diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/config.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/config.c
index 5cec4cef0..178497d78 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/config.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/config.c
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ void CONFIG_SetDefaults(void)
     ud.autovote = 0;
     ud.brightness = 8;
     ud.camerasprite = -1;
+
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+    ud.camera_time = 3;
+#elif defined GEKKO || defined __OPENDINGUX__
+    ud.camera_time = 11;
+#else
+    ud.camera_time = 0;
+#endif
+
     ud.color = 0;
     ud.crosshair = 1;
     ud.crosshairscale = 50;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/demo.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/demo.c
index 06dbb9b25..b9db5888c 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/demo.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/demo.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ nextdemo_nomenu:
         if (ud.last_camsprite != ud.camerasprite)
         {
             ud.last_camsprite = ud.camerasprite;
-            ud.camera_time = totalclock+(TICRATE*2);
+//            ud.camera_time = totalclock+(TICRATE*2);
         }
 
         if (VOLUMEONE)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
index 9241ef14e..bf4bc113d 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,7 @@ int32_t registerosdcommands(void)
         { "osdhightile", "enable/disable hires art replacements for console text", (void *)&osdhightile, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
         { "osdscale", "adjust console text size", (void *)&osdscale, CVAR_DOUBLE|CVAR_FUNCPTR, 1.f, 4.f },
 
+        { "r_camrefreshdelay", "minimum delay between security camera sprite updates, 120 = 1 second", (void *)&ud.camera_time, CVAR_INT, 1, 240 },
         { "r_drawweapon", "enable/disable weapon drawing", (void *)&ud.drawweapon, CVAR_INT, 0, 2 },
         { "r_showfps", "show the frame rate counter", (void *)&ud.tickrate, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
         { "r_shadows", "enable/disable sprite and model shadows", (void *)&ud.shadows, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.c
index d8be8f250..c18cfc2f8 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.c
@@ -357,10 +357,9 @@ void G_AnimateCamSprite(void)
     if (g_curViewscreen < 0)
         return;
 
-    if (T1 >= 4)
+    if (totalclock >= T1 + ud.camera_time)
     {
         const DukePlayer_t *ps = g_player[screenpeek].ps;
-        T1 = 0;
 
         if (ps->newowner >= 0)
             OW = ps->newowner;
@@ -378,8 +377,9 @@ void G_AnimateCamSprite(void)
                 polymer_invalidatesprite(i);
 #endif
         }
+
+        T1 = totalclock;
     }
-    else T1++;
 }
 
 void G_AnimateWalls(void)