the cam is lightning fast within the first two min., but after that there is a slight delay, my guess is about two seconds, which is still very capable of trail use. The delat is no where near the old cams, and when i was testing it in my yard i waited an 20 minutes after setting it up and rode my dirtbike by at about 35 ft going about 5-10 mph and it caught me in the middle of the frame. like i said, this cam is a great improvement over the early ones ( i also own one of those), and i couldn't be any happier w/ it so far, and i do use it as a TRAIL cam.... I'll be posting pics in the near future.