Nikon D40 manual Adjusting Viewfinder Focus, Focus brackets, Auto Meter Off, Exposure meters on

Adjusting Viewfinder Focus

Photographs are framed in the viewfinder. Before shooting, make sure that the display in the viewfinder is in clear focus. The view- finder can be focused by removing the lens cap and sliding the diopter adjustment control up and down until the focus brackets are in sharp focus. When operating the diopter adjustment con- trol with your eye to the viewfinder, be careful not to put your fin- gers or fingernails in your eye.

Focus brackets

Auto Meter Off

At default settings, the viewfinder and shooting information display will turn off if no operations are performed for about eight seconds (auto meter off ), reducing the drain on the battery. Press the shut- ter-release button halfway to reactivate the display in the viewfinder ( 17).

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Exposure meters on Exposure meters off Exposure meters on

The length of time before the exposure meters turn off automatically can be adjusted using Custom Setting 15 (Auto off timers; 78).

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