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

Sony used 14 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.

Sources checked 2026-10-18. 0 of 158 sourced Sony cameras have a cable code named on their own row; 88 more are placed only by connector family and marked Partly confirmed. Status labels are explained in the guide.

Connector families

• Sony camera body USB jack (separate from A/V and DC-in jacks), mini-B where stated

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: USB jack; "USB jack (mini-B)" stated for DSC-P1, DSC-H5/W30/R1 (Sony Japan) and MVC-FD92; shape not stated in the other manuals

  Cable codes: "USB cable" (no code in manuals)

  Years: models listed; most are not individually dated in the sources read (Sony Japan: DSC-H5 2006 via Wikipedia list)

• Sony "Multi connector" / "multi-use terminal" (bottom or side, no Type number in the manual), 2003-2008 cameras

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Proprietary Sony multi connector on the camera body (usually bottom surface); Sony does not describe pins in these manuals

  Cable codes: "Cable for multi-use terminal" (supplied; no VMC code printed), "USB, A/V cable for multi-use terminal"

  Years: from at least 2005-11 (DSC-T9, Sony Japan press) to 2009-02 (DSC-T90); earlier and in-between models not individually dated

• Sony Multi connector Type1a

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type1a" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal" (Type1a-compliant), sold separately

  Years: 2009

• Sony Multi connector Type2b

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type2b" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal" (Type2b-compliant), sold separately

  Years: 2009

• Sony Multi connector Type2c (HDMI-capable)

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type2c" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal" (Type2c-compliant), sold separately

  Years: 2009-2010

• Sony Multi connector Type3

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type3" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal" (Type3-compliant), sold separately

  Years: 2009-2010

• Sony Multi connector Type3a

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type3a" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal" (Type3a-compliant), sold separately

  Years: 2010-2011

• Sony Multi connector Type3b

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type3b" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: VMC-MD3 "Cable for multi-use terminals" (sold separately), "Multi-use terminal USB cable" (supplied)

  Years: 2011-2012

• Sony Multi connector Type3c

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Sony Multi connector / multi-use terminal, Sony label "Type3c" (pin layout not given in manuals)

  Cable codes: "Multi-use terminal USB cable" (supplied)

  Years: 2011

• Sony standard Micro USB connector (Micro-B style, micro USB cable)

  Confirmed

  Camera end: Micro USB connector (Sony label "Micro USB connector"; Imaging Resource: "Micro USB")

  Cable codes: "Micro USB cable" (supplied; no VMC code), AC-UD10 (adaptor for powering during shooting)

  Years: 2011-2013 (HX10V 2011, HX20V 2012-07 per Wikipedia list)

• Sony "Multi/Micro USB Terminal" (accepts standard Micro USB and Sony accessories)

  Confirmed

  Camera end: "Multi/Micro USB Terminal" - Sony: "Supports Micro USB compatible device"

  Cable codes: "Micro USB cable" (supplied), AC-UD10 / AC-UD11 (power for shooting)

  Years: not individually dated in sources read (2012+ models)

• Sony combined "(USB) / A/V OUT" terminal on the side or bottom with a dedicated cable (low-cost W/S/H lines)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: Proprietary "USB / A/V OUT jack|terminal" (often under a terminal cover); shape not given

  Cable codes: "Dedicated USB cable" Sony part no. 1-837-783- / 1-837-597- / 1-834-311- / 1-834-331- (printed in manuals), VMC-15CSR1 (dedicated A/V cable, sold separately)

  Years: not individually dated in sources read (S650-S980, W180-W730, H90/H200/H300)

• Cyber-shot Station / multi-output stand cradles (dock contacts on the camera, USB/A-V/DC jacks on the cradle)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: "Camera connector" contacts on the camera (some models) or the Multi connector; the dock then has "(USB) jack", "DC IN jack", "A/V OUT" jacks

  Cable codes: Cyber-shot Station UC-GA (supplied with DSC-G1), Cyber-shot Station UC-TC (DSC-T3), Multi-output stand UC-TE (DSC-T500), CSS-HD1 (HD component cradle)

  Years: 2005-11 (T9) to 2009-02 (T90/T900)

• Digital Mavica (floppy/CD) cameras: floppy or CD-R transfer, later USB jack (mini-B on FD92)

  Partly confirmed

  Camera end: FD5-FD75: no USB socket found; FD81-FD97/FD100/FD200 and CD series: "USB jack" ("USB jack (mini-B)" for FD92)

  Cable codes: "USB cable" (supplied)

  Years: not dated in sources read

Cameras and the cable codes named for them

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