Video Recording Kit

Sony camera, Rode microphone with mount, windscreen and 3.5mm cable, two batteries and charger, two SD cards and charger, lens cloth, white balance card
Sony a6600 mirrorless camerra
Rode Micro with windscreen, mount and 3.5mm cable
About

This Video Recording kit is equipped with a Sony A6600 photo/video camera, an external microphone with a windscreen for a more directional control of audio.  Windscreens help to reduce unwanted wind or air noise from the environment.  Headphones are also included for listening back to recordings as well as 2 batteries with a wall charger, 2 SD cards, a lens cloth, white balance cards and an SD card reader.  

Media equipment circulation will end for the Spring Semester on 4/30/26 and resume for the Summer on 5/20/26. Media Equipment will not be available from 5/1/26 to 5/19/26. During the summer media equipment will circulate on on a first-come, first-served basis; booking requests will not be available.

Starting in Fall of 2026, Tisch Library’s media equipment will circulate at the Digital Design Studio desk on the 3rd floor. For more information visit go.tufts.edu/ddsmoves

Location
Tisch
Contents
  • Mirrorless Digital Camera and lens
    • Sony a6600 with a 18-135mm lens,  24.2MP CMOS sensor suitable for taking high quality videos. Comes with shoulder strap and eye cup.
  • Camera mount microphone + windscreen
    • Rode Video Micro directional microphone for improved sound quality and wind noise reduction
  • Charged Batteries and wall charger
    • 2 Rechargeable batteries and wall charger
  • Accessory pouch
    • Includes a lens cloth for removing smudges from the lens, a white balance card for ensuring color accuracy and a spare SD card
  • Headphones
    • Sony MDR-7506 headphones for monitoring sound recording and playback, terminates in 3.5mm plug
  • SD card and SD Card Reader
    • Card where media is stored. Removable for backup of recording media onto personal device.
  • SD Card Reader
    • Connect to external device via USB-C to backup media from SD card
  • Soft carry case
    • For ease of use and to safely transport equipment.

Regardless of how you choose to get equipment, you need to sign the Media Equipment Policy form once per academic year.  Requests made by patrons without a signed Media Equipment Policy form are not guaranteed. 

There are two ways Tufts ID holders can check out media equipment:

  1. At the front desk, no advance reservation required.  You can stop by the front circulation desk located on the second level of the Tisch library and ask to check out a kit.  The default loan period for media equipment is 7 days, no renewal.  If no kits are available, Frontline Staff can help you to create a request for the next available time.  Once the kit leaves the library, the borrower is responsible for all items listed on the contents tag.
  2. By making a request in Jumbosearch . You can make requests via Jumbosearch up to 2 weeks in advance.  When making a request online, you decide when to pick up and return your equipment but reservation length cannot exceed 7 days.  Kits will not be available until 10am the day of pickup. All media equipment will be loaned from the Front Circulation Desk at the entrance of Tisch Library.  Equipment not picked up within 24 hours will automatically be returned and placed back into circulation. Once the kit leaves the library, the borrower is responsible for all items listed on the contents tag. 

Loan period and renewals

Media equipment is available for a 7-day loan period with no renewals.  If upon returning your kit, there is another kit available that you are interested in using, you are welcome to check it out.  It is imperative we receive all media equipment on time so we can clean it and get it back into circulation for other folks in the community interested in using the kit.  Failure to return the kit today will put a media equipment hold on your account and require that you meet with staff regarding our policies. 

Cancel a Request

To cancel a request, please call at 617-627-3347 or email TischDDS@tufts.edu.  We strongly encourage patrons to cancel when no longer needing a reservation.  This opens up the equipment to community members more quickly than letting the reservation expire without notifying Tisch library staff.  

Return

Equipment must be returned to a staff member at the Tisch Library Circulation Desk at the designated return time and patrons must be present for the entire check-in process.  Equipment borrower assumes full responsibility for damage, loss or theft.

In order to check out media equipment from Tisch library, you must sign a Media Equipment policy form for the current academic year.

For onsite support, you can stop by the Digital Design Studio on the third floor, room 303.  Staff offices are located in room 301 and Studio Assistants are available in room 303. For self-guided learning check out our online tutorials.  You can also contact us at tischdds@tufts.edu with additional questions or feedback.