• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Can you recognize this USB socket?

Joined
May 30, 2007
Messages
9,019 (1.47/day)
System Name Black Panther
Processor i9 9900k
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s) Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s) 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s) Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard Motospeed
Software Windows 10


I've googled, got no results.

It looks like a USB-B but it's much smaller and from the inside it is different.

Also a USB mini-B is like 1mm wider than it :wtf:.

If it might help, it's the USB video out of an Olympus E330 DSLR camera.
According to various specs I found online, it should be a USB mini-B (and I bought the mini-B cable from ebay :rolleyes: only to find it much too wide and not high enough to fit) :ohwell:
 

lyndonguitar

I play games
Joined
Apr 1, 2010
Messages
1,877 (0.37/day)
Location
Philippines
System Name X6 | Lyndon-ROG
Processor Intel Core i7-8700k | Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Motherboard Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 | Asus ROG-GL552VX
Cooling Deepcool Captain 240EX
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED | 8 GB
Video Card(s) NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB
Storage SSDs: 500GB, HDDs: 2TB, 2TB, 3TB | SSD: 250GB, HDD: 1TB
Display(s) Samsung 49" CHG90 3840x1080@144Hz, Panasonic 32" HDTV, | 15.6"1080p
Case Cougar Panzer Max
Audio Device(s) HyperX Cloud II | Corsair Gaming H1500 7.1 | ROCCAT Kave 5.1 | Edifier M3200
Power Supply EVGA 750GQ
Mouse Logitech G403 | Razer Deathadder Chroma | Logitech G302 | Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red
Software Windows 10
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
43,585 (6.74/day)
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory 32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 4090
Storage WD m.2
Display(s) LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s) Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard Tester84
Software Windows 11
The part # of the cable you need is: CB-USB6
 
Joined
May 30, 2007
Messages
9,019 (1.47/day)
System Name Black Panther
Processor i9 9900k
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s) Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s) 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s) Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard Motospeed
Software Windows 10
OK I'm thinking the seller here made some mistake.

I bought this item, it says "USB-A to Mini-B 12-Pin Custom".

The picture of the seller looks exactly like it fits in my camera's socket.

Here's a better larger picture:


Now the USB I received doesn't look like that at all, but like this:


Is it possible there are 2 types of mini-B :confused:
 
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
43,585 (6.74/day)
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory 32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 4090
Storage WD m.2
Display(s) LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s) Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard Tester84
Software Windows 11
Perhaps it's an Olympus specific thing?
 
Joined
Mar 2, 2008
Messages
1,645 (0.28/day)
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina
System Name Current
Processor i5 2500k @ 4.5
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Cooling Xigmatek Gaia
Memory 2x4G G-skill Sniper
Video Card(s) GTX 680
Storage 128 Crucial M4, 1 TB Seagate Baracuda
Display(s) Shimian Achieva 27"
Case Corsair 400R
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsais HX-620
Software Windows 7
I don't think he even sent you a 12 pin cable. Definitely contact the seller.
 

theonedub

habe fidem
Joined
Apr 30, 2009
Messages
8,025 (1.47/day)
Location
Northern CA, USA
System Name Erakith || AsRock NUCS
Processor AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) || Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P
Motherboard MSI X399 MEG Creation || AsRock OE
Cooling EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res || OE
Memory 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000|| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s) Vega 64 EK FC|| Intel Iris Xe
Storage 250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe || 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s) 34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case CaseLabs Merlin SM8 || Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply Corsair HX1000
Mouse Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software Windows 10 Pro x64 || WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores WCG & F@H Only
My Casio has a very similar looking proprietary plug. I hate that I lost it and now have to constantly remove the SD card to transfer items :laugh:
 
Joined
May 10, 2010
Messages
130 (0.03/day)
Processor Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Motherboard ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6
Memory 64GB DDR4 2666MHz
Video Card(s) GTX 1070 Ti
Storage A lot
Display(s) LG 4k HDR + Samsung 4k
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
lol. When USB standards aren't standards anymore :laugh: can't they just stick with mini USB, USB "B" connector, and standard USB?
 
Joined
May 30, 2007
Messages
9,019 (1.47/day)
System Name Black Panther
Processor i9 9900k
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s) Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s) 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s) Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard Motospeed
Software Windows 10
I don't think he even sent you a 12 pin cable. Definitely contact the seller.

I just did.

The mini-B I received has just 5 pins (I think, light's dim here).
Had he shown the 2nd picture I wouldn't have bought it because the shape is very different.
On the other hand, the shape of the first picture (the one shown in the listing) is identical to the female on my camera. Apart from that he says in the listing that it fits the Olympus E330...
 
Joined
Apr 8, 2009
Messages
3,016 (0.55/day)
Location
vermont
System Name The wifes worst enemy
Processor i5-9600k
Motherboard Asrock z390 phantom gaming 4
Cooling water
Memory 16gb G.skill ripjaw DDR4 2400 4X4GB 15-15-15-35-2T
Video Card(s) Asrock 5600xt phantom gaming 6gb 14gb/s
Storage crucial M500 120GB SSD, Pny 256GB SSD, seagate 750GB, seagate 2TB HDD, WD blue 1TB 2.5" HDD
Display(s) 27 inch samsung @ 1080p but capable of much more ;)
Case Corsair AIR 540 Cube Mid tower
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply EVGA GQ1000W MODULAR
Mouse generic for now
Keyboard generic for now
Software gotta love steam, origin etc etc
Benchmark Scores http://hwbot.org/user/philbrown_23/
yep you got the 5 pin mini-B thats what my seagate EHDD uses EDIT: and most motorolla cell phones
 
Joined
Feb 22, 2010
Messages
63 (0.01/day)
Processor AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition @ 3.7 Ghz
Motherboard ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Cooling Corsair H100i v2
Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Video Card(s) GIGABYTE GTX 660 OC 2GB
Storage Corasir Force 60GB SSD, Samsung HD402LJ 400GB, WD Caviar Blue 1TB
Case Zalman Z11
Power Supply Corsair CX750M
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Keyboard Razer Deathstalker
Software Windows 10 Ultimate 64-bit
As it came with your Olympus camera, perhaps it is written in the users manual what kind of socket it is ... ?
 

Fourstaff

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Nov 29, 2009
Messages
10,020 (1.91/day)
Location
Home
System Name Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor 3570K // 10400F
Motherboard ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling Stock // Stock
Memory 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s) LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w
As it came with your Olympus camera, perhaps it is written in the users manual what kind of socket it is ... ?
According to various specs I found online, it should be a USB mini-B (and I bought the mini-B cable from ebay :rolleyes: only to find it much too wide and not high enough to fit) :ohwell:

Is it just me or is the literacy rate in TPU falling quite sharply :rolleyes:

Found something:http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse330/page4.asp

USB 1.1 only transfers at about 1.5MBps, I think it will take forever to transfer the photos through that cable.

Edit again: 2000 posts! And 1 more extra star! I can feel my epeen growing! I am now a Lv 7 TPU spammer :eek:
 
Last edited:
Joined
Feb 22, 2010
Messages
63 (0.01/day)
Processor AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition @ 3.7 Ghz
Motherboard ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Cooling Corsair H100i v2
Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Video Card(s) GIGABYTE GTX 660 OC 2GB
Storage Corasir Force 60GB SSD, Samsung HD402LJ 400GB, WD Caviar Blue 1TB
Case Zalman Z11
Power Supply Corsair CX750M
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Keyboard Razer Deathstalker
Software Windows 10 Ultimate 64-bit
i know my literacy in english isn't the best.. but hah i'd like to see you typing in estonian language.. Guess i would laugh more than my a** off.
 
Joined
May 30, 2007
Messages
9,019 (1.47/day)
System Name Black Panther
Processor i9 9900k
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s) Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s) 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s) Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard Motospeed
Software Windows 10
perhaps it is written in the users manual

The user's manual doesn't help much - it describes the socket as a "multi-connector" :laugh:

Btw, seen nothing wrong with your english myself but then english is not my native language either ;)

USB 1.1 only transfers at about 1.5MBps, I think it will take forever to transfer the photos through that cable.
Np with that. It's an old camera so it's expected.

___________________________________________

Anyway, thanks everyone for the help.
I had thought I had ordered the wrong type of cable that's why I asked for the precise socket name in the OP.

However after contacting the seller he immediately acknowledged that it had shipped a wrong cable by mistake and not the one I ordered. He's going to ship me the correct cable for free tomorrow. :rockout:
 
Last edited:

Fourstaff

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Nov 29, 2009
Messages
10,020 (1.91/day)
Location
Home
System Name Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor 3570K // 10400F
Motherboard ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling Stock // Stock
Memory 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s) LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w
i know my literacy in english isn't the best.. but hah i'd like to see you typing in estonian language.. Guess i would laugh more than my a** off.

I am sorry if I insulted you, what I meant is that the people in TPU are posting without reading the entire thread first (I am guilty of that a few times :eek:). This thread is pretty short, so you have no excuse for not reading the entire thread before posting :toast:
 

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder
Joined
Nov 22, 2005
Messages
28,472 (4.25/day)
Location
Indiana, USA
Processor Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s) RTX 2070 Super
Storage 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s) Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s) Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software Windows 10 Pro x64
USB 1.1 only transfers at about 1.5MBps, I think it will take forever to transfer the photos through that cable.

It actually isn't that bad. I use an old USB 1.1 hub on my desk because I can't be hassled with reaching under my desk every time I want to connect my camera, and the cable is so short there isn't any good place to lay the camera when it is connected to the computer anyway(other than the ground, and I'm not doing that). I can dump 200+ pictures off the flash card in 4-5 minutes, not super fast, but not forever either.
 
Joined
Oct 29, 2009
Messages
2,666 (0.51/day)
System Name Old Gateway / Steam Deck OLED LE
Processor i5 4440 3.1ghz / Jupiter 4c 8t
Motherboard Gateway / Valve
Cooling Eh it doesn't thermal throttle
Memory 2x 8GB JEDEC 1600mhz DDR3 / 16gb DDR5 6400
Video Card(s) RX 560D 4GB / Navi II 8CU
Storage 240gb 2.5 SSD / 1TB nvme
Display(s) Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz / 800p OLED
Case Gateway / Valve LE
Audio Device(s) Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago), Valve
Power Supply 380w oem / 65w valve USB-C
Mouse Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex 100 / virtual
VR HMD Lmao
Software Windows 10 / Steam OS
Benchmark Scores It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC. SD LE 45fps
"The E-330 has just one multi-function connector on the right side of the body, this serves to provide both USB and Video-Out connectivity depending on which of the supplied cables is connected. It's pretty disappointing in 2006 to find a high-end digital camera which only supports USB 1.1 speed transfers."

here's a review of the camera

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse330/page3.asp

i see that it has a compact flash drive. you might be better off getting a CF reader.

USB cable > http://shops.godaddy.com/EZ-Digital/Olympus-CB-USB5-USB6-Compatible-USB-Data-Cable/

haven't found a video cable for it tho, maybe you could buy 2 data cables and figure out what "pins" on the camera plug do what and make your own video cable. i dont know if its component, composite, etc though
 
Last edited:

95Viper

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 12, 2008
Messages
12,645 (2.24/day)
@Black Panther> If this is this camera, then it is USB 2.0. Specs here.

Erocker was correct, that end is called a USB6, they also had a usb5, and the video cable is here, along with other accessories.

You got a pretty good price on the cable. They sell for $3.00 to $17.00 USD with shipping. Olympus wants $30 for one...:eek:

I had one, well the wife did, but I sold it and she now uses a Rebel and loves it. I still have two Olympus pocket cameras and am pleased with them.

Happy shooting.:)
 
Joined
Oct 29, 2009
Messages
2,666 (0.51/day)
System Name Old Gateway / Steam Deck OLED LE
Processor i5 4440 3.1ghz / Jupiter 4c 8t
Motherboard Gateway / Valve
Cooling Eh it doesn't thermal throttle
Memory 2x 8GB JEDEC 1600mhz DDR3 / 16gb DDR5 6400
Video Card(s) RX 560D 4GB / Navi II 8CU
Storage 240gb 2.5 SSD / 1TB nvme
Display(s) Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz / 800p OLED
Case Gateway / Valve LE
Audio Device(s) Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago), Valve
Power Supply 380w oem / 65w valve USB-C
Mouse Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex 100 / virtual
VR HMD Lmao
Software Windows 10 / Steam OS
Benchmark Scores It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC. SD LE 45fps
holy crap thats expensive for the cables...
 
Top