What is an "aperture range"?

What is an "aperture range"?

Mark Comon (Vice President, Paul's Photo, Torrance, CA) gives expert video advice on: Why would I use the "image stabilizer" feature?; How do various image stabilizers differ?; What shutter speed range do I need for my digital camera? and more...

The apeture range on your camera is how many f-stops or how much adjusting can you do on the apeture, or the f-stop or the lens opening. And that's generally, on your compact digital cameras, built into the camera. You only have a 3 or 4 f-stop range on the setting on the camera. On your SLR-type camera, you may have 1 or 12 f-stops available to you to set.