Couple's Hilarious Struggle With Gopro Voice Command

Cruising around in the bay off Zihuantanejo, Mexico, aboard a small catamaran can be very relaxing and enjoyable. Enjoying a pre Christmas vacation, Brent and his wife were spending two weeks in the Pacific Coastal town of Zihuantanejo. Zihuantanejo is a resort town on Mexico's Pacific Coast, approximately 150 miles Northwest of Acapulco.The town is situated on a quiet and sheltered bay, perfect for this sleepy fishing town. Three beautiful beaches skirt the bay, giving locals and visitors great choices for spending time in the warm waters and white sandy beaches. Brent and Elsa wanted to try something new, so they rented a small catamaran from a local vendor, and away they went. Winds were gentle, and the ocean was very calm. Gentle winds are great for learning to sail, but are not so favourable when trying to really build some speed for an exciting ride. Zig zagging back and forth trying to catch some wind, the challenge became slightly frustrating for Brent. Along with trying to make tracks, so to say, Brents wife was trying to take a photo using their new Gopro Hero 8 action camera. For those that know these cameras, they also are equipped with voice activation and have a number of commands which the camera understands. Among these commands, you are able to "take a photo", "start recording" as well as "stop recording". After trying numerous times to "take a photo", Brent let his wife try to see if the Gopro preferred his wife voice over his, as his commands were not working. Was this a gender preference by the software? Or was it background noise interrupting Brents commands? Well, Brent and Elsa tried numerous times to "take a photo" while spending their day on the water. Although not lacking efforts, they had little results. Knowing it must be a setting issue, or something, Brent did some research once back on dry land. After searching the internet for answers, with no results, he began to just play around with the camera. In the settings, Brent had set the camera to automatically start recording when the shutter / record button on the top of the camera was depressed. This worked perfect for situations while scuba diving, as it saved time and battery life. What Brent did not know, until this time, was that the "auto on" setting also immobilized the voice command function of the camera. Brent found that if manually turning on the camera with its side power button, all the voice command features worked perfectly fine. As usual, Elsa always tells Brent " it is probably a setting you have done" . Once again she was correct. Enjoy the scenery on the Pacific Ocean they recorded near Zihuantanejo, and have a chuckle at Elsas comment near the end.