I dropped my friends dx1. It turns on and the

If the camera was dropped and it does not turn on with a known GOOD battery the camera must have been damaged. When you dropped it the FIRST time and it worked you were lucky. Cameras do NOT like to be dropped.

You've broken the screen. They can be replaced, checkout the Nikon support web pages. Or a good local photography retailer

Before committing to a repair, its always worth checking to see if its an economically viable option.

please i need help! im only 12 years old and me and my friend were going to put a video on youtube of us singing and then i accidently dropped my nikon coolpix touch s230 on the floor and it wont let me take any photos or vids and is saying "lens error!" i pushed the lens in like a dummy and is really broken. how much money will it cost to get my lense fixed!

Go into the menu and scroll to "reset". Or, remove the card and battery, press all the buttons, leave it alone for 20 minutes, insert the card and then the battery, turn it on.

The D40x is not capable of Liveview - i.e. looking at the LCD to take a picture. You are mistaken.
If you want Liveview, you need to buy the D3 or D300 cameras. The D40x is an entry-level camera.

could u take pics are they ok on pc or they are also blank black pics if thats the case then my friend it seems like ur CCD has stopped working , there is strong chance of that , does it have any CR type battery to be replaced pls check some cameras do have those batt otherwise check its CCD from service center i am pretty sure abt that

Has the camera been dropped? What happened to it before it wouldn't come on? If it was dropped, bumped, or knocked around. You might be suffering from impact damage. If you did drop it, it is not covered under warranty. I have a friend who fixes cameras.

http://www.cameradr.com/

He can do it faster and cheaper than Nikon.

Nate

You guessed it right. I also think there can be a firmware(software) failure. You can try a Factory reset option of your camera. If that doesn't work, I don't think you should do any more experiments since its a very delicate and sensitive and EXPENSIVE instrument. Please take it to the qualified technician in that case.

Please rate me appropriately if you are satisfied with my answer,in case, if you want any clarification please get back to me.

I think this can be turned on and off in the settings menu

The black spot i suspect was the CCD or processor failing. Checkout Nikon customer support re this.