diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index fa24f3f..3027942 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -94,35 +94,26 @@ function renderLiveGrid() {
 
 // ── Focus Overlay ──
 let focusIdx = -1;
+let focusTimer = null;
 function openFocus(cam) {
     focusIdx = cameras.indexOf(cam);
     const overlay = document.getElementById('focus-overlay');
     overlay.classList.remove('hidden');
     updateFocus();
     renderThumbs();
+    // Refresh snapshot every 500ms for smooth near-live view.
+    focusTimer = setInterval(updateFocus, 500);
 }
 function updateFocus() {
     if (focusIdx < 0 || focusIdx >= cameras.length) return;
     const cam = cameras[focusIdx];
     document.getElementById('focus-title').textContent = cam.name;
-    document.getElementById('focus-time').textContent = new Date().toLocaleTimeString() + ' live';
-
-    // go2rtc WebRTC player — works in all browsers.
+    document.getElementById('focus-time').textContent = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+    // Use the latest.jpg directly — updated every 2s by snapshot engine.
+    // Fast 500ms refresh gives smooth enough monitoring.
     const vid = document.getElementById('focus-video');
-    const streamURL = `http://${location.hostname}:1984/stream.html?src=${cam.id}_main&mode=webrtc`;
-    // Use iframe for proper WebRTC support.
-    const container = vid.parentElement;
-    // Replace video element with iframe for go2rtc's player.
-    let iframe = container.querySelector('iframe.go2rtc-player');
-    if (!iframe) {
-        iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
-        iframe.className = 'go2rtc-player';
-        iframe.allow = 'autoplay; camera; microphone';
-        iframe.style.cssText = 'width:100%;height:100%;border:none;position:absolute;inset:0';
-        vid.style.display = 'none';
-        container.appendChild(iframe);
-    }
-    iframe.src = streamURL;
+    vid.style.display = 'block';
+    vid.poster = `/recordings/${cam.name || cam.id}/latest.jpg?t=${Date.now()}`;
 }
 function renderThumbs() {
     const strip = document.getElementById('focus-thumbs');
@@ -138,6 +129,7 @@ function renderThumbs() {
 }
 document.getElementById('focus-close').addEventListener('click', () => {
     document.getElementById('focus-overlay').classList.add('hidden');
+    if (focusTimer) { clearInterval(focusTimer); focusTimer = null; }
 });
 document.getElementById('focus-prev').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (focusIdx > 0) { focusIdx--; updateFocus(); renderThumbs(); }
@@ -147,7 +139,10 @@ document.getElementById('focus-next').addEventListener('click', () => {
 });
 document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
     if (document.getElementById('focus-overlay').classList.contains('hidden')) return;
-    if (e.key === 'Escape') document.getElementById('focus-overlay').classList.add('hidden');
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        document.getElementById('focus-overlay').classList.add('hidden');
+        if (focusTimer) { clearInterval(focusTimer); focusTimer = null; }
+    }
     if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft' && focusIdx > 0) { focusIdx--; updateFocus(); renderThumbs(); }
     if (e.key === 'ArrowRight' && focusIdx < cameras.length - 1) { focusIdx++; updateFocus(); renderThumbs(); }
 });