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Olympus digicam cables: every plug and cable code we have sourced

Olympus used 10 connector families on the compacts we checked. Find your camera in the table to see which cable codes the manuals name for it; where a maker states nothing, the row says so.

Cable pages: CB-USB5 and CB-USB6 · CB-USB7 · CB-USB8

Sources checked 2026-10-18. 261 of 261 sourced Olympus cameras have a cable code named on their own row; 0 more are placed only by connector family and marked Partly confirmed. Status labels are explained in the guide.

Connector families

• Olympus CAMEDIA RS-232C serial cable (pre-USB and early-USB models)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Not described in the manual text (camera-side "Computer connector (RS-232C)" / serial connector; shape unknown)

  Years: 2000 (D-490 Zoom manual copyright) to about the C-3040 Zoom era; exact years not stated in the manuals read

• Olympus CB-USB1 USB cable (first CAMEDIA USB cable, 2000-2002 era)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Not stated as a shape. Manuals say "the end of the USB cable marked B" goes to the camera; D-100/D-150 call it a "dedicated USB cable" for a "data input/output connector (USB)". Standard Type-B vs proprietary per model is unconfirmed.

  Cable codes: CB-USB1

  Years: 2000-2002 (D-100/D-150 manuals 2001; C-5050 QSG 2002; other dates not stated)

• Olympus CB-USB2 and CB-USB3 (one-off early USB cables)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: unknown. The C-40 Zoom/D-40 Zoom manual describes a "Multi connector (USB 1.0 compatible, A/V OUT)".

  Cable codes: CB-USB2

  Years: about 2001-2002 (D-40 Zoom manual footer date 01.10.11 is the only date)

• Olympus CB-USB4 USB mini-B cable (2001-2010)

  Confirmed

  Camera end: USB mini-B (manuals: "USB connector (mini-B)") on the camera listed as using CB-USB4; later "USB connector" cameras listed with CB-USB4 do not state the shape

  Cable codes: CB-USB4

  Years: 2002-2010 (D-550 Zoom 2002; C-740 2003; C-770 2003/2004; Stylus 410 2003; FE-110/130 2005; FE-210, VG-110, VG-180 later)

• Olympus "multi-connector" (USB + A/V OUT + DC-IN) with CB-USB5 / CB-USB6 cable, 2004-2011 compacts

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Olympus proprietary "Multi-connector" (manuals: "Multi-connector (DC-IN jack, USB connector, A/V OUT jack)"). Pin count is NOT stated in any Olympus document read; retailers say 12-pin (unconfirmed).

  Cable codes: CB-USB5, CB-USB6

  Years: 2004 (Stylus 500 QSG) to later (Stylus 1/1s, Tough series); latest year not stated in manuals read

• Olympus "multi-connector" (USB + A/V OUT, no DC-IN) with CB-USB7 cable, 2006-2013

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Olympus "Multi-connector (USB connector, A/V OUT jack)". Retailer listings say "8 Pin Camera Mini USB B" (unconfirmed; no Olympus document gives a pin count).

  Cable codes: CB-USB7

  Years: 2007 (FE-280/310/320/330 manuals) onward; latest not stated (SZ-15 and VR-370 manuals list CB-USB7 in box)

• Olympus "multi-connector" (DC-IN + USB + A/V OUT) with CB-USB8 cable, 2009-2016

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Olympus "Multi-connector (DC-IN jack, USB connector, A/V OUT jack)". Retailers call the CB-USB5/6/8 plug "12 pin" (unconfirmed); community pinout site pinouts.ru describes a 12-pin multi connector on Olympus E-P1/E-620 and SZ/XZ/SP cameras.

  Cable codes: CB-USB8

  Years: not dated in the manuals read; used by SP-620/720/810/820, SZ-10..31MR, SH-50, XZ-2, TG-1..4/630/820/830/860/870

• Olympus USB micro-B cables CB-USB10 and CB-USB12 (Tough TG-5, TG-6, TG-Tracker, 2016-)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Micro-USB connector (manuals: "Micro-USB connector/HDMI micro connector (type D)")

  Years: not dated in the manuals read (TG-5, TG-Tracker, TG-6)

• Olympus compacts with a plain "USB connector" and no cable code in the manual (T-10, FE-25, VG-110, FE-210...)

  Unconfirmed

  Camera end: Manual says only "USB connector"; shape not stated

  Cable codes: unknown for T-10, FE-25/X-20, FE-26; CB-USB4 for FE-210, FE-110, VG-110, VG-180 per AU table

  Years: not dated in the manuals read

• Accessories on the multi-connector: CB-MA1 / CB-MA3 multi-adapter (DC power) and CB-AVC3 / CB-AVC5 AV cables

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Olympus multi-connector

  Years: 2005 (FE-130 manual mentions CB-MA1) onward

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