diff --git a/web/src/utils/cameraUtil.ts b/web/src/utils/cameraUtil.ts
index ae7b8001a..caebd7ff0 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/cameraUtil.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/cameraUtil.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,4 @@
-// ==================== Camera Name Processing ====================
-
-/**
- * Generates a fixed-length hash from a camera name for use as a valid camera identifier.
- * Works safely with Unicode input while outputting Latin-only identifiers.
- *
- * @param name - The original camera name/display name
- * @returns A valid camera identifier (lowercase, alphanumeric, max 8 chars)
- */
-export function generateFixedHash(name: string): string {
-  // Safely encode Unicode as UTF-8 bytes
-  const utf8Bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(name);
-
-  // Convert to base64 manually
-  let binary = "";
-  for (const byte of utf8Bytes) {
-    binary += String.fromCharCode(byte);
-  }
-  const base64 = btoa(binary);
-
-  // Strip out non-alphanumeric characters and truncate
-  const cleanHash = base64.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, "").substring(0, 8);
-
-  return `cam_${cleanHash.toLowerCase()}`;
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks if a string is a valid camera name identifier.
- * Valid camera names contain only ASCII letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.
- *
- * @param name - The camera name to validate
- * @returns True if the name is valid, false otherwise
- */
-export function isValidCameraName(name: string): boolean {
-  return /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(name);
-}
+import { generateFixedHash, isValidId } from "./stringUtil";
 
 /**
  * Processes a user-entered camera name and returns both the final camera name
@@ -48,7 +13,7 @@ export function processCameraName(userInput: string): {
 } {
   const normalizedInput = userInput.replace(/\s+/g, "_").toLowerCase();
 
-  if (isValidCameraName(normalizedInput)) {
+  if (isValidId(normalizedInput)) {
     return {
       finalCameraName: normalizedInput,
       friendlyName: userInput.includes(" ") ? userInput : undefined,
@@ -56,7 +21,7 @@ export function processCameraName(userInput: string): {
   }
 
   return {
-    finalCameraName: generateFixedHash(userInput),
+    finalCameraName: generateFixedHash(userInput, "cam"),
     friendlyName: userInput,
   };
 }
diff --git a/web/src/utils/stringUtil.ts b/web/src/utils/stringUtil.ts
index 57f142119..716f922fe 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/stringUtil.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/stringUtil.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,39 @@ export const capitalizeAll = (text: string): string => {
     .map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
     .join(" ");
 };
+
+/**
+ * Generates a fixed-length hash from a camera name for use as a valid camera identifier.
+ * Works safely with Unicode input while outputting Latin-only identifiers.
+ *
+ * @param name - The original camera name/display name
+ * @param prefix - Optional prefix for the identifier
+ * @returns A valid camera identifier (lowercase, alphanumeric, max 8 chars)
+ */
+export function generateFixedHash(name: string, prefix: string = "id"): string {
+  // Safely encode Unicode as UTF-8 bytes
+  const utf8Bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(name);
+
+  // Convert to base64 manually
+  let binary = "";
+  for (const byte of utf8Bytes) {
+    binary += String.fromCharCode(byte);
+  }
+  const base64 = btoa(binary);
+
+  // Strip out non-alphanumeric characters and truncate
+  const cleanHash = base64.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, "").substring(0, 8);
+
+  return `${prefix}_${cleanHash.toLowerCase()}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a string is a valid camera name identifier.
+ * Valid camera names contain only ASCII letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.
+ *
+ * @param name - The camera name to validate
+ * @returns True if the name is valid, false otherwise
+ */
+export function isValidId(name: string): boolean {
+  return /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(name);
+}