diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55d245da..0ce5fa77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ cameras:
 | `title` | Autodetected from `camera_entity` if that is specified. | :heavy_multiplication_x: | A friendly name for this camera to use in the card. |
 | `icon` | Autodetected from `camera_entity` if that is specified. | :heavy_multiplication_x: | The icon to use for this camera in the camera menu and in the next & previous controls when using the `icon` style. |
 | `webrtc` | | :heavy_multiplication_x: | The WebRTC entity/URL to use for this camera. See below. |
-| `id` | `camera_entity`, or `camera_name` if set (in that preference order). | :heavy_multiplication_x: | An optional identifier to use throughout the card configuration to refer unambiguously to this camera. See [camera IDs](#camera-ids). |
+| `id` | `camera_entity`, `webrtc.entity` or `camera_name` if set (in that preference order). | :heavy_multiplication_x: | An optional identifier to use throughout the card configuration to refer unambiguously to this camera. See [camera IDs](#camera-ids). |
 
 #### Camera WebRTC configuration
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ See [Using WebRTC](#webrtc) below for more details on how to use WebRTC with thi
 
 #### Camera IDs: Refering to cameras in card configuration
 
-Each camera configured in the card has a single identifier (`id`). For a given camera, this will be one of the camera {`id`, `camera_entity` or `camera_name`} parameters for that camera -- in that order of precedence. These ids may be used in conditions or custom actions to refer to a given camera unambiguously. |
+Each camera configured in the card has a single identifier (`id`). For a given camera, this will be one of the camera {`id`, `camera_entity`, `webrtc.entity` or `camera_name`} parameters for that camera -- in that order of precedence. These ids may be used in conditions or custom actions to refer to a given camera unambiguously. |
 
 #### Example
 
diff --git a/src/browse-media-util.ts b/src/browse-media-util.ts
index ff438705..336dcc1c 100644
--- a/src/browse-media-util.ts
+++ b/src/browse-media-util.ts
@@ -147,13 +147,25 @@ export class BrowseMediaUtil {
    * Get the parameters to search for media related to the current view.
    * @returns A BrowseMediaQueryParameters object.
    */
-  static getBrowseMediaQueryParametersFromView(
+  static getBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError(
+    node: HTMLElement,
     view: View,
     cameraConfig: CameraConfig,
   ): BrowseMediaQueryParameters | undefined {
     if (!view.isClipRelatedView() && !view.isSnapshotRelatedView()) {
       return undefined;
     }
+
+    // Verify there is a camera name, otherwise getBrowseMediaQueryParameters()
+    // will return undefined.
+    if (!cameraConfig.camera_name) {
+      dispatchErrorMessageEvent(
+        node,
+        localize('error.no_camera_name') + `: ${JSON.stringify(cameraConfig)}`,
+      );
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     return BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParameters(
       view.isClipRelatedView() ? 'clips' : 'snapshots',
       cameraConfig,
diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index 4b2fc2a1..a0c3a7ba 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -432,17 +432,23 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
         }
       }
 
-      if (config.camera_name) {
-        const id = config.id || config.camera_entity || config.camera_name;
-        if (cameras.has(id)) {
-          this._setMessageAndUpdate({
-            message: localize('error.duplicate_camera_id'),
-            type: 'error',
-          });
-          errorFree = false;
-        } else {
-          cameras.set(id, config);
-        }
+      const id =
+        config.id || config.camera_entity || config.webrtc?.entity || config.camera_name;
+
+      if (!id) {
+        this._setMessageAndUpdate({
+          message: localize('error.no_camera_id') + `: ${JSON.stringify(config)}`,
+          type: 'error',
+        });
+        errorFree = false;
+      } else if (cameras.has(id)) {
+        this._setMessageAndUpdate({
+          message: localize('error.duplicate_camera_id') + `: ${JSON.stringify(config)}`,
+          type: 'error',
+        });
+        errorFree = false;
+      } else {
+        cameras.set(id, config);
       }
     };
 
@@ -506,11 +512,6 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
       // Pass.
     }
 
-    // Fallback: Guess from the entity_id.
-    if (entity.includes('.')) {
-      return entity.split('.', 2)[1];
-    }
-
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -842,6 +843,9 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
     if (!cameraConfig || !cameraConfig.frigate_url || !this._view) {
       return null;
     }
+    if (!cameraConfig.camera_name) {
+      return cameraConfig.frigate_url;
+    }
     if (this._view.isViewerView() || this._view.isGalleryView()) {
       return `${cameraConfig.frigate_url}/events?camera=${cameraConfig.camera_name}`;
     }
@@ -1015,12 +1019,14 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
     // Do not artifically constrain aspect ratio if:
     // - It's fullscreen.
     // - Aspect ratio enforcement is disabled.
-    // - Or aspect ratio enforcement is dynamic and it's a media view (i.e. not the gallery).
+    // - Aspect ratio enforcement is dynamic and it's a media view (i.e. not the gallery).
+    // - There is a message to display to the user.
 
     return !(
       (screenfull.isEnabled && screenfull.isFullscreen) ||
       aspectRatioMode == 'unconstrained' ||
-      (aspectRatioMode == 'dynamic' && this._view?.isMediaView())
+      (aspectRatioMode == 'dynamic' && this._view?.isMediaView() || 
+      this._message != null)
     );
   }
 
@@ -1187,10 +1193,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
         ? html` <frigate-card-gallery
             .hass=${this._hass}
             .view=${this._view}
-            .browseMediaQueryParameters=${BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParametersFromView(
-              this._view,
-              cameraConfig,
-            )}
+            .cameraConfig=${cameraConfig}
             class="${classMap(galleryClasses)}"
           >
           </frigate-card-gallery>`
@@ -1199,10 +1202,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
         ? html` <frigate-card-viewer
             .hass=${this._hass}
             .view=${this._view}
-            .browseMediaQueryParameters=${BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParametersFromView(
-              this._view,
-              cameraConfig,
-            )}
+            .cameraConfig=${cameraConfig}
             .viewerConfig=${this._getConfig().event_viewer}
             .resolvedMediaCache=${this._resolvedMediaCache}
             class="${classMap(viewerClasses)}"
diff --git a/src/components/gallery.ts b/src/components/gallery.ts
index 672f2292..e3efc9b8 100644
--- a/src/components/gallery.ts
+++ b/src/components/gallery.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { HomeAssistant } from 'custom-card-helpers';
 import { customElement, property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { styleMap } from 'lit/directives/style-map.js';
 
-import type { BrowseMediaQueryParameters, ExtendedHomeAssistant } from '../types.js';
+import type { CameraConfig, ExtendedHomeAssistant } from '../types.js';
 import { BrowseMediaUtil } from '../browse-media-util.js';
 import { View } from '../view.js';
 import { renderProgressIndicator } from './message.js';
@@ -23,23 +23,33 @@ export class FrigateCardGallery extends LitElement {
   protected view?: Readonly<View>;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
-  protected browseMediaQueryParameters?: BrowseMediaQueryParameters;
+  protected cameraConfig?: CameraConfig;
 
   /**
    * Master render method.
    * @returns A rendered template.
    */
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
-    if (!this.hass || !this.view || !this.browseMediaQueryParameters) {
+    if (!this.hass || !this.view || !this.cameraConfig) {
       return;
     }
 
     if (!this.view.target) {
+      const browseMediaQueryParameters =
+        BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError(
+          this,
+          this.view,
+          this.cameraConfig,
+        );
+      if (!browseMediaQueryParameters) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       BrowseMediaUtil.fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange(
         this,
         this.hass,
         this.view,
-        this.browseMediaQueryParameters,
+        browseMediaQueryParameters,
       );
       return renderProgressIndicator();
     }
diff --git a/src/components/live.ts b/src/components/live.ts
index 4bba9d8f..644819bc 100644
--- a/src/components/live.ts
+++ b/src/components/live.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// TODO readme
+// TODO autodetect live provider from cameras configuration, or allow explicit setting.
+// TODO verify README links worked correctly (e.g. basic cameras configuration)
 
 import {
   CSSResultGroup,
@@ -371,7 +372,8 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveCarousel extends FrigateCardMediaCarousel {
     const config = getOverriddenConfig(
       this.liveConfig,
       this.liveOverrides,
-      conditionState) as LiveConfig;
+      conditionState,
+    ) as LiveConfig;
 
     return html` <div class="embla__slide">
       <frigate-card-live-provider
@@ -832,6 +834,13 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveJSMPEG extends LitElement {
     this._jsmpegCanvasElement = document.createElement('canvas');
     this._jsmpegCanvasElement.className = 'media';
 
+    if (!this.cameraConfig?.camera_name) {
+      return dispatchErrorMessageEvent(
+        this,
+        localize('error.no_camera_name') + `: ${JSON.stringify(this.cameraConfig)}`,
+      );
+    }
+
     const url = await this._getURL();
     if (url) {
       this._jsmpegVideoPlayer = this._createJSMPEGPlayer(url);
diff --git a/src/components/viewer.ts b/src/components/viewer.ts
index 33f3d663..799a5d06 100644
--- a/src/components/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/components/viewer.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type {
   BrowseMediaNeighbors,
   BrowseMediaQueryParameters,
   BrowseMediaSource,
+  CameraConfig,
   ExtendedHomeAssistant,
   MediaShowInfo,
   ViewerConfig,
@@ -30,10 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from './thumbnail-carousel.js';
 import { ResolvedMediaCache, ResolvedMediaUtil } from '../resolved-media.js';
 import { View } from '../view.js';
-import {
-  createMediaShowInfo,
-  dispatchErrorMessageEvent,
-} from '../common.js';
+import { createMediaShowInfo, dispatchErrorMessageEvent } from '../common.js';
 import { renderProgressIndicator } from '../components/message.js';
 
 import './next-prev-control.js';
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
   protected viewerConfig?: ViewerConfig;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
-  protected browseMediaQueryParameters?: BrowseMediaQueryParameters;
+  protected cameraConfig?: CameraConfig;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
   protected resolvedMediaCache?: ResolvedMediaCache;
@@ -63,7 +61,17 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
    * @returns A rendered template.
    */
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
-    if (!this.hass || !this.view || !this.browseMediaQueryParameters) {
+    if (!this.hass || !this.view || !this.cameraConfig) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const browseMediaQueryParameters =
+      BrowseMediaUtil.getBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError(
+        this,
+        this.view,
+        this.cameraConfig,
+      );
+    if (!browseMediaQueryParameters) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
         this,
         this.hass,
         this.view,
-        this.browseMediaQueryParameters,
+        browseMediaQueryParameters,
       );
       return renderProgressIndicator();
     }
@@ -82,7 +90,7 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
       .viewerConfig=${this.viewerConfig}
       .resolvedMediaCache=${this.resolvedMediaCache}
       .hass=${this.hass}
-      .browseMediaQueryParameters=${this.browseMediaQueryParameters}
+      .browseMediaQueryParameters=${browseMediaQueryParameters}
     >
     </frigate-card-viewer-core>`;
   }
diff --git a/src/localize/languages/en.json b/src/localize/languages/en.json
index ecb372c7..8251db6f 100644
--- a/src/localize/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localize/languages/en.json
@@ -171,12 +171,14 @@
     "upgrade_available": "An automated card configuration upgrade is available, please visit the visual card editor",
     "webrtc_missing": "WebRTC component not found",
     "webrtc_reported_error": "WebRTC component reported an error",
-    "no_cameras": "No valid cameras found, you must configure at least one camera with either a camera_entity or camera_name",
-    "duplicate_camera_id": "Duplicate Frigate camera, use the 'id' parameter to uniquely identify cameras with the same 'camera_entity' or 'camera_name'",
+    "no_cameras": "No valid cameras found, you must configure at least one camera entry",
+    "no_camera_id": "Could not determine camera id for the following camera, may need to set 'id' parameter manually",
+    "duplicate_camera_id": "Duplicate Frigate camera id for the following camera, use the 'id' parameter to uniquely identify cameras",
     "could_not_render_elements": "Could not render picture elements",
     "invalid_elements_config": "Invalid picture elements configuration",
     "jsmpeg_no_sign": "Could not retrieve or sign JSMPEG websocket path",
     "jsmpeg_no_player": "Could not start JSMPEG player",
+    "no_camera_name": "Could not determine Frigate camera name for camera, please specify either 'camera_entity' or 'camera_name' for the following camera",
     "download_no_media": "No media to download",
     "download_no_event_id": "Could not extract Frigate event id from media",
     "download_sign_failed": "Could not sign media URL for download"
diff --git a/src/scss/message.scss b/src/scss/message.scss
index 21181063..11a039c7 100644
--- a/src/scss/message.scss
+++ b/src/scss/message.scss
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 
 span {
   padding: 10px;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
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