Hate to say it but not sure I have any recommendations in your price point. What I will say is I have an Olympus Tough TG5 that is an absolutely stellar waterproof point and shoot, been using the thing for years and it is bulletproof. They are now available in newer models as OM systems Tough TG6 and TG7, although it may be possible to pick up a used older model like mine in your price point. Works great as a little pocketable point and shoot that I use when I don’t want to take out my pro gear for general above water photography too. Alternatively you might want to look at Ricoh/Pentax compact offerings, they have a handful of waterproof cameras in their lineup that are also well spoken of.
I transitioned away from go pros to my tough and the image quality is much nicer, faster aperture, has more manual controls available and I always hated the ultra wide fish eye look that action cams had. The model I have is a proper camera that has a more traditional wide to telephoto zoom and offers good quality photos and 4k video.