This is a great series. I also love small cameras and have a lot of them :) I agree with your assessment, on balance GoPros are still the sweet spot. I prefer the 11 over the 12 because I like getting GPS info in the metadata. For photos I shoot .gpr, which when taken into Lightroom offers a pretty solid file. I say this as someone who also owns larger formats too. Insta360 has been the most disappointing. They get a lot of quality of life features down, but the workflow is a pain (no I don’t want to use their app). The Ace Pro promised so much, yet the lens and 50 megapixel output is awful for photos.