General discussion • Connecting a DSLR Camera with USB-C to Pi Zero 2W with a Single Cable?

Hello!

I'm currently using a Pi Zero 2W to control a DSLR Camera with a USB-C port.

My cabling looks like
Pi Zero 2W -> Micro USB to USB-A receptacle -> USB-A to USB-C cable -> DSLR

This works, but using two cables is cumbersome for my setup.

Ideally, I'd like use one cable, like this
Pi Zero 2W -> Micro USB to USB-C cable -> DSLR

But I'm having trouble finding a cable like this that works.
Seems like everything available on Amazon treats the USB-C side as the Host, but I need the Micro USB to be the host in order to control the DSLR.
I tried this cable https://www.amazon.com/SUNGUY-2Packs-De ... 09DG4DXQC/ , which did not work. When plugging in the camera to the powered on Pi Zero 2W, the board loses power (I'm guessing the DSLR is trying to draw too much power from the connection like a charger?). If I plug the cable into an unpowered Pi Zero 2W and then turn the board on, the board behaves normally, but neither the camera nor the Pi recognize each other.

Does anyone know if a cable like this exists for sale? At this point I'm considering building my own cable to make this work, so any advice on that would be appreciated as well!

Statistics: Posted by sir_isaaclime — Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:11 pm — Replies 0 — Views 52

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