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Equipment Lending Program
Location: Vitale Digital Media Lab, Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Eligibility: Current Penn students, faculty and staff with PennKey and active PennCard.
Borrowing Period: up to 3 days at a time.
Overdue fines: $25 per day (or any part of a day) late.
Equipment may be used for academic or personal purposes.
How to Reserve | Available Items | Other Loan Programs | iPads in the Classroom Pilot Program
Eligibility: Current Penn students, faculty and staff with PennKey and active PennCard.
Borrowing Period: up to 3 days at a time.
Overdue fines: $25 per day (or any part of a day) late.
Equipment may be used for academic or personal purposes.
How to Reserve | Available Items | Other Loan Programs | iPads in the Classroom Pilot Program
How to Reserve Equipment
Our equipment loan guidelines provide additional information. The video and text instructions below show how to reserve equipment online:
- Login with your PennKey at http://checkout.sas.upenn.edu
- If you see a choice of locations, choose "Weigle Information Commons"
- Enter the dates and times you wish to request equipment - up to a maximum of 72 hours (3 days).
- Click "Find Resources" to browse through equipment available for the dates selected.
- Click the "Add" button next to an available item to request it.
- Click "Current Reservation" to review what you have reserved.
- Any problems with your reservation will be shown in a red box on lower left. Problems will need to be corrected before a request can be confirmed.
- Click "Confirm".
- Pick up your equipment on time in the Vitale Digital Media Lab on the date and time requested. Our system cancels reservations for any equipment that is not picked up within 3 hours of the time specified.
- Read and sign an equipment loan agreement form when you pick up equipment.
- Return your equipment on time. Our late fine policy is $25/day late fee starting 1 minute after the scheduled return time.
Equipment Available
Available items include video cameras, still cameras, audio recorders, keyboards, microphones, clickers, drawing tablets and other gadgets.
*Jeffrey L. Seltzer and Ana L. Seltzer's generous gift has provided important support for this equipment lending program.
| Item Type | Qty. Available | Replacement Cost | Notes | Links |
Panasonic GS320 Video camera |
4 | $300 | Standard Definition. No earphone jack or microphone jack. Comes with a spare battery. Users must provide their own mini-DV cassettes. |    |
Canon Vixia HFM31 Video camera |
6 | $700 | Capable of High Definition or Standard Definition. Includes earphone jack and external microphone jack. Internal 32GB harddrive, or users can provide their own SD Cards (class 4 or above recommended). | |
Canon Vixia HFM41 Video camera |
3 | $700 | Capable of High Definition or Standard Definition. Includes earphone jack and external microphone jack. Internal 32GB harddrive, or users can provide their own SD Cards (class 4 or above recommended). | |
Canon HV-20 Video camera |
3 | $1000 | Capable of High Definition or Standard Definition. Includes earphone jack and external microphone jack. Users must provide their own mini-DV cassettes. | |
Flip Video camera |
15 | $200 | Shoots 2 hours of High Definition video. Very simple interface, no card or tape is needed. | |
Aiptek Action HD GVS Video camera |
5 | $200 | Records to an SD or SDHC card which the user needs to provide (available at the Computer Connection in the Penn Bookstore for about $15.) Shoots HD (1080p @ 30fps) at 4GB/hour. Shoots standard definition at 2GB/hour. Also takes 5 megapixel photos, somewhat better than the quality you would expect from a cell phone. | |
Nikon D3100 |
2 | $1000 | This DSLR camera can shoot 14 megapixel images and comes with a 18-200mm lens. It comes with its own SD storage card | |
Casio Exilim FH100 |
1 | $300 | This point and camera camera can shoot 10 megapixel images and has a 10x zoom. It comes with its own SD storage card. | |
Samsung SDP-850DX Visualizer/Digital Presenter |
1 | $800 | The Samsung SDP-850DX is a digital video camera mounted on a posable arm, and connects to a computer monitor or video projector. It has a14x optical zoom, with auto focus, and has a resolution of 850,000 pixels. You can also watch a short video and learn more on our Visualizer page. | |
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Video Projector - InFocus IN104 |
2 | $500 | Projects video from laptop or desktop computers. Outputs video via RCA video, S-Video, and VGA cables. Comes with power cable and male-to-male VGA cable. | |
Video Projector - Mitsubishi XD90U |
1 | $500 | Projects video from laptop or desktop computers. Outputs video via RCA video, S-Video, and VGA cables. Comes with power cable and male-to-male VGA cable. | |
Portable Projection Screen - Da-Lite 94129 |
1 | $300 | 39"x70" (80" diagonal) screen. For indoor use only. Can be used on a table top (extend screen partially) or on the floor (extend screen fully) | |
Micro Video Projector - 3M MPro 110 |
1 | $300 | This extremely portable hand-held projector works well in small rooms for audiences of a few people. Because of its brightness of only 7 lumens, your viewing space needs to be dark . It is not appropriate for large audiences or in large rooms. Includes cables to connect to a VGA or RCA Video source such as a laptop, DVD player, or Game console (Wii, PS3, etc.) See device connection details. Can also be mounted on a tripod. | |
Tripod |
19 | $75 | ||
Zoom H2n Handy Recorder |
2 | $200 | Audio recorder. Records to WAV or mp3 on included SD card. Powered by 2 AA batteries or AC Adapter. PC or Macintosh. | |
Zoom H2 Handy Recorder |
3 | $150 | Audio recorder. Records to WAV or mp3 on included SD card. Powered by 2 AA batteries or AC Adapter. PC or Macintosh. | |
Zoom H1 Handy Recorder |
2 | $100 | Audio recorder. Records to WAV or mp3 on included SD card. Powered by 1 AA battery or AC Adapter. PC or Macintosh. | |
Sony ICD UX71 Audio Recorder |
3 | $100 | Audio recorder. Records to mp3. Powered by 1 AA battery. PC or Macintosh. | |
Snowball microphone |
4 | $100 | For use with your own laptop or desktop computer. USB interface. Does not connect to videocameras. | |
Sennheiser MKE 400 Mini Shot Mic |
2 | $225 | This mini shotgun mic will improve your audio quality without adding too much bulk to your camera. |
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Azden SGM X |
1 | $125 | This shotgun mic will help you when shooting action that is further away from your camera. |
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Azden WR Pro Wireless Lavalier |
3 | $125 | This wireless lavalier kit has a transmitter and receiver box that can connect to a video camera with a mic input. | |
Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet |
1 | $200 | Computer input device that allows you to hand-draw images and graphics, similar to the way one draws images with a pencil and paper. For use with your own laptop or desktop computer. USB interface. Includes tablet, pen, and Mac/Windows driver CD | |
Mac Laptop Charger |
3 | $100 | We have three Mac laptop chargers that can be checked out from the media lab for up to 4 hours. |
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Livescribe Pulse Pen |
1 | $200 | This smart pen records every mark you make with it in its custom notebooks (provided). You can also record audio through the mic on the pen and export your writings as a PDF through the desktop application. The kit includes software for both MAC and PC. | |
Personal Response Systems Clickers |
1 Set of 65 | $2300 | Thanks to the generosity of GAPSA, this set of 65 clickers is available for borrowing. The new model clickers have LCD screens so students can verify the response submitted. Clickers are a great way to poll the audience and can be used with any software program. Explore our Clickers Tutorial to get started. | |
PowerPoint/Keynote Remote Control |
2 | $50 | Allows you to control your presentation remotely. Includes a wireless USB adapter that connects to your computer. Also includes a built-in red laser pointer. Uses 2 AAA batteries | |
*Jeffrey L. Seltzer and Ana L. Seltzer's generous gift has provided important support for this equipment lending program.
Other Loan Programs on Campus
Penn has several other equipment lending programs, many of whom address the needs of specific schools, organizational units, student groups or courses:
- SAS Multi-Media Services
- School of Design
- Biomedical Library
- Wharton Public Technology FAQ and Instructional Technology Group
- Vice Provost for University Life Technology Services
- Veterinary Library
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