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Just a heads-up for those running the proprietary Nikon to USB. My 810a wouldn't,t connect the other night and after looking at everything and talking to computer guys it looked like my in-camera connection was dead. MAjor Expense?? Found a cell phone cable that is the exact connector and it hooks up well. Ordered new cable and called Nikon. Question was-" leave hooked up or disconnect and rehook every time use it". Man says better to disconnect and rehook gently every time. If hooked up all the time the cable keeps seeing battery power from the camera and will eventually die. May be what happened to me.

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USB Cables are all built to Standardized Licensed Designs.  

 

Nikon had it's discretion over certain choices such as:

Which USB Signalling Standard - USB3 or USB2 (USB3)

Which USB Connector Design - "Mini, Micro,etc" (Micro)

Whether to add a "Stress Reliever" Cable Clip    (Yes)

 

But, beyond that, the rest of the USB Connection System is the same as it would be for any Laptop or FlashDrive.  You proved that when you were able to use a simple "available phone cable with same connector".

There should be no Power-Draw caused by the Cable being left Connected while the Camera is OFF.

 

There IS, however, a consideration to "Whether to connect and leave connected" related to stress on the USB3 Connector Socket on the Camera.  

This concern is why Nikon provides a "Stress Reliever" for the USB3 Connection.

When possible, you should use that Stress Reliever since otherwise the weight of a significant amount of the Cable is supported solely by the USB3 Connector.

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Found a cell phone cable that is the exact connector and it hooks up well.

 

Since there are VERY FEW Phones with USB3 Connectors, it's very likely that the Cable you are now using is only USB2.  USB3 Connectors and Data Signalling are designed to be Backwards-Compatible at a loss of Speed.

 

This is another reason why you'll want to eventually replace the Failed NIKON Cable with another USB3 Cable (unless your Laptop actually has Only USB2 Ports).

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