diff --git a/05_recordSingleImages_cpp/main.cpp b/05_recordSingleImages_cpp/main.cpp
index aa8e883..c1b1bd0 100644
--- a/05_recordSingleImages_cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/05_recordSingleImages_cpp/main.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         return cuvis::Calibration(calibFile);
       }
       else {
-        throw std::exception("Unrecognized file format.");
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Unrecognized file format.");
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/06_recordVideo_cpp/main.cpp b/06_recordVideo_cpp/main.cpp
index f352942..4068ac9 100644
--- a/06_recordVideo_cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/06_recordVideo_cpp/main.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
               return cuvis::Calibration(calibFile);
           }
           else {
-              throw std::exception("Unrecognized file format.");
+              throw std::invalid_argument("Unrecognized file format.");
           }
       };