What does 'Captured with a camera' mean on YouTube?
It is a YouTube disclosure for video from C2PA-capable tools whose sound and visuals were not edited. It is separate from the AI-content labels.
It means the creator used tools that record where a video came from, and YouTube found that record and no edits to the sound or visuals. The "Captured with a camera" line appears under "How this content was made" in the expanded description of some videos.
The details below are from YouTube Help, Captured with a camera disclosure, and the separate page on disclosing GenAI content, both read 2026-09-29.
What does a video need to get the disclosure?
The creator must use tools with built-in C2PA support, version 2.1 or higher, to capture the video. C2PA is an open standard for content origin and authenticity. The tool adds secure metadata to the file, and YouTube applies the disclosure when it detects that metadata. The content must also have no edits to sound or visuals.
| Edit or step | Effect on the disclosure |
|---|---|
| Saving to an album that does not support C2PA v2.1 or higher | May break the chain of provenance |
| Significant alterations to the video's core nature or content, including sounds or visuals | Avoid; the disclosure cannot be applied |
| Edits that make the video incompatible with C2PA v2.1 and above | Avoid; the disclosure cannot be applied |
Does a missing label mean the video was edited?
No. YouTube says the label only appears if a creator opts to use C2PA technology during filming, and that if it is missing, "it doesn't mean the content has modified audio or visuals."
YouTube also states a risk: the metadata is made by a third party such as a camera maker, so someone could photograph a screen that shows synthetic content. YouTube calls this air-gapping and says the detection measures vary in the near term.
Is it the same as YouTube's AI label?
No. YouTube says this feature is separate from its existing altered and synthetic disclosures. Those apply when realistic content is generated or meaningfully altered with AI, and creators use the "AI use" setting in YouTube Studio. YouTube may also apply an AI label automatically to content that contains C2PA metadata, as well as to content made with YouTube's own GenAI tools. See YouTube's AI content policy for the full list.
Can a video made with Sume carry this disclosure?
Not by the page's own conditions. A generated clip is not captured by a camera, and the disclosure is for camera video with no edits to sound or visuals. The Video generation docs and the rest of Sume's public docs do not mention C2PA (checked on the date above), so do not assume its files carry that metadata or trigger any YouTube label.
If your Sume video looks realistic, the question to ask is the other one: whether it needs the "AI use" disclosure. YouTube's page on that topic is the place to check.
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