Photo certification

Captured, not generated.

Your hero shot. Certified.

Add the RAW file from your camera and the JPEG you want to publish. We check it was captured by a camera, then rate every edit between capture and final image in one fidelity score from 0 to 100.

Rated technically on
  • Content added or removed
  • Crop
  • Rotation
  • Perspective
  • Global tone
  • Local tone
  • Detail
  • Free during the beta
  • Your RAW is read in your browser
  • Signed, public certificate
  • Embeddable badge

Certify a photo

Free during the beta. Checking a photo needs no account; issuing its certificate needs a free one. Certificates issued during the beta stay free and online.

1 · RAW file

Stays on your device

Supported:
CR2, CR3, NEF, NRW, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF, DNG.

2 · Final JPEG

Use the same frame as the RAW. Exported from Lightroom, Capture One, the camera itself or any editor.

3 · What to check

4 · What leaves your device

Nothing is sent until you press Start verification.

Sent to Rawenger

  • Camera previewThe JPEG your camera hid inside the RAW. It is the reference we compare against.
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  • Your final JPEGCompared with the preview. Shown on your certificate.
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  • Camera details and fingerprintCamera, lens, settings, capture time and a SHA-256 hash of the RAW.
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Stays on your device

  • RAW fileOnly its fingerprint is sent. Choose “Score + sensor proof” in step 3 to send it.
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Add both files to see the total upload.

How it works

Step by step →
01

Read the RAW in your browser

The camera's own preview, its metadata and a fingerprint are extracted locally. The RAW is not uploaded unless you ask for the sensor check.

02

Align and compare

Your JPEG is aligned to the preview. We measure crop, rotation, perspective, tone and detail.

03

Look for content changes

Anything added, removed or altered after tone is accounted for is marked, and can never earn a fidelity badge.

04

Get a signed certificate

A public page, an embeddable badge and a signed proof anyone can check.

Badge levels

Score = 100 minus penalties. A content change overrides any score.

Straight out of camera97–100The camera JPEG or an export with no visible change.
In-camera90–96Minor crop, level horizon, light global tone.
Minimal edit75–89Noticeable crop or tone work, content intact.
Editedbelow 75Heavy processing, still a real capture.
Content changedany scorePart of the picture was changed.

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