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Setup
Insert a Memory Card (Available Separately)
Ready the Camera
Digital Camera
Quick Start Guide
This guide provides
Attach the Strap
Attach a Lens
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Before inserting or removing memory cards, turn the camera off and open the card slot cover.
Face up
Insert as shown
Slide the memory card in as shown above until it clicks into place.
Keep your
Hold the
PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).
Digitutor
“Digitutor,” a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available at the following website:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html
Package Contents
Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body cap is removed.
Lens mounting index
The memory card access lamp will light for about a second.
Support the lens with
your left handStand with one foot half a pace in front of the other
Frame a Photograph
Frame a photo in the viewfinder with the main subject positioned in any of the three focus areas.
Confirm that the package contains the items listed below. Purchasers of the lens kit option should confirm that the package also includes a lens. Memory cards are not provided; please use one of the Secure Digital (SD) memory cards listed on page 102 of the Guide to Digital Photography.
The following items are found on the camera:
❏ Accessory shoe cover
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❏ Body cap
D40 camera
The following items are included with the camera:
❏ Quick Start Guide (this guide) | ❏ PictureProject installer CD (gray) |
❏ Guide to Digital Photography | ❏ PictureProject reference CD (silver) |
❏Warranty
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(with terminal cover) | (with power cord*) |
* Shape of cord depends on country of sale.
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❏ Strap
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(for use with
Parts of the Camera
Eyelet for camera strap
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USB connector | ||
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Viewfinder eyepiece cup
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| Diopter adjustment |
Viewfinder |
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Keeping the mounting index on the lens aligned with the mounting index on the camera body, position the lens in the camera’s bayonet mount and rotate the lens in the direction shown until it clicks into place.
If the lens is equipped with an
A (autofocus) or M/A (autofocus with manual priority).
Autofocus is available with
Charge the Battery
A completely exhausted battery will charge in about 90 minutes.
| Blinks | Stops blinking |
Insert as shown | Charging | Charging complete |
Insert the Battery
Insert terminals first in orientation shown
Choose a Language and Set the Clock
A
Format the Memory Card
Memory cards must be formatted in the D40 before first use. Note that formatting memory cards permanently deletes all photographs and other data they may contain. Be sure all data you wish to keep have been copied to another storage device before formatting the card.
Turn camera on. | Press button. Menus displayed Highlight icon for current menu. |
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* If setup menu is displayed, proceed to .
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Display options. | Highlight Yes. | Format card. Do not turn camera |
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Setup menu displayed when formatting is complete.
Focus the Viewfinder
Slide the diopter adjustment control up and down until the focus brackets are in sharp focus. When operating the diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, be careful not to put your fingers or fingernails in your eye.
Focus brackets
| Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it |
Zoom in | fills a larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the |
| area visible in the photograph (select longer focal lengths |
Zoom out | on the lens focal length scale index to zoom in, shorter |
focal lengths to zoom out). |
| Focus and Shoot |
1 | Press the |
| will automatically select the focus area containing the |
| subject closest to the camera and focus on this subject. |
| If the subject is dark, the |
to assist the focus operation and the flash may pop up. The monitor will turn off.
When the focus operation is complete, the selected focus area will be highlighted, a beep will sound, and the
2 | Smoothly press the |
| the way down to release the shutter and record the |
| photograph. The memory card access lamp will light. |
| Do not eject the memory card or remove or disconnect |
| the power source until the lamp has gone out and |
| recording is complete. |
View the Results
Photographs are automatically displayed after shooting. If no photograph is dis- played in the monitor, the most recent picture can be viewed by pressing the 
button. Additional pictures can be dis- played by rotating the command dial or pressing the multi selector left or right.
To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the
eyepiece | Multi selector |
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(menu) button | Lens mounting | |
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(playback) | Focal length scale | |
button | Zoom ring | |
| Memory card slot cover |
Memory card access lamp
Turn camera on. Language- Select language. selection dialog displayed.
Select local time zone. | Display daylight saving time |
| options. Highlight On if daylight |
| saving time is in effect. |
Display map of world time zones.
Set clock and return to shooting mode. Monitor will turn off au- tomatically.
Taking Photographs
Rotate the Mode Dial to
To delete the photograph currently dis- played in the monitor, press the 
button. A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press the 
button again to delete the im- age and return to playback. To exit with- out deleting the picture, press the 
but- ton.
For more information on taking photographs and other camera operations, see the Guide to Digital Photography. See the other side of this guide for information on using the supplied PictureProject software to copy photographs to a computer, and
(playback
zoom) button Monitor
Resetting the clock: Use the World time option in the setup menu to change the camera
printing photographs via direct USB connection.
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(thumbnail) button
(delete) button
clock. See the Guide to Digital Photography for details.