Pat Cheney wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:39:41 -0800, John Navas wrote:

The reason for the non-standard connector is that many digital
cameras (not just this one) use a tiny 8 pin connector that
combines
USB with video and audio out. If standard Mini-USB or Micro-USB
were used (which themselves are different), another cable would be
needed for AV

Hi John,
This is a great post of yours that provides wonderful new relevant
information!

What you're informing us is that there is no way Casio could have
made a single port handle the USB and AV functions if they used the
mini-usb or micro-usb standards. This is extremely useful
information. Thank you.

This makes sense.

What this then means is that any camera with a combined AV/USB port,
by the very definition, MUST be using a proprietary connector!

Together, we're now starting to understand the problem (better than
the major reviewers did, anyway).

It would be interesting to figure out whether Casio is the only
camera
manufacturer using a combined AV/USB port.

Does anyone out there have a camera with a combined AV/USB port?

I have a Nikon with a proprieatary USB port and a Panasonic with the
combined.

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