I bought this camera as I was looking for a waterproof/ water resistant camera that I could use to take to the pool and snorkeling. This camera will do the trick. There appears to be a good water seal on the battery/ memory card slot. Taking practice photos with a TF card included card yields decent photos with good resolution. Going to 48 megapixels allows one to zoom in on photos to see good detail. To save space you have the option of going as well as other lower megapixels. I personally like to use 24 megapixels for balance of space saving and good resolution. With adequate light there's appears to be good color reproduction. Testing the camera underwater at home shows that it has good resolution underwater. Videos also comes out clear, and support playback for reviewing. Look forward to testing it under more activity conditions including and going to the pool and snorkeling. Overall this is a good value camera waterproof / water resistant with decent features. 18X zoom is digital but using a higher resolution let's one have decent digital zoom and crop. The camera is rated up to 10 M depth which allows for the activities I'm looking forward to doing.