I assume you do know that your can fairly easily set exposure compensation by pushing the +/- button right behind the shutter release and turning the rear dial, right? You don't need to go into the menus. Is that too fiddly for you? If so, then I suppose you want a feature that does this automatically, with one shutter press - that is, you program the camera how many steps above and/or below you want to bracket, what EV step to use (eg, 1/3 or 1/2 stop), then hit the shutter button and the shots are fired off automatically for you. If the latter is what you want, then the D40 does not do it. A good explanation of the former method though, is at http://www.kenrockwell.com/ nikon/d40/users-guide/controls.htm. I don't own a digital SLR yet - I'm merely studying what to buy now, and the D40 is one of my choices, so I hope this helps, though it's several months after your post.