diff --git a/script/camtool.py b/script/camtool.py
index a5913ef..d4b9ba1 100644
--- a/script/camtool.py
+++ b/script/camtool.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CamTool(DeviceBase):
         self.cam_latch = Channel(prefix + "latch.capture", 'l', alias = name + " latch")        
         if self.latch:
             self.start()
-            time.sleep(3.0)
+            time.sleep(1.0)
             self.cam_latch.write(1)                     
             self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",20)
         else:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CamTool(DeviceBase):
             self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "image.shape",20)
             self.stop()
         self.timestamp = Channel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",type = 'd', alias = name + " timestamp") #[D1, D2, ...]        
-        self.timestamp.set_monitored(True)
+        #self.timestamp.set_monitored(True)
         self.com_x = Channel(self.data_prefix + "x_stats.com", alias = name + " com x")
         self.com_y = Channel(self.data_prefix + "y_stats.com", alias = name + " com y")
         self.profile_x = Channel(self.data_prefix + "profile.x", alias = name + " profile x")