Nikon D40x Digital Camera - Page 8 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Several can be the causes of this failure:
SD Connector faulty or defective solder pin in the connector.
Faulty memory compressor circuit in togo board.
Bring your camera to Nikon service best solution.

DC-DC or Main PCB failure or both wrong.Send to Nikon Service.

If you're using the point&shoot modes, use the Portrait mode. For more control you're going to want the PSAM modes.

What you want is a narrow depth of field. Depth of field is controlled by three factors. The first is the lens aperture: the wider the aperture (smaller f/numbers) the narrower the DoF. The second is the lens focal length: the longer the lens the narrower the DoF. The third is the camera-to-subject distance: the nearer you are to the subject the narrower the DoF.

The easiest way to control the aperture is to use the A mode. This lets you set the aperture and the camera will automatically set the appropriate shutter speed to give the proper exposure.

You can zoom in farther and move in closer (yes, the two are in conflict, you'll have to determine the proper position and focal length for the picture you want).

Hi there please follow the steps and let me know the result.
1. Ensure batteries are fully charged & clean the battery connector point in side the battery compartment.
2. Look carefully between the lens and the camera body for any sand, dirt or any damaged etc.
3. Try turning the camera with the lens facing down and shake to dislodge anything stuck
4. Try removing batteries and memory card, wait 5 minutes and refit the battery only.
5. Now turn on camera( with out card ) and see ,if working then fix the memory card & again turn on the camera. If working then fine . Otherwise format the memory card and fix back in camera again & try. Make sure before format the memory card take a back up all photos in your computer then format. If no luck then reset or restore the camera setting by pressing Menu key for 2 sec .. in not done the press both Menu & self time key for 2 - 4 sec.
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Press "up" or "down" to choose the level of detail displayed. (Cribbed from the excellent 'dpreview' site.)

Walmart stores still sell that camera. see: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nikon-D40-Slr-Camera-Kit/5607412
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You can also try Pawn Shops as cameras are gotten rid of all the time.

when the batteries power is lo w..this is the way it acts ...it shows it full but if it is not enough it has no power to function in shooting mode..but enough for the view pictures mode..cause it do not have to operate the lens..which requires max voltage ..

That's the way the D40x works. Nikon introduced the LiveView feature with the D3 and D300, introduced more than a year after the D40x. The D40x works the way SLRs have worked for half a century, giving you the viewfinder for framing and composing.

ok, lets try a few things...First, make sure the knobs, buttons, settings, etc have not moved from the drop or put them back where they belong if they did move. I would suggest doing a "Green button"
reset. Turn on your camera, press and hold the two buttons that have the "green" dot next to them, release them after you see the display flash( a few seconds). this resets the camera to the factory defaults on most adjustments, enough to get it working correctly if nothing is actually broken. Once you have done that, make sure the lens is properly mounted and locked in position. check the lens to see if you can focus and zoom it by hand, this will tell you if the lens is "basically" ok. we need to see if the aperture is closing down when the picture is taken. to do this, point the camera toward you so you can see inside the front end of the lens. you should be viewing the camera like it is in the picture in the top of this post, looking at the front. watch closely inside the lens and take a picture of yourself(without flash!!). you should have seen the aperture close down and then open back up. If you saw this then the camera is working the aperture correctly. if all that is working we need to check the speed and fstop settings of the camera. a quick way to do this is as follows. I'm assuming you know how to set your camera on Manual. Set the iso at 200, go outside, on a sunny day and take a meter reading off the grass in the lawn. the meter should read fairly close to 1/200 (1/250)with your aperture set at f16. If you get this reading then your meter is working ok. next set your camera on manual, and adjust the shutter speeds from slow to fast. take a picture at slow and see if the shutter opens and closes slowly, then take a shot at fast speed to see if the speed of the shutter is "following" your commands, we are looking to see that there is a noticeable difference between "real Slow" and Real fast". if so, now we know that the shutter is working properly. if any of these don't seem right you will need to dig deeper to find the problem or get it serviced. Hopefully the lens bumped out of position when it fell, that would be the easiest to fix, but, that is all i can think of for now. Good luck, Worm1855.

turn on your camera
press the menu button on the back og the camera
using the switch to the left of the screen, hit the left side once to move the screen cursor to the small icon on the left of the menu screen that looks like a "penci".
now click the button to move the highlight back to the right side then move up or down to select "07" Image Review.
hit the 4 way button on the right side to show the two options, on or off.
move the highlight up or down to select the one you want (assuming you want "on"), then press the center of the 4way button, "OK". now when you shoot a picture it will show up on the back screen until you touch the shutter release button again.

In the viewfinder? The viewfinder will always display things like the f/stop and the shutter speed while you're preparing to take a picture. This cannot be turned off.

If you mean on the monitor on the back when reviewing your photos, simply press up/down on the multiselector to cycle through the different views of your photos.

No, you can't. Nikon didn't introduce the "LiveView" capability in their dSLRs until the D3 and D300. The older D40x requires you to use the viewfinder.

Try cleaning the contacts on the lens with a cotton swab lightly dampened with rubbing alcohol.

hi there, Nikon D-40x hasn`t supported Live View mode while taking a picture... LCD functions are just for review purpose and setting the camera only

hope this reply will help

I'm hoping you haven't damaged the card slot by putting the card in the wrong way here is a diagram of the correct orientation.

Set the shooting mode to one of the two remote modes. The quick-response remote mode fires the shutter when you press the button on the remote. The delayed remote mode gives you two seconds to hide the remote behind your back before firing the shutter.

Press the Info button. Use the direction keys to the shooting mode (along the right side, fifth from the top). Press OK. Use up/down to select the remote modes (the two at the bottom).

For full details, refer to the "Shooting Mode" section in the D40x manual.

you must set the flash to turn on by pressing "FLASH" button near the lens...
or set it manually by press (+) / left bottom beside the LCD
you can choose Flash OFF, RED EYE REDUCE,FLASH ON, SLOW SYNC and REAR SYNC
thanks

Some reasons for this may be the Memory card is full, locked, or not inserted,or

• Flash is charging.

• Camera is not in focus.

• CPU lens with aperture ring attached without locking aperture

at highest f-number.
• Non-CPU lens is attached: rotate camera mode dial to D

hope this helps.

Check to see if you formatted the card as some cards are sold not formatted and some require it to be formatted in the camera before use. Check your manual.

you should be able to find a manual for your Nikon on line. I have several Nikons. Good choice.

Kdog