Camera & photography rental

Camera rental software that sends the kit out complete.

Track every body, lens and cage by serial number, build kits that cannot go out missing a cable, and quote a production before they call the next house on their list.

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Every body and lens tracked by serial number
Kits go out complete or they do not go out
Deposits sized to the value of the gear
Before and after

One missing cable is a lost day on set.

Camera rental is high value, high turnover and utterly unforgiving. The kit either arrives complete or the production loses a morning and you lose the client.

The hard way

  • Serials live in a spreadsheet — which body actually went out is a question nobody can answer three weeks later.
  • Kits packed from memory — the list is in the prep tech's head, and on the day they are off, something goes missing.
  • Quotes take until tomorrow — by which point the producer has booked the house that answered first.
  • Damage is a conversation — no record of how the lens went out, so the argument is opinion against opinion.

With EquipDash

  • Serial numbers on the booking — the exact body, lens and cage that went out is on the record permanently.
  • Kits as one bookable thing — build the kit once and every component is checked out, tracked and checked back individually.
  • Quote from live availability — build and send a quote against gear you know is free on those dates.
  • Condition captured on prep — photograph and note each item at prep and again on return, against the serial.
Serial-level tracking

Not "a 24-70". That 24-70.

Two lenses of the same model are not the same asset. One has 400 rentals on it and a soft corner; the other came back last week with a sticky focus ring. Your system should know which one is going out.

  • Serial on every unit — body, lens, monitor and battery tracked as individual assets with their own history.
  • Barcode prep — scan items into the kit at prep so what is on the sheet is what is in the case.
  • Rental history per item — see who has had it, how often it goes out, and what came back wrong.
  • Service and calibration — block a unit for sensor cleaning or gimbal calibration without blocking the model.
Kits & prep

The kit list packs itself.

A camera package is thirty things that have to travel together. Build it once as a kit and every prep after that is a checklist rather than a memory test.

  • Kits book as one item — the producer books the package; you still track every component underneath.
  • Pull sheets that print — the prep tech works from a list, not a conversation.
  • Nothing double-booked — a component committed to one kit cannot be promised inside another.
  • Swap without rebuilding — substitute a body or lens on the day and the sheet updates with it.
Camera rental house prep bench with cinema camera bodies and lenses
Quotes & deposits

Quote today. Win the job today.

Production books fast and books the house that answers first. A quote that lands in an hour beats a better quote that lands tomorrow.

  • Build from availability — quote only what is genuinely free for the shoot dates.
  • Multi-day and weekly rates — three-day weeks and weekly rates applied the way the industry expects.
  • Deposits that match value — holds sized to the package rather than a flat figure.
  • Quote converts to booking — accepted quote becomes the job without anybody re-keying it.
Dash AI · trained for rentals

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Dash AI knows your bookings, your stock and your customers. Dash Agents keep working once you have closed the laptop.

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Dash AI Agents · Active 24/7

The work that used to wait until Monday.

Agents that run in the background while you get on with the job.

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Prep Sheet Ready
Sends tomorrow's pull sheets to the prep bench before the team arrives.
Daily at 6pm
🔍
Incomplete Kit Check
Flags a kit going out with a component missing or still on another job.
Twice daily
✍️
Unsigned Agreements
Chases productions that collected without signing the rental terms.
Daily
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Service Due
Warns when bodies are approaching a sensor clean or calibration.
Weekly
The rest of the platform

Everything else, already handled.

New request · 21:47
3-day rentalFri – Mon
Paid online$418

Online booking requests

Producers check availability and request a package from your site outside office hours.

$318.00
Tap to Pay · approved

Digital rental agreements

Terms and liability signed before the kit leaves the building.

Hourly$28
Daily$96
Weekly$430

Insurance details on file

Hold the production's cover against the customer record rather than in an inbox.

Main yard72%
North depot46%

Take payment on collection

Card, payment link or Tap to Pay on a phone at the counter.

M T W T F S S
Service booked · blocked

Sub-rental and cross-rental

Bring in gear you do not own and track it on the same job.

Check in

Utilization reporting

See which bodies and glass earn their keep before you buy the next one.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Your questions about camera & photography software, answered

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What is camera rental software?

It is the system a camera rental house runs on: what gear you own, which serial went out on which job, what is prepped, what is due back and what it was quoted at. Availability updates as items are scanned in and out, so a producer asking about next Tuesday gets an accurate answer immediately.

Can I track gear by serial number?

How do camera kits and packages work?

Can I send quotes to production companies?

How do security deposits work for high-value gear?

Can I handle multi-day and weekly rates?

Can productions book from my website?

Can I track sub-rented gear I do not own?

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Search... + New booking
Rentals 5 Experiences 6 Store 3
Performance snapshot Showing performance for last 7 days
Sales $2,884 +100%
Booking in period 5 +100%
Bookings received 19 +100%
Upcoming pick ups Late pick ups (1)
Booking #CustomerPick up time
123Lauren Walker2 reserved07:00 PM, Feb-17
120Andrew Clark2 reserved07:00 PM, Feb-22
121Nicole Lewis1 reserved07:00 PM, Feb-26
Next returns Late returns (3)
Booking #CustomerReturn time
116Daniel Thomas1 picked up07:00 PM, Feb-17
119Stephanie Harris1 picked up07:00 PM, Feb-16
117Ashley Jackson1 picked up07:00 PM, Feb-19
Performance snapshot Showing performance for last 7 days
Sales $4,120 +42%
Booking in period 6 +50%
Bookings received 24 +33%
Upcoming bookings Late bookings (0)
Booking #Activity NameStart time
130Sunset Kayak Tour4 confirmed09:00 AM, Feb-18
132Reef Snorkel Trip2 confirmed10:30 AM, Feb-20
135Mountain Hike6 confirmed08:00 AM, Feb-22
Active bookings Live (1)
Booking #Activity NameEnd time
128Whale Watch Cruise4 completed05:00 PM, Feb-17
129Zipline Adventure2 completed04:00 PM, Feb-18
131Cave Explore Tour3 completed06:00 PM, Feb-19
Performance snapshot Showing performance for today
Store revenue $892 +28%
Products sold 3 +200%
Orders 8 +60%
Recent orders
Order #CustomerOrder time
140Ryan Torres2 items02:15 PM, Feb-17
142Amanda Li1 item11:30 AM, Feb-18
143Chris Evans3 items09:45 AM, Feb-19
Low stock products
ProductSKUStock
Sunscreen SPF50SUN-050Low3 left
Dry Bag 10LDRY-010Low2 left
GoPro MountGPR-101Low1 left
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