Do images count as duplicate content.

[Feily]

Hi

We have a site called buypropertyanywhere. We sell properties all over the world but at times we use the same images of complexes. Would Google see this as copying from each other therefore duplicate content.

Thanks in advance

[baptisteplace]

Google can detect same images used with different names on a site. But this not penalized by Google, this would create way too much change in the SERP results!

Of course, you should try to have great, unique images for every complex, user loves this.

[Audiohype]

I would say this is not an issue, Google is able to see and match images, but I would assume that these only make up a very small percentage of the overall page which isn't going to set any duplication alarms ringing.

If you were worried you could always change alt text and filenames, but I really don't think this would be a major issue as long as all the text is unique.