diff --git a/draft_code/saved_functions.py b/draft_code/saved_functions.py
index 86056951..9164790b 100644
--- a/draft_code/saved_functions.py
+++ b/draft_code/saved_functions.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def log_callback(level, log_str):
     # Convert log_str to string if it's a bytes object
     log_str = log_str.decode() if isinstance(log_str, bytes) else log_str
     # Optional: Print for debugging
-    print(f"Level: {level}, Log: {log_str}")
+    #print(f"Level: {level}, Log: {log_str}")
     # Log message format: "sysmon: 25 FPS (refr_cnt: 8 | redraw_cnt: 1), ..."
     if "sysmon:" in log_str and "FPS" in log_str:
         try:
@@ -628,14 +628,18 @@ def get_fps():
 
 
 # Main loop
-for _ in range(10):
-    import time
-    fps = get_fps()
-    if fps > 0:  # Only print when FPS is updated
-        print("Current FPS:", fps)
-    time.sleep(1)
+def print_fps():
+    for _ in range(100):
+        import time
+        fps = get_fps()
+        if fps > 0:  # Only print when FPS is updated
+            print("Current FPS:", fps)
+        time.sleep(1)
 
 
+import _thread
+_thread.stack_size(12*1024)
+_thread.start_new_thread(print_fps, ())
 
 # crash:
 
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/apps/com.example.camtest/assets/camtest.py b/internal_filesystem/apps/com.example.camtest/assets/camtest.py
index e1d2e58b..82b6412d 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/apps/com.example.camtest/assets/camtest.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/apps/com.example.camtest/assets/camtest.py
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ def close_button_click(e):
 
 def snap_button_click(e):
     print("Picture taken!")
+    import os
     try:
-        import os
         os.mkdir("data")
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    try:
         os.mkdir("data/com.example.camtest")
     except OSError:
         pass
@@ -95,18 +98,6 @@ def qr_button_click(e):
         qr_label.set_text(lv.SYMBOL.EYE_OPEN)
 
 
-def try_capture_only_webcam():
-    global current_cam_buffer, image_dsc, image
-    new_cam_buffer = webcam.capture_frame(cam)  # Returns memoryview
-    if new_cam_buffer and len(new_cam_buffer) == 240 * 240:
-        image_dsc.data = new_cam_buffer  # Update image descriptor
-        image.set_src(image_dsc)  # Update LVGL image
-        #if current_cam_buffer is not None:
-        #    webcam.free_buffer(cam)  # Free the old buffer
-        #current_cam_buffer = new_cam_buffer  # Clear reference to allow GC
-    else:
-        print("Invalid buffer size:", len(new_cam_buffer))
-
 def try_capture():
     global current_cam_buffer, image_dsc, image, use_webcam
     if use_webcam:
@@ -114,19 +105,15 @@ def try_capture():
     elif cam.frame_available():
         new_cam_buffer = cam.capture()  # Returns memoryview
     if new_cam_buffer and len(new_cam_buffer):
-        #    print("Invalid buffer size:", len(new_cam_buffer))
-        #    cam.free_buffer()
-        #    return
-        # Update image descriptor with new memoryview
         image_dsc.data = new_cam_buffer
-        # Set image source to update LVGL (implicitly invalidates widget)
         image.set_src(image_dsc)
-        #current_cam_buffer = None  # Clear reference to allow GC
         #image.invalidate() #does not work
-        # Free the previous buffer (if any) after setting new data
-        if current_cam_buffer is not None and not use_webcam:
+        if not use_webcam:
             cam.free_buffer()  # Free the old buffer
         current_cam_buffer = new_cam_buffer  # Store new buffer reference
+    else:
+        print("No image received from camera, ignoring...")
+        return
 
 
 def build_ui():
@@ -214,7 +201,7 @@ def init_cam():
 
 cam = init_cam()
 if not cam:
-    print("init cam failed, retrying with webcam...")
+    print("camtest.py: no internal camera found, trying webcam on /dev/video0")
     try:
         cam = webcam.init("/dev/video0")  # Initialize webcam with device path
         use_webcam = True
@@ -228,9 +215,9 @@ if cam:
         try_capture()
         # Task handler needs to be updated from the same thread, otherwise it causes concurrency issues:
         lv.task_handler()
-        time.sleep_ms(5)
-        lv.tick_inc(5)
-    print("App backgrounded, deinitializing camera...")
+        time.sleep_ms(1)
+        lv.tick_inc(1)
+    print("camtest.py: stopping...")
     if use_webcam:
         webcam.deinit(cam)  # Deinitializes webcam
     else: