Loanable equipment

Cameras, tripods, microphones, hard drives, DSLRs, and other media equipment are available for checkout for UMN students, staff and faculty. No reservation is needed; equipment is available on a first-come first-served basis. Most items are due the following day by closing, though we may be willing to extend the loan during non-peak days. External hard drives can be borrowed for one week.

Available equipment

Video

Canon Vixia HD camcorder

HD video camcorder (1920x1080 video resolution)
Image stabilization
Great for digital stories, interviews
Check out a tripod with this camera.

Video

Zoom Q8n-4K camcorder

New in 2022!

HD video camcorder (4K video resolution)
Image stabilization
Great for digital stories, interviews
Check out a tripod with this camera.

Video

Rode Universal Vlogging Kit

New in 2022!

Convert your phone into a vlogging camera
External microphone
Tripod to stabilize your video
LED light with color diffusers
Great for digital stories, interviews

Audio

Rode Wireless Go II

New in 2022!

Wireless lavalier microphone system
Plugs into any device that accepts 3.5mm stereo input (including the Canon Vixia, Canon Rebel, and Zoom Q8n-4K cameras)
Two transmitters and two lavalier microphones allows two people to be captured in the recording
Use lavalier microphones when your recording environment will be noisy