USB Cables for Sony Alpha Cameras

Intermittent problems getting my PC to recognize my Sony a6000 and a5100 mirrorless cameras led me to some web searching for solutions that I thought would be either software, driver, system OS, or firmware related. I found the following instructions which shed some light on the issue:

1. Insert USB-A into computer and Micro-USB into camera; and power the camera on.

2. If the computer doesn’t recognize the camera, try another cable…