Underwater Imaging Training
NAUI Underwater Digital Imaging Diver is a specialty course for certified divers who want to take better underwater photos or video while keeping the dive itself controlled. The official NAUI page describes the course as training in underwater digital imagery using photographic and/or videographic equipment and techniques, while minimizing the risks of those activities. The practical focus is learning to handle a camera without letting buoyancy, buddy awareness, gas tracking, or environmental care fall apart.
This course is appropriate for NAUI Scuba Divers or equivalent certified divers who want structured coaching before adding a camera system to their dives. NAUI lists a minimum age of 15 for the water phase, with junior certification allowed for ages 10 to 14, and requires the instructor to verify adequate student knowledge and capability before open-water training. Students should already have enough control to avoid damaging the environment while concentrating on imaging tasks.
Training normally includes equipment setup, image-planning concepts, buoyancy and positioning practice, and open-water dives using underwater imaging equipment. In High Springs, Florida, this course can help divers document springs, caverns, marine life, or training dives more responsibly. The expected outcome is not just better pictures; it is a diver who can capture useful images while remaining safe, aware, and respectful of the dive site.
