Canon USB connector: unique?

On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:17:14 -0800 (PST), Charles Packer
wrote:

So I got my newly purchased used Canon 20D home and
discovered that my Olympus USB cable doesn't fit its
connector. On Pricegrabbers.com...

http://tinyurl.com/5kfobc

I find that the cable will cost me $15, a little less
than 5% of what I paid for the camera...Is its USB
receptacle unique to Canon? If not, there might be a
cheaper alternative if I knew how to look for it.

I had a Canon P&S (since given to my son because his crapped out) and
a Nikon dslr. They each have a different USB cable fitting, but I
picked up a $5 card reader and used neither cable.
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

tony cooper wrote:
On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:17:14 -0800 (PST), Charles Packer
wrote:

So I got my newly purchased used Canon 20D home and
discovered that my Olympus USB cable doesn't fit its
connector. On Pricegrabbers.com...

http://tinyurl.com/5kfobc

I find that the cable will cost me $15, a little less
than 5% of what I paid for the camera...Is its USB
receptacle unique to Canon? If not, there might be a
cheaper alternative if I knew how to look for it.

I had a Canon P&S (since given to my son because his crapped out) and
a Nikon dslr. They each have a different USB cable fitting, but I
picked up a $5 card reader and used neither cable.

My 20D's input socket is the same as a card reader that I have, so it's
not uncommon. I use the camera directly with the computer only when
shooting tethered, or when entering data to the camera, never downloading.

As Tony suggests, a card reader is very useful, but you'll also want the
right connection for the camera itself. If you live in the SF Bay area,
I could give you one.

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john mcwilliams