Onboarding Flow What do you shoot
First-run wizard that asks what you shoot and pre-configures sensible defaults.
Where to find it
Runs automatically on first launch; resets if app data is cleared.
Summary
On a fresh install the app opens a short wizard before the viewfinder: pick your format, pick your film family, optionally pick a camera body. The app preloads a matching film stock, the right metering precision, the bias chip for that film type, and pins the calculators that format usually leans on. After the wizard the viewfinder loads with sensible defaults instead of a cold 35mm + ISO 400 baseline.
How it works
How it runs the first time
Right after you install the app and grant the camera permission, the wizard slides up over the viewfinder. It takes under a minute to complete. There is no skip-then-pester model: once you finish or skip, the wizard never reappears. If you wipe app data or clear storage, it will run again on the next launch.
What the screens ask
Step one is a welcome card with a Skip option for users who want to dive straight into the viewfinder. Step two picks your format: 35mm, Medium Format, Large Format, Cinema, or Alternative Process. Step three picks your film family: Black and White, Color Negative, or Slide. Step four offers an optional camera body picker scoped to the format you chose. Step five summarises the defaults the app is about to apply and ends with Start metering.
What gets pre-configured
Format sets the gate, the default ISO, and the metering precision (FAST for 35mm and cine, Auto-pro for medium format, Pro Always for large format). Film family sets a matching film stock (Tri-X for B and W 35mm and MF, FP4 for LF, Portra for color, Provia for slide) and the multi-spot bias chip (Protect shadows for B and W, Protect highlights for slide, Average for color negative). Each format also pins the calculators it typically uses: Bellows and Large Format Movements at the top for LF, Cine Shutter Angle for cinema, Alternative Process and Pinhole for alt-process. Camera body sets gear-based ranges so the shutter dial matches the body you actually own.
Why this exists
The app carries ~150 features. A cold first launch with no setup would land every new user at the same generic 35mm-Portra-400-Fast configuration regardless of whether they shoot 4x5 platinum prints or Super 8 cine. The wizard signals what kind of photographer you are in under a minute and lets the rest of the app start from a configuration that already looks like you.