The lens features an all-plastic construction with rubber focus and zoom rings.

On September 12, 2012, Sony released a "power zoom" version, Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS (SEL-P18200), of their original 18-200mm E-mount superzoom lens for their E-mount camcorders.

On the side of the lens barrel is a trio of switches controlling the lens' "power zoom", zooming speed, and Autofocus (Servo)-Manual Focus switch.

These added features have increased the size and weight of the lens slightly from the original.

The lens is optically identical to the original non-power zoom version.