Hello,i have just bought the D40 kit,and i,m very pleased with so far.the problem i have is trying to keep the menu screen on for longer.it only stays on for about 8 seconds.how do i get it to stay on longer?hope you can help me, Paul

Enter the menu and look for the DPOF and ok.

The Nikon D40 camera does not have "live view".

When you are viewing images with the histogram showing, press the down arrow on the command dial and the screens will scroll through various overlays until you reach the viewing screen you want.

i'll give you 2 solutions for this one

If you are talking about the MENU that shows up on the picture regarding the ISO, FLASH, APERTURE, WHITE BALANCE and Whatnot, you need to press the up arrow or down arrow buttons on the directional keys to remove the menu on the button


but if you are talking about the MENU which you can tweak different settings you just have to do a half-press on the shutter release button which will turn off the screen.

Please give more detail on this problem .
Have you tried another AFS or G lens.
Also the af switch could be turned off or the
back focus button could be set inthe custom menu .

You have to set your camera to manual mode (M)

hi ! iam too a D40 holder,u can opt for AF-s versions or HSM sigma,both of them autofocus on d40,can go for 18-200 AFs VR or if u need still longer end go for 70-300 but it is costly than the sigms 70-300APO DG HSM MACRO..,its a much better reviewed lens and dont forget the cost..anyway do some research before considering..good luck

The Lens focusing motor is broken and it is replaceable

I would start by looking at all of the push buttons on the camera. One may be stuck down.

Try unplugging your set, If you didnt save the changes this should reset it back to default settings. If that desnt work, you will need to go bak into the service manual and adjust the horizontal size. Just write down anything you change so you can revert back if you have too.