diff --git a/common/lc_application.cpp b/common/lc_application.cpp
index e1ac5802..155e1938 100644
--- a/common/lc_application.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_application.cpp
@@ -614,18 +614,29 @@ lcCommandLineOptions lcApplication::ParseCommandLineOptions()
 		{
 			if ((Options.SetCameraPosition = ParseFloatArray(9, Options.CameraPosition[0], true)))
 			{
+				if (Option == QLatin1String("--camera-position-ldraw"))
+				{
+					Options.CameraPosition[0] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[0]);
+					Options.CameraPosition[1] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[1]);
+					Options.CameraPosition[2] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[2]);
+				}
+
 				lcVector3 Front = Options.CameraPosition[1] - Options.CameraPosition[0];
 
-				if (Front.LengthSquared() < 1.0f || Options.CameraPosition[2].LengthSquared() < 1.0f || fabsf(lcDot(lcNormalize(Front), lcNormalize(Options.CameraPosition[2]))) > 0.99f)
+				if (Front.LengthSquared() < 0.1f)
 				{
-					Options.StdErr += tr("Invalid parameter value(s) specified for the '%1' option.\n").arg(Option);
+					Options.StdErr += tr("The camera position is too close to the camera target of the '%1' option.\n").arg(Option);
 					Options.ParseOK = false;
 				}
-				else if (Option == QLatin1String("--camera-position-ldraw"))
+				else if (Options.CameraPosition[2].LengthSquared() < 0.1f)
 				{
-					Options.CameraPosition[0] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[0]);
-					Options.CameraPosition[1] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[1]);
-					Options.CameraPosition[2] = lcVector3LDrawToLeoCAD(Options.CameraPosition[2]);
+					Options.StdErr += tr("Invalid up vector length specified for the '%1' option.\n").arg(Option);
+					Options.ParseOK = false;
+				}
+				else if (fabsf(lcDot(lcNormalize(Front), lcNormalize(Options.CameraPosition[2]))) > 0.99f)
+				{
+					Options.StdErr += tr("The up vector is parallel to the front vector specified for the '%1' option.\n").arg(Option);
+					Options.ParseOK = false;
 				}
 			}
 		}