The IMC has a wide selection equipment available for loan. You must be a student, staff member, or faculty member with a Library account in good standing to borrow equipment. Loan period is 4 days. Loan extensions may be available dependent upon demand. Significant fines are applied if equipment is returned after due date and time.
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DSLR and mirrorless cameras not available
- Canon VIXIA HD Camcorders
- GoPro Hero Action Cameras including various accessories and mounts
- Canon Mini-DV Camcorders (digital tape) - use to digitize tapes
- Sony CCD-TRV88 - Hi8 - use to digitize 8mm tapes
- Canon PowerShot Point and Shoot still cameras
- Various pro & semi-pro tripod models
- Table-top tripods
- Handheld video stabilizers
- Shoulder Support Rigs
- Mounts to connect cameras and handheld devices to tripods
- Self-shooting pole 11"- 37" (Selfie Stick)
- Brackets for attachments [mics, lights, etc.]
- Hand stick grip [not weighted]
- LED Kit, battery operated, with bracket [40 Watt]
- 250 Watt ECA Photoflood lamp; request light stand
- Dimmable fluorescent ring light with floor stand.
- Flexfill Collapsible Light Reflector; 43" Translucent, Silver, Gold, White and Black diffusers; request optional stand
- Adjustable floor stands for floodlights, ring lights and light reflectors
- 9ft. x 10ft. Green screen backdrop with support stand and clamps
- Epson projectors
- Portable screen
- HDMI cables
- Wireless presenter with pointer and cursor control; usb connection
- Various HDMI and VGA adapters for MacBooks, cell phones and handheld devices
- Calculators
- Photography kit for phone and handheld devices: includes fisheye and wide angle lenses, tripod mount, bracket for attachments, and adapter for headphone and microphone combination
- Video converter device to digitize VHS, compact VHS and 8mm tapes
- Gear bags and carts
- USB hard drives for Windows and Mac 500 GB and 1TB
- Flash ("thumb") drives (USB) for Mac and Windows
- HC/SD memory cards
Additional adapters and cables available; not all listed below
- USB memory card readers
- Webcam
- Microphone/Headphone USB Adapter
- Apple SuperDrive [CD/DVD RW drive]
- Windows CD/DVD RW USB drive
- USB wired mouse
- USB wired keyboard
- 3.5" floppy disk USB drive
- Zip disk USB drive
- FireWire, composite and S-video cables
- FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter
- H2 Handy Zoom recorder
- H4n Handy Zoom recorder
- Two person Mic kit for H4n Zoom Field Recorder
- 2-4 person Podcast station; record directly into audio application. In-house use only
- Portable cassette recorders; request cable and adapters to digitize tapes
Models vary for live presentation and recording with camcorders, audio recorders, and cellphones. See guide on https://library.albany.edu/imc/tutorials_handouts
- Dynamic vocal handheld mics –wired and wireless mics
- Lavaliere - wired and wireless mics
- Dual [2 mics] wired lavalier mics
- XLR shotgun mic kits; request optional boom pole
- 1/8 “ stereo mini shotgun mics
- USB mics
- Stereo headset with boom mic
- Directional microphones for iPhone, Android cellphone and handheld devices
- Two-channel/2 mic audio adapter for cameras and camcorders [Beachtek MCC-2]
- Telescoping mic stand with boom arm
- Tabletop mic stand
- Boom poles
- Shotgun accessory kit includes mic clip and 1/8" stereo, 15ft. extension cable
- Hot shoe to 1/4" adapter mount
- Portable speakers [various connections]
- Speaker cables
- XLR cables and adapters
- Computer speakers
- Headphones and splitters
- iPhone/MacBook headphone adapters [USB-C and Lightning]
- Microphone/headphone USB adapters
- Microphone cables and adapters – mono, stereo, RCA, XLR, 3/32”, 1/8” and ¼”
- CD/Cassette/AM/FM portable player