What does it cover?
The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course Online includes all the knowledge
development requirements for the course. If you want to take digital photos and
video underwater this course will teach you how. In the first two sections, the
focus is primarily on still photography – whether you take digital still images
with a camera or camcorder. Section Three covers some specific tips on how to image
quality underwater video with digital cameras.
Who can benefit from completing the course?
The course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to use a digital camera
or video underwater and also helps improve the skills and knowledge of those who
already have some experience with underwater digital imaging. The course is open
to snorkelers and certified divers of all levels.
Snorkelers and scuba divers may be certified as PADI Digital Underwater Photographers
upon completion of the skills portion of the course.
What are the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course prerequisites?
Snorkelers can enroll in the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Level One course.
For PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Level Two you need to be a certified diver,
at least 10 years old, and fit for diving. Anyone at least 10 years old may enroll
in the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer online program.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI's eLearning® system presents you with interactive presentations
that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you check understanding
of the presented information before moving on. This lets you go through the program
efficiently and at your own pace. End-of-section exams verify your mastery of the
entire topic and are automatically scored.
What else is required to complete the course?
Prior to certification as a PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Level One, you
must complete a photo dive in a pool, confined open water or open water with a PADI
Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor. The Level One certification
is open to snorkelers and the certification card issued for that level will state
that it is a non-diving certification level. For PADI Open Water Diver course students
who have completed all, water skills, or divers who are already certified, certification
as a PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Level Two requires you to complete a second
photo dive in open water. Contact your PADI Dive Center or Resort to schedule these
sessions.
What does it cost?
The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course online segment is the course amount nonrefundable.
Your PADI Dive Center or Resort will charge an additional fee for photo dives. Contact
your PADI Dive Center or Resort regarding these additional costs and equipment requirements.
How long do you have to complete the eLearning course?
The eLearning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration.
Though you must finish the online portion of the course within that time frame,
you will have perpetual access to an online version of the
PADI Digital Underwater
Photographer
manual.
What is the minimum amount of time it will take to complete this eLearning program?
The PADI Underwater Photographer Course online will take approximately 4 hours to
complete.
How do you document that you've completed the eLearning segment?
Once you finish the eLearning portion of the course, your dive center is notified
that you have completed it and that you are ready for the practical phase of the
program. At the end of the eLearning program, you can print out your eRecord and
bring a copy of it with you to your selected PADI Dive Center or Resort.