20 Most Recent Nikon D40x Digital Camera - Page 3 Questions & Answers

While reviewing your pictures, press cursor-up/down to cycle through the different views.

Follow these instructions.

Set the image quality to one of the JPEG options. See the "Image Quality and Size" section of the manual (page 29 in my copy).

If your computer is running Windows, download the NEF codec from http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/

Try Ebay. Usual problem is failure of motor in aperture unit

You are massively overexposing the picture. Manual mode means you have to set the exposure manually. You need to adjust the settings so that the light meter reads somewhere around the zero mark.

M mode is most useful for flash photography where you want a certain level of ambient illumination in the picture as well.

If you want some control over the camera but don't want to worry about exposure too much, use A and S modes. The manual will explain all of these modes.

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Need more info. Are you using a freshly charged battery? Do you get no power, or do you get the shutter failure/turn off and on message (the usual problem caused by the failure of the motor in the SQ unit)? If it is no power/no operation there is a 'T' fuse (5 amp 32 volt fast blow) on the DC/DC board however if this blows it generally means that there is a failure in one of the camera's circuits. This fuse is much smaller than a grain of rice.

sound like a problem with the CMOS image sensor or image board, but put the camera on blub and check for a scratch on the sensor

This is usually caused by a failure of the motor in the SQ unit. However if that error message is not a typing error, then you also have circuit damage of some sort.Motors are available on Ebay. Nikon stopped selling parts July 13, 2012.

Did you drop it? From you description it sounds like the LCD is broken. You may be able to find one on Ebay. Nikon stopped selling parts July 13th 2012.

There is no fuse in the camera. The camera is damaged and you will need to take it to a Nikon camera repairer. I suggest you get a quote for the repair, don't be suprised by the cost of repairs.

Are you using flash? Is the red-eye reduction turned on?Also try setting the camera's menu back to default settings.

Check menu and see if you have auto bracketing turned on

I have the same problem and I make this: take out the zoom lens from the body and put it again. The auto-focus comes back. Another my solution: Push autofocus buton to M (manual) and back to A (auto). Then sometimes starts again to work autofocus. But still I know it is not final solution...Zvonko

Usually this is caused by a failure of the aperture section of the SQ unit on the side of the mirror box. First, however, check and make sure you don't have exposure compensation turned on.Unfortunately Nikon stopped selling parts to independent repair shops on June 13th 2012 so unless you can find one that has one of these parts left you will have to send it to Nikon to get it fixed.

If the image results are dark, the problem must be inside the camera. If you changed the lens something fell inside it and is blocking the light to the camera. You should check your nearest Nikon store and get it fixed because if you try doing it yourself you could damage the sensor permanently and destroy your camera completley.