An older camera charges with a flat USB plug that is thicker than micro-USB, fits only one way, and is not oval. Which connector is it?
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Short Explanation
The plug is the older, chunkier cousin of the tiny flat phone plug, and it still has an up and a down. You want mini-USB. The oval reversible plug, the smaller micro plug, and the Lightning paddle are the ones this camera is not using.
Full Explanation
Mini-USB is the older flat USB connector, thicker than micro-USB, and it inserts in only one orientation. The camera's plug matches that description and is not the oval USB-C shape. USB-C is oval and reversible. It is not the thicker one-way plug on this older camera. Micro-USB is smaller and thinner than mini-USB. Calling it thicker reverses the two. Lightning is a different flat reversible plug. It is not mini-USB, and it is not defined as the thicker one-way camera connector. Exam caveat: mini-USB and micro-USB look related and will not substitute. If the plug rattles or will not seat, stop and match the outline instead of forcing it. Operational check: fit a known mini-USB cable, confirm the camera charges, and confirm a micro-USB plug is too small for the port. Do not force a micro-USB plug into the mini-USB port. Label the cable mini-USB so the next person does not grab a micro-USB lead. Seat the plug fully so the camera charges without wobble.