Major features ● With this lens, you can take pictures at shutter speeds approx. 3 stops slower (at 120mm setting) than you ordinarily could without a VR lens, expanding the range of usable shutter speed options and making shooting at various zoom settings much easier without a tripod. ● Panning is also possible, as the lens automatically distinguishes panning from camera shake and vibration reduction works effectively. ● Autofocus (A) or manual (M) mode can easily be selected with the focus mode switch. ● Autofocusing with manual override is provided, allowing instant change from autofocusing to manual focusing. ● More accurate exposure control is possible when this is mounted on a Nikon camera having 3D Matrix Metering capability, because subject distance information is transferred from the lens to the camera body. ● The use of two ED (extra-low dispersion) lens elements ensures sharp pictures virtually free of color fringing. Also, by utilizing a 7-blade diaphragm that produces a nearly circular aperture, out-of-focus images in front of or behind the subject are rendered as pleasing blurs. ● Closest focusing distance of 0.5m (1.6 ft.) is provided