diff --git a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/CameraManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/CameraManager.kt
index f70d6a4..ec5ff15 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/CameraManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/camera/CameraManager.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package no.naiv.tiltshift.camera
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture
+import android.util.Log
 import android.util.Size
 import android.view.Surface
 import androidx.camera.core.Camera
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor
  */
 class CameraManager(private val context: Context) {
 
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "CameraManager"
+    }
+
     private var cameraProvider: ProcessCameraProvider? = null
     private var camera: Camera? = null
     private var preview: Preview? = null
@@ -32,6 +37,13 @@ class CameraManager(private val context: Context) {
 
     val lensController = LensController()
 
+    private val _error = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+    val error: StateFlow<String?> = _error.asStateFlow()
+
+    fun clearError() {
+        _error.value = null
+    }
+
     private val _zoomRatio = MutableStateFlow(1.0f)
     val zoomRatio: StateFlow<Float> = _zoomRatio.asStateFlow()
 
@@ -117,8 +129,8 @@ class CameraManager(private val context: Context) {
             }
 
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            // Camera binding failed
-            e.printStackTrace()
+            Log.e(TAG, "Camera binding failed", e)
+            _error.value = "Camera failed: ${e.message}"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/ui/CameraScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/ui/CameraScreen.kt
index c667bca..fb49038 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/ui/CameraScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/tiltshift/ui/CameraScreen.kt
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ fun CameraScreen(
     val minZoom by cameraManager.minZoomRatio.collectAsState()
     val maxZoom by cameraManager.maxZoomRatio.collectAsState()
     val isFrontCamera by cameraManager.isFrontCamera.collectAsState()
+    val cameraError by cameraManager.error.collectAsState()
+
+    // Show camera errors via the existing error UI
+    LaunchedEffect(cameraError) {
+        cameraError?.let { message ->
+            showSaveError = message
+            cameraManager.clearError()
+            delay(2000)
+            showSaveError = null
+        }
+    }
 
     // Collect orientation updates
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) {