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Before the shoot · Planning

Scout

A location scouting bench: overlay the azimuth and altitude grids for sun, moon and Milky Way on the map to pick your spot.

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Where to find itTools tab → Scout
CategoryBefore the shoot · Planning
PriceFree — every tool is open at this stage, with no paywall
Other languages机位规划 · Scout · 機位規劃 · ロケハン
PlatformsiOS 17.0+ / Android

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Scout is one of 36 photography tools in Optaxis — in the same app as the community and the gear library.

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