Nikon D40 FOCUS PROBLEMS!?

Question

Hello! I have just bought the Nikon D40, and already made some GREAT pictures... But I'm having some problems with focussing......!

When I'm on 'auto' and just want to shoot a plant, my trampoline or my laptop, my sister or whatever....... then I press the shooter button halfway, but it won't focus.... No 'beep' and no green cirkel :(

The only thing I SEE IS:

When I look through the -idon'tknowhowitscalled- (just when I want to take a picture...) and I press the button halfway, I ALWAYS SEE THE BRACKETS TURNING RED/

WHY ARE THEY TURNING RED? AND WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?

BECAUSE THIS IS VERRRRRRRRRRY ANNOYING.. I CAN'T SHOOT A PICTURE WHEN THOSE BRACKETS TURN OUT RED!

Help me please!

Answer 1

First see if the lens is in auto focus, not manual. The red brackets tell you what area in the scene will be in focus. When you see the red brackets and the green dot your good to shoot. When you see the green dot blinking, you are too close to your subject. I suggest you read the owners manual again then one more time, to get the hang of the cameras functions

Answer 2

Like most people, you're trying to jump into this without going over the manual.

Start reading now--from page 1 all the way to the end. You're not going to get much out of this and in time, you will want to throw the camera away, unless you learn how to control it (not the other way around). You also need to know its limitations, too, so you can go 'around' them.

Answer 3

You may have the autofocus set to AF-S, which is designed for non-moving single subjects.

Switch the AF to either AF-C (continuout)  or AF-A (auto mode) and the D40 will be better able to capture moving subjects.

I got the information at this link and I'd suggest you download and print this great users guide.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/use...