GoPro is deepening its push into underwater imaging, announcing plans to work with dive training agency SSI on a new set of training programmes, alongside a MISSION 1 PRO dive bundle that pairs the camera with a 60m-rated protective housing and a PADI Distinctive Specialty course.

The news came from the DEMA Show 2026 in New Orleans, the dive industry’s biggest trade event, which ran from 3 to 6 November. We’ve been shooting extensively with the MISSION 1 series for our own coverage, and diving is one area where its 1-inch sensor should make a real difference, as light levels drop off quickly with depth.

GoPro and SSI

GoPro says it and SSI (Scuba Schools International) plan to work together on a set of programmes. GoPro will supply content, technique guidance and product instruction, while SSI handles instructional design, curriculum standards and delivery through its global instructor network. No course names, prices or launch dates have been confirmed yet.

“Our goal is to expand our partnerships across the global diving community,” said Cohen Summers, GoPro’s Senior Director of Global Training and Education.

The SSI plans sit alongside GoPro’s existing work with PADI. During DEMA, GoPro’s Global Training and Education team ran PADI Instructor Program and Distinctive Specialty courses with PADI instructors, open to divers, freedivers, snorkellers and even non-certified participants.

MISSION 1 PRO dive bundle

At the show, GoPro offered a MISSION 1 PRO dive bundle that includes the camera, a dual battery charger, a free dive housing and a PADI Distinctive Specialty course. The Protective Housing is rated to 60m (196ft), and GoPro also showed anti-fog inserts and a new 40-inch carbon fibre extension pole. GoPro hasn’t said whether the bundle will be offered beyond the show.

The MISSION 1 PRO itself features a 1-inch sensor, video up to 8K60 and a dedicated Dive Mode among its 13 capture modes. GoPro also added Cozumel, the Galapagos and Key Largo to its GoPro Escapes travel experiences.

For UK divers, structured training that shows how to get the best from a camera underwater – framing, lighting and handling in the water – could be more valuable than any spec upgrade. We’ll be watching for UK dates once SSI confirms the details.

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Price and availability

The MISSION 1 PRO dive bundle was offered at DEMA for US$779.99. UK availability of the bundle and the SSI programmes has not been confirmed. See the full announcement on the GoPro website.