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Synapse-specific connectivity and dynamics determine microcircuit function but are challenging to explore with classic paired recordings due to their low throughput. We therefore implemented optomapping, a ∼100-fold faster two-photon optogenetic method. In mouse primary visual cortex (V1), we optomapped 30,454 candidate inputs to reveal 1,790 excitatory inputs to pyramidal, basket, and Martinotti cells. Across these cell types, log-normal distribution of synaptic efficacies emerged as a principle. For pyramidal cells, optomapping reproduced the canonical circuit but unexpectedly uncovered that the excitation of basket cells concentrated to layer 5 and that of Martinotti cells dominated in layer 2/3. The excitation of basket cells was stronger and reached farther than the excitation of pyramidal cells, which may promote stability. Short-term plasticity surprisingly depended on cortical layer in addition to target cell. Finally, optomapping revealed an overrepresentation of shared inputs for interconnected layer-6 pyramidal cells. Thus, by resolving the throughput problem, optomapping uncovered hitherto unappreciated principles of V1 structure.