diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index d0dec3a9..4b1efcd3 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -403,13 +403,8 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
   protected async _loadCameras(): Promise<void> {
     const cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig> = new Map();
 
-    const addCameraConfig = async (id: string, config: CameraConfig) => {
-      if (!config.camera_name && (config.camera_entity || id.startsWith('camera.'))) {
-        if (!config.camera_entity) {
-          // If the camera_entity isn't explicitly set and the id looks like
-          // one, use that.
-          config.camera_entity = id;
-        }
+    const addCameraConfig = async (config: CameraConfig) => {
+      if (!config.camera_name && config.camera_entity) {
         const resolvedName = await this._getFrigateCameraNameFromEntity(
           config.camera_entity,
         );
@@ -417,17 +412,26 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
           config.camera_name = resolvedName;
         }
       }
-      if (!config.camera_name) {
-        config.camera_name = id;
+
+      if (config.camera_name) {
+        const id = config.card_id || config.camera_entity || config.camera_name;
+        if (cameras.has(id)) {
+          this._setMessageAndUpdate(
+            {
+              message: localize('error.duplicate_frigate_camera_name'),
+              type: 'error',
+            },
+            true,
+          );
+        } else {
+          cameras.set(id, config);
+        }
       }
-      cameras.set(id, config);
     };
 
-    await Promise.all(
-      Object.keys(this.config.cameras).map((key) =>
-        addCameraConfig(key, this.config.cameras[key]),
-      ),
-    );
+    if (this.config.camera && Array.isArray(this.config.camera)) {
+        await Promise.all(this.config.camera.map(addCameraConfig.bind(this)));
+    }
 
     if (!cameras.size) {
       return this._setMessageAndUpdate(
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index fb69a3c9..81127e73 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ export function convertActionToFrigateCardCustomAction(
  */
 export function createFrigateCardCustomAction(
   action: FrigateCardAction,
-  camera?: string,
-): FrigateCardCustomAction | undefined {
+  camera?: string): FrigateCardCustomAction | undefined {
   if (action == 'camera_select') {
     if (!camera) {
       return undefined;
@@ -297,12 +296,12 @@ export function createFrigateCardCustomAction(
       action: 'fire-dom-event',
       frigate_card_action: action,
       camera: camera,
-    };
+    }
   }
   return {
     action: 'fire-dom-event',
     frigate_card_action: action,
-  };
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/localize/languages/en.json b/src/localize/languages/en.json
index 84c65829..e598d2e7 100644
--- a/src/localize/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localize/languages/en.json
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
     "upgrade_available": "An automated card configuration upgrade is available, please visit the visual card editor",
     "missing_webrtc": "WebRTC component not found",
     "no_cameras": "No cameras found, you must configure at least one camera configured with a camera_entity or camera_name",
+    "duplicate_frigate_camera_name": "Duplicate Frigate camera name, use the 'id' parameter to uniquely identify them",
     "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",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 3834ccb1..98501ec0 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ const cameraConfigDefaultSchema = z
     // specified).
     icon: z.string().optional(),
     title: z.string().optional(),
+
+    card_id: z.string().optional(),
   })
   .default(cameraConfigDefault);
 export type CameraConfig = z.infer<typeof cameraConfigDefaultSchema>;
 
-const camerasConfigDefaultSchema = z.record(cameraConfigDefaultSchema);
-
 /**
  * View configuration section.
  */
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ const dimensionsConfigSchema = z
  */
 export const frigateCardConfigSchema = z.object({
   // Main configuration sections.
-  cameras: camerasConfigDefaultSchema,
+  camera: cameraConfigDefaultSchema.array().nonempty(),
   view: viewConfigSchema,
   menu: menuConfigSchema,
   live: liveConfigSchema,