Blurry pictures, HELP ME PLEASE!

Does the menu show when you press the MENU button? Can you see your pictures when you press the Playback button (right-pointing triangle)? If so, then there's nothing to fix.
The D40 works as SLRs have worked for half a century. There's a viewfinder which allows you to frame and compose your picture. The LCD monitor is for menus, camera settings, and picture review. LiveView, which allows you to use the monitor for shooting, is a recent development, which Nikon introduced into their cameras with the D3 and D300, both introduced years after the D40.

You could set the ISO to a higher number or use the flash.

mine too!!!!!......it will shoot normally and then all of a sudden, the pictures are black and i haven't touched a thing!!!!

Try holding the camera steady for a couple more seconds after you snap the picture.

THE IMAGE SENSOR OF YOUR CAM ARE HAVE A BURN SPOT

If it's under warranty, use the warranty. It takes my D40x about a half second to focus at most. I keep my camera in a dust proof case when not in use. I've had it for 2 years, it still works fine.

you should have swithced the cam to timer mode....modify it...since you are unable to take pictures try to reset(initialize) your camera...that should help

Try resetting the camera to it factory condition ..... also open lens and clean the contacts...and then try

According to Nikon, that was not possible. The D40 doesn't have 'Liveview' like the smaller compact cameras. You would always have to use the viewfinder for taking pictures. Even in the TV ads, everyone used the viewfinder as they took turns using the camera.

Here is a link to Nikon's web site: NikonUSA

Same here :( cant got working