to a smartphone.
There are two additions exclusive to the R5 Mark II among this batch: AF for Close-Up Demos is now available during movie recording in Manual Exposure, Auto Exposure, and other Creative Zone modes, giving close-up video shooters more flexibility in combining it with exposure and AF area settings. The update also adds DPRAW shooting support, and support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
Bug fixes match the R1: Err49 SFTP loop, interval timer power-off interaction, shutter-while-deleting restart, and USB smartphone recognition failure.
The R3 update is modest but focused. WiFi frequency band selection (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) arrives in Communication Settings, and the EOS Multi-Remote app now allows group settings on a receiver camera to be switched from the sender. Canon has fixed the Err49 SFTP loop, and made general stability improvements.
The R6 Mark II gets WiFi frequency band selection and CCAPI developer kit support alongside several significant fixes. FTP image transfer failures that resulted in Err41 have been addressed, as has the Err49 SFTP loop and USB smartphone recognition failure. The most notable fix for existing owners is probably the viewfinder: Canon has resolved an issue where a horizontal line could appear briefly on screen during shooting, something that has shown up repeatedly in owner reports since the camera launched.
The R10 update adds EDSDK software development kit support and resolves three bugs: an Err70 that could occur due to Bluetooth interference from other nearby devices, an Err70 in rare cases during High-Speed Continuous Shooting+ mode, and a USB recognition failure when connecting to a smartphone.
The R8's update is brief: a USB smartphone recognition fix and general stability improvements.
The R50V's update is more substantive than its position in the lineup might suggest. AF for Close-Up Demos is added during movie recording across Manual Exposure, Auto Exposure, and other Creative Zone modes. False Color Settings can now be set to On alongside HDR/C.Log View Assist. Grid display during movie recording is added. Canon has also fixed the USB smartphone recognition issue that appears across multiple models in this batch.
The V1 update brings AF for Close-Up Demos to movie recording in Manual and Auto Exposure modes and other Creative Zone modes. Support for the Wireless Remote Controller BR-E2 is added. Live Switcher Mobile Streaming has been added to Communication Settings. Canon has fixed a potential issue affecting touch shutter operation in extremely dark environments, and resolved the USB smartphone recognition failure.
The R100 update adds support for the EDSDK software development kit, and makes general stability improvements. It's a minimal update, appropriate for an entry-level body.
All firmware updates are available from Canon's support pages. As always, Canon recommends ensuring the camera battery is fully charged before updating, copying the firmware file to a formatted memory card, and following the on-screen instructions.