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Web Camera and Headset

If you will be broadcasting video and/or voice during an Adobe Connect meeting you will need a Web camera, microphone, and headset. A headset with a built-in microphone is recommended to reduce audio echo and feedback. Penn State ITS recommends a camera and headset with USB or Firewire connectors, rather than a headphone plug connector.

Note that proprietary cameras for videoconferencing systems (such as Polycom and Sony IPELA) will not work with Adobe Connect.

The following equipment has been tested successfully with Adobe Connect at Penn State and is available through the Penn State Computer Store:

Headset with Microphone
Windows and Mac: Logitech USB ClearChat Comfort USB Headset (HWACHA199), http://eshop.moc.psu.edu/pennstate/mysearchresult.cfm?CFID=498321&CFTOKE...

Web Camera

Camera and Headset Bundle

  • Windows: The Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 bundle includes a Logitech 250 USB headset and a Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 camera, (SKU HWACHC115) http://eshop.moc.psu.edu/pennstate/mysearchresult.cfm?CFID=498321&CFTOKE...
  • Mac: Because many Macs have a built-in iSight camera, there is no Mac bundle available from the Penn State Computer Store. Items must be purchased separately.

Microphones for Live Groups
The microphones we have been using for classroom and office settings where a group of people have gathered to participate in an adobe connect meeting are from M Audio.

At the Penn State Computer Store:

Purchase Order Description
You may also be interested in this one-page description of Adobe Connect and Adobe Presenter to attach to your departmental purchase order as justification for your purchase: AdobeConnectDescriptionPro.pdf

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