Photo Forensics — Media Authentication Glossary | Danaya

The scientific analysis of photographs to determine their authenticity and history.

What is Photo Forensics?

Photo forensics applies scientific methods to analyze digital photographs for signs of manipulation, fabrication, or misrepresentation. Techniques include ELA, noise analysis, metadata examination, and AI-based detection.

Related Terms

Error Level Analysis

A forensic technique that identifies areas of an image with different compression levels.

Noise Analysis

Examining the noise patterns in an image to detect inconsistencies from manipulation.