The NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR is a very compact 24-75mm-equivalent zoom lens that covers wide-angle to portrait perspectives. Optically, the lens incorporates four aspherical and one extra-low dispersion elements to reduce aberrations for clearer and sharper imagery throughout the zoom range. For sharper handheld shooting, the Vibration Reduction image stabilisation reduces the appearance of camera shake by up to 4.5 stops. The lens has received an application of Super Integrated Coating which aids in suppression of flare and ghosting to achieve better contrast and colour fidelity that is beneficial when working in harsh lighting condition.
Each of the lenses utilises a stepping motor to provide fast, silent, and accurate autofocus. Full-time manual focus override for refined focusing is available to suit both stills and video applications; The manual focus can adjusted via the programmable control ring, which can be also set to contol aperture or exposure compensation. An internal focusing design maintains the overall length of the lens during use as well as promotes speedier focusing. The NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR comes supplied with snap-on front lens cap and rear lens cap.