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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.

When it helps

shooting location
location scouting
scouting
plan a location
sun moon milky way
where to shoot
azimuth
altitude angle
sunset direction
milky way azimuth

At a glance

Where to find it	Tools tab → Scout
Category	Before the shoot · Planning
Platforms	iOS / Android / HarmonyOS (native) (coming soon)

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“Scout” 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.