Faulty d40x hi i bought a d40x off ebay the other day and couldnt wait to start snapping.... problems: - The error message "initialization error. Turn camera on and off again" appears. Upon turning the camera off and on again, the same message appears. After several times trying it still does not work. Also, the menu screen appears, and just keeps flicking from menu to menu constantly. As well as this, on the playback mode, the picture of the image displayed keeps zooming in as far as it will go without being prompted to do so. I have read the manual and tried everything I can including reseting the camera, but still the problem(s) have not been resolved. PLEASE can someone help me i would be indebted!

Disconnecting the battery will clear any codes in some cases.
Wait until it happens again and scan it then, for clues.

That's a shutter error. Something is preventing it from opening properly, usually a mechanical problem. If it's still in warranty, send it in. If not, you can take it to a repair shop but the cost may be more than just buying a used one on eBay. Sorry. If it's any help, you can sell it on eBay as "For parts or not working", describing the error, and get some money out of it.

its a hiccup on ebay servers, i have experienced it myself, i couldnt send a payment for over a day. It will rectify itself in time. Just leave it for a few hours then try again

Take it back to where you bought it and let them know it's faulty.

Does this help?
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102

Hi!

It is not yet the end for your machine. The error codes refers to a faulty hard drive. You'll need a new hard drive for replacement and that will fix the problem.

Should you have any other questions just leave a message.

All the best!
Musicaddict

Your lens is faulty - have you dropped the camera?

I had this same problem. I kept getting the check steering assist message on the dash of my 2001 licoln continental, and two weeks later my entire tire blew off. The power steering control connector was bad, and when it couldnt go any farther the hoses snapped an the preesure blew the tire off as I was driving. To fix all the damage cost 900 dollars. Maybe you can avoid this by taking it to a shop now. I waited and it could have cost me my life.

Have you formatted the card in the camera ?

I had the same error message, the camera is less then a year old, however, I was taking up to 800 pictires every weekend of my kids soccer games, then a 6 month trip to the Pursian Gulf, that is when it started, I got back home, took it right in, and one year later after a few visits and calls trying to find out where my camera was, I finally got an answer back, they said I needed a new shutter which will cost $300, They said I should just by a new body for $400. What Nikon does is set that error message to pop up at about 35000 shutter releases, and you can't do a thing about it, once they hooked my camera up to thier system the said I had over 36000 shutter releases, where the average person takes 10000 a year and they want you to replace the body every 3 years....so before buying any camera, always check out how many shutter releases you can get when you buy a camera

Rob Smith
Victoria, BC