D40 troubles

[scott grant]

a friend messaged me this afternoon wondering why he can't take a photo with his D40 while in Auto mode only. he tells me that it will autofocus but will not shoot the photo.

not owning D40 i really don't know what direction to point him in, especially when he lives 700kms from me. i can't just pick up his camera and toy with it.

does anyone have any idea what may be the issue here?

 

[NateS]

It depends on what he's shooting, but if he's trying to take a picture of something too close, the camera won't lock focus and won't let him take the picture. Find out what he is trying to take a picture of. (obviously this would be the same with any Nikon DSLR, but it was the first thing that came to mind).

 

[scott grant]

thanks Nate, but the camera does focus and lock.

 

[chewbacca7]

Just thinking out loud here since I don't know all the details... but could it be that he doesn't have a memory card? I know the D40 comes with a default setting that doesn't let the shutter open without an inserted SD card.

If the problem only happens in AUTO mode, then it really isn't a problem at all... since he shouldn't be shooting in AUTO anyway. :wink:

 

[scott grant]

trust me...for this gentleman, shooting auto is the only option. :wink:

but yes, there is a card in camera. again, it won't take photos only in Auto mode. it works fine using other modes.

 

[scott grant]

problem solved. someone on another forum suggested the two button reset. it worked perfectly.

 

[kiankheong]

Is there a two button reset on the D40?

So far, I usually reset mine after digging through the menu.

 

[c6530]

Yes. Info button on top, and button at bottom left. Both have green dots.

 

[kiankheong]

Yes. Info button on top, and button at bottom left. Both have green dots.

Thanks. Blame myself for not reading the manual properly. :redface:

 

[cjcruz]

battery?