This is the best camera I have ever used recently only I saw this camera in the nikon showroom and started requesting for It and got this one a month ago I made so cool movies using this camera Because the quality was obviously better than I thought and the pictures taken are of a merge range taken with it the camera seems to be somewhat heavy but could be carried by a person with somewhat work taking a look at the value for money this can be a good example for itthe iso and shutter speed was so good and works nicely for the cause the battery life extends so much and you can easilyuse this camera being a beginner also so give a thumbs up for Nikon D40 hope this could help you guys a lot .