Advice for a good action camera for automotive based uses.

[cleandan]

I'm thinking about getting an action camera for some car based video nonsense.
I just don't know what the market has to offer in terms of real world results and user opinions.

I know about GoPro, DJI, AKASO, MOVO and a few other brands...I just don't have direct experience with the newer offerings...newer being anything since the year 2000.

One thing I require is the ability to use a quality external microphone.
I can't tell you how disappointing it is to open a potentially fun car based video only to be accosted by the overtaking wind blowing sounds ruining pretty much the whole video experience.

I don't need all sorts of GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth things "helping" me to run the camera.
I would like to spend my money on quality lenses, image stabilization, external mic.

Because this will get mounted into the wind as I drive, I also want a nice camera protection box (likely a diver's waterproof box will work well here)
Let that replaceable box eat the debris the camera has to endure while driving instead of the camera itself getting battered.

Anyway, if you have any real world experience with these items I would like to hear about it.

Thanks, and have a great day.

[badcatt]

I have been using a GoPro Hero 11. It works well, but the mic doesn't always give me the sound I want. I recently added a external mic set up and a Media cover that the transducer for the mic plugs in to. But have not done a good work out with that. The Media cover does not protect the camera; it just adds several convent features. What I don't like is the wide-angle lens, A more "Normal: focal length would be nice. I also use a Nikon D7100, but it is heavy. I have a good selection of lenses for it and gives good resolution. The built in mic is only fair, but I can us the external mic I have with it too. Most of the work I do does not include much action, but I do some.
This is an example of the GoPro's work without the external mic from last Summer.
https://youtu.be/iANmn1mNzaU

[galaxiex]

Check out the Insta 360.

https://store.insta360.com/?insrc=INRKJBG&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22576760115&gbraid=0AAAAA93A44zSerh5b63vN6qSw0RkfcLqb&gclid=CjwKCAjwwNbEBhBpEiwAFYLtGJrmncDcBUVngVYilwPMUPQKhNgdg49VQR8gE9db3ziOSyH1qoloDBoC1o0QAvD_BwE

I have no direct experience, but have watched many utoob vids made with this camera.

Seems pretty good.