diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index 9128fead5..74bacde50 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -167,21 +167,6 @@ record:
         person: 15
 ```
 
-## `snapshots`
-
-Can be overridden at the camera level. Global snapshot retention settings.
-
-```yaml
-# Optional: Configuration for the jpg snapshots written to the clips directory for each event
-snapshots:
-  retain:
-    # Required: Default retention days (default: shown below)
-    default: 10
-    # Optional: Per object retention days
-    objects:
-      person: 15
-```
-
 ### `ffmpeg`
 
 Can be overridden at the camera level.
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index ae280b267..910e78d27 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class CameraFfmpegConfig(FfmpegConfig):
         return v
 
 
-class CameraSnapshotsConfig(BaseModel):
+class SnapshotsConfig(BaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(default=False, title="Snapshots enabled.")
     clean_copy: bool = Field(
         default=True, title="Create a clean copy of the snapshot image."
@@ -457,9 +457,11 @@ class CameraConfig(BaseModel):
     rtmp: CameraRtmpConfig = Field(
         default_factory=CameraRtmpConfig, title="RTMP restreaming configuration."
     )
-    live: Optional[CameraLiveConfig] = Field(title="Live playback settings.")
-    snapshots: CameraSnapshotsConfig = Field(
-        default_factory=CameraSnapshotsConfig, title="Snapshot configuration."
+    live: CameraLiveConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=CameraLiveConfig, title="Live playback settings."
+    )
+    snapshots: SnapshotsConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=SnapshotsConfig, title="Snapshot configuration."
     )
     mqtt: CameraMqttConfig = Field(
         default_factory=CameraMqttConfig, title="MQTT configuration."
@@ -468,7 +470,9 @@ class CameraConfig(BaseModel):
         default_factory=ObjectConfig, title="Object configuration."
     )
     motion: Optional[MotionConfig] = Field(title="Motion detection configuration.")
-    detect: Optional[DetectConfig] = Field(title="Object detection configuration.")
+    detect: DetectConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=DetectConfig, title="Object detection configuration."
+    )
     timestamp_style: TimestampStyleConfig = Field(
         default_factory=TimestampStyleConfig, title="Timestamp style configuration."
     )
@@ -628,12 +632,6 @@ class LoggerConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-class SnapshotsConfig(BaseModel):
-    retain: RetainConfig = Field(
-        default_factory=RetainConfig, title="Global snapshot retention configuration."
-    )
-
-
 class FrigateConfig(BaseModel):
     mqtt: MqttConfig = Field(title="MQTT Configuration.")
     database: DatabaseConfig = Field(
@@ -670,8 +668,8 @@ class FrigateConfig(BaseModel):
     motion: Optional[MotionConfig] = Field(
         title="Global motion detection configuration."
     )
-    detect: Optional[DetectConfig] = Field(
-        title="Global object tracking configuration."
+    detect: DetectConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=DetectConfig, title="Global object tracking configuration."
     )
     cameras: Dict[str, CameraConfig] = Field(title="Camera configuration.")
 
@@ -703,10 +701,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(BaseModel):
                 {"name": name, **merged_config}
             )
 
-            # Default detect configuration
-            if camera_config.detect is None:
-                camera_config.detect = DetectConfig()
-
+            # Default max_disappeared configuration
             max_disappeared = camera_config.detect.fps * 5
             if camera_config.detect.max_disappeared is None:
                 camera_config.detect.max_disappeared = max_disappeared
@@ -758,10 +753,6 @@ class FrigateConfig(BaseModel):
                     **camera_config.motion.dict(exclude_unset=True),
                 )
 
-            # Default live configuration
-            if camera_config.live is None:
-                camera_config.live = CameraLiveConfig()
-
             config.cameras[name] = camera_config
 
         return config
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_config.py b/frigate/test/test_config.py
index 9e71e3d27..e0d09d191 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_config.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_config.py
@@ -802,6 +802,88 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
         assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].detect.height == 1080
         assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].detect.width == 1920
 
+    def test_global_snapshots(self):
+
+        config = {
+            "mqtt": {"host": "mqtt"},
+            "snapshots": {"enabled": True},
+            "cameras": {
+                "back": {
+                    "ffmpeg": {
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "path": "rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video",
+                                "roles": ["detect"],
+                            },
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    "snapshots": {
+                        "height": 100,
+                    },
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        frigate_config = FrigateConfig(**config)
+        assert config == frigate_config.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+
+        runtime_config = frigate_config.runtime_config
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.enabled
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.height == 100
+
+    def test_default_snapshots(self):
+
+        config = {
+            "mqtt": {"host": "mqtt"},
+            "cameras": {
+                "back": {
+                    "ffmpeg": {
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "path": "rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video",
+                                "roles": ["detect"],
+                            },
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        frigate_config = FrigateConfig(**config)
+        assert config == frigate_config.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+
+        runtime_config = frigate_config.runtime_config
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.bounding_box
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.quality == 70
+
+    def test_global_snapshots_merge(self):
+
+        config = {
+            "mqtt": {"host": "mqtt"},
+            "snapshots": {"bounding_box": False, "height": 300},
+            "cameras": {
+                "back": {
+                    "ffmpeg": {
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "path": "rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video",
+                                "roles": ["detect"],
+                            },
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    "snapshots": {
+                        "height": 150,
+                        "enabled": True,
+                    },
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        frigate_config = FrigateConfig(**config)
+        assert config == frigate_config.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+
+        runtime_config = frigate_config.runtime_config
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.bounding_box == False
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.height == 150
+        assert runtime_config.cameras["back"].snapshots.enabled
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)