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During the shoot · Framing & metering

Film View

Film viewfinder: see live how this scene would look on film. It opens straight into the live view; swipe the advance dial along the bottom to pick a stock and the picture takes on that stock’s colour at once, and long-press a stock to read about its character. Pull open the drawer above the dial to adjust filter strength and grain on the spot (only for this session — leaving resets it). The shutter bakes the colour and grain into the photo and saves it to the system album: as with film, there is no second chance and no unfiltered original kept. It needs no understanding of exposure at all — no metering, no Zone, no false colour. Every stock is an original Optaxis grade made after the look of the corresponding film; it is not affiliated with those brands and is not a precise measurement. Free.

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Where to find itTools tab → Film View
CategoryDuring the shoot · Framing & metering
PlatformsiOS / Android / HarmonyOS (native) (coming soon)

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“Film View” is one of the 37 photography tools in Optaxis. Coming to iOS, Android and HarmonyOS (native) at the same time, expected between late December 2026 and early January 2027; once live, search for “光轴” (Optaxis) in your app store to download.