Correct cable for EOS 5D Mark IV laptop connection

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Good morning ya’ll, as I navigate my newer to me 5DMIV I realized it’s not one of those standard cables to transfer photos to a laptop?? What is that cable called or what do y'all use to transfer them over to a standard windows laptop? Thank you

[wq9nsc · Accepted solution]

The camera connector end is is "Micro USB 3.0 Type B" and the other end needs to fit your laptop USB port (typically the large Type A for older laptops and Type C for newer devices).  Avoid getting a longer than needed cable or you can run into connectivity issues and you also want to avoid putting mechanical strain on the camera port, the original cable is around 5 feet long and included a mechanical restraint mount for the cable to tie it to the camera to avoid damaging the connector.

At one point, some of the external USB drives used this connector also but it isn't one of the more common connectors in USB land.

Rodger