Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Front Cover
  • 6 steps
  • Logic Board
  • 4 steps
  • LCD Screen
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Unlatch the battery cover. Slide the cover out and flip it open.
  • Remove the battery.
  • Gently remove the battery cover.

Unlatch the battery cover. Slide the cover out and flip it open.

Remove the battery.

Gently remove the battery cover.

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Step 2

              Front Cover
  • Remove the two 4.5 mm screws that sit next to the battery slot.
  • Remove the 3 mm screw that sits below the CF card slot.
  • Remove the 4.5 mm screw that sits above the digital I/O cover.

Remove the two 4.5 mm screws that sit next to the battery slot.

Remove the 3 mm screw that sits below the CF card slot.

Remove the 4.5 mm screw that sits above the digital I/O cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the two 4.5 mm screws that sit inside the battery slot.

Remove the two 4.5 mm screws that sit inside the battery slot.

Step 4

  • Remove the two 5 mm screws that sit near the camera strap eyelet.
  • Remove the camera strap eyelet.

Remove the two 5 mm screws that sit near the camera strap eyelet.

Remove the camera strap eyelet.

Step 5

  • Remove the 5 mm screw and cap that were underneath the camera strap eyelet.

Remove the 5 mm screw and cap that were underneath the camera strap eyelet.

Step 6

  • Remove the five 3.5 mm screws that sit at the bottom of the camera.
  • Remove the grey plastic piece, which the five screws held in place, by gently detaching the front cover.
  • Do not apply too much force; two wires still connect the front cover to the motherboard.

Remove the five 3.5 mm screws that sit at the bottom of the camera.

Remove the grey plastic piece, which the five screws held in place, by gently detaching the front cover.

Do not apply too much force; two wires still connect the front cover to the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Using a spudger, detach the white-capped wire.
  • Using a spudger, detach the orange-capped wire and set the front cover aside.

Using a spudger, detach the white-capped wire.

Using a spudger, detach the orange-capped wire and set the front cover aside.

Step 8

              Logic Board
  • Detach the grey-capped wire.
  • Detach the green chip that sits next to the blue wires.

Detach the grey-capped wire.

Detach the green chip that sits next to the blue wires.

Step 9

  • Remove the 3.5 mm screw that sits next to the rotating lens.
  • Invert the logic board and lens to uncover the orange and blue ribbon cables. These cables still connect the logic board to the LCD screen.

Remove the 3.5 mm screw that sits next to the rotating lens.

Invert the logic board and lens to uncover the orange and blue ribbon cables. These cables still connect the logic board to the LCD screen.

Step 10

  • Detach the blue ribbon cable.
  • Detach the orange ribbon cable by using a spudger, and while pushing it out horizontally.
  • Detach the red-capped wire.
  • Lift the logic board and lens, which are still connected, out of the back cover.

Detach the blue ribbon cable.

Detach the orange ribbon cable by using a spudger, and while pushing it out horizontally.

Detach the red-capped wire.

Lift the logic board and lens, which are still connected, out of the back cover.

Step 11

  • Lift the black covering and remove the orange ribbon cable, which connects the lens to the logic board.

Lift the black covering and remove the orange ribbon cable, which connects the lens to the logic board.

Step 12

              LCD Screen
  • Remove the 2.5 mm screw.
  • Remove the two 3.4 mm screws.
  • Remove the two 4.4 mm screws.

Remove the 2.5 mm screw.

Remove the two 3.4 mm screws.

Remove the two 4.4 mm screws.

Step 13

  • Remove the LCD screen.
  • Do not drop the three-button rubber piece. Remove it carefully.

Remove the LCD screen.

Do not drop the three-button rubber piece. Remove it carefully.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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