How-To: Map proprietary connectors

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How-To: Map proprietary connectors

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Dan Reetz hates it when manufacturers make up a proprietary connector when there are viable standard alternatives, so he gave the Casio EX-FH100 shutter release/video/USB cable what it had coming: a good hack. The process is abstracted enough to take this technique to another situation, and his tutorial is funny, too (warning, some adult language).

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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