topic Re: HDML cable to computer? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

HDML cable to computer?

jamidei — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 01:46:57 GMT

My 70D came with an HDML cable to mini HDML (mini fits camera). I don't have an HDML slot on my computer. If I buy an adapter to attach it, will it still work to transfer my photos? So frustrated here. All the manuals and things I've seen say it comes with a USB cable, but even a standard USB cable wouldn't fit the camera. Any help?

Re: HDML cable to computer?

RobertTheFat — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:53:44 GMT

@jamidei wrote:
My 70D came with an HDML cable to mini HDML (mini fits camera). I don't have an HDML slot on my computer. If I buy an adapter to attach it, will it still work to transfer my photos? So frustrated here. All the manuals and things I've seen say it comes with a USB cable, but even a standard USB cable wouldn't fit the camera. Any help?

For a long time virtually all USB-compatible digital cameras used a mini-USB connector. But I've seen one recently (the 7D Mk II) that accepts a micro-USB connector (the one used by many cell phones) instead. This is probably the beginning of a trend, to which the 70D may also have succumbed.

Re: HDML cable to computer?

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 04:13:22 GMT

70D uses a mini-USB cable. The camera should have come with the appropriate cable.

HDMI cable can display photos and video but won't transfer files to computer.