diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index 6bdc9798..2caa05e2 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -1306,10 +1306,11 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
       case 'camera_select':
         const camera = frigateCardAction.camera;
         if (this._cameras?.has(camera) && this._view) {
-          const targetView =
+          const targetView = View.selectBestViewForUserSpecified(
             this._getConfig().view.camera_select === 'current'
               ? this._view.view
-              : (this._getConfig().view.camera_select as FrigateCardView);
+              : (this._getConfig().view.camera_select as FrigateCardView),
+          );
           this._changeView({
             view: new View({
               view: this._cameras?.get(camera)?.frigate.camera_name
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 6aab3318..728936e1 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS = [
 ] as const;
 
 export type FrigateCardView = typeof FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS[number];
+export type FrigateCardUserSpecifiedView = typeof FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS_USER_SPECIFIED[number];
+export const FRIGATE_CARD_VIEW_DEFAULT = 'live' as const;
 
 const FRIGATE_MENU_STYLES = ['none', 'hidden', 'overlay', 'hover', 'outside'] as const;
 const FRIGATE_MENU_POSITIONS = ['left', 'right', 'top', 'bottom'] as const;
@@ -526,7 +528,7 @@ export type PictureElements = z.infer<typeof pictureElementsSchema>;
  * View configuration section.
  */
 const viewConfigDefault = {
-  default: 'live' as const,
+  default: FRIGATE_CARD_VIEW_DEFAULT,
   camera_select: 'current' as const,
   timeout_seconds: 300,
   update_seconds: 0,
diff --git a/src/view.ts b/src/view.ts
index 7759bbcb..8f2ee4bd 100644
--- a/src/view.ts
+++ b/src/view.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import type { FrigateBrowseMediaSource, FrigateCardView } from './types.js';
+import {
+  FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
+  FrigateCardUserSpecifiedView,
+  FrigateCardView,
+  FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS_USER_SPECIFIED,
+  FRIGATE_CARD_VIEW_DEFAULT
+} from './types.js';
 import { dispatchFrigateCardEvent } from './utils/basic.js';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
@@ -41,7 +47,20 @@ export class View {
    * @returns The closest view supported by the non-Frigate camera.
    */
   public static selectBestViewForNonFrigateCameras(view: FrigateCardView) {
-    return ['timeline', 'image'].includes(view) ? view : 'live';
+    return ['timeline', 'image'].includes(view) ? view : FRIGATE_CARD_VIEW_DEFAULT;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Selects the best view for a user specified view.
+   * @param view The wanted view.
+   * @returns The closest view supported that is user changeable.
+   */
+  public static selectBestViewForUserSpecified(view: FrigateCardView) {
+    return FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS_USER_SPECIFIED.includes(
+      view as FrigateCardUserSpecifiedView,
+    )
+      ? view
+      : FRIGATE_CARD_VIEW_DEFAULT;
   }
 
   /**