# 12-pin webcam cable pinouts

**URL:** https://community.frame.work/t/12-pin-webcam-cable-pinouts/19791
**Category:** Creators & Developers
**Created:** [June 28, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/12-pin-webcam-cable-pinouts/19791 "2022-06-28T00:53:11Z")
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### Author: ![dkter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@dkter](https://community.frame.work/u/dkter)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/12-pin-webcam-cable-pinouts/19791/2 "2022-07-30T00:16:49Z")

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That was correct, but I got something else wrong - I didn’t notice that the webcam input voltage is 3.3 V whereas USB outputs 5V. Luckily, the webcam seems to have survived, and even worked for a little bit, though it ran pretty hot and had a very low resolution. These things are surprisingly resilient.

Anyway, if you’re working on a project with the webcam, keep this in mind - don’t connect the Vin of the webcam directly to a USB port, regulate it down to 3.3 V first.

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