Hello friends Picture Quality of this Picture Quality of this Nikon D40 is very High . I have a this camera and I love this.The snap taken from this camer is almost same as in real life. This Helped me lot .My profession is photography.I was in search of a good camera whose picture quality is high and and my budget was low, imagine what I found this Nikon D40 in a store are a low price of Its shutter speed is very good .It take snap in time of seconds, instantly. Batter life is also very good 3hrs to 5hrs. is very High