Nikon Coolpix P4 Flash Bulb Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
LCD Screen
13 steps
Motherboard
11 steps
Lens
3 steps
Flash Bulb
1 step

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Introduction

If the flash is not working on your camera, then the flash bulb should be replaced.

Step 30 requires you to unsolder red and black wires. You can use this guide on how to solder and desolder connections.

After you replace it with a new flash bulb, follow these steps in reverse order to reassemble.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

‘Click’ the battery door over to the side.

‘Click’ the battery door over to the side.

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Step 2

Open the battery door. Inside is the memory card and the battery.
Click over the orange tab and take out the battery.
Close the battery lid by pushing it down and sliding it back.

Open the battery door. Inside is the memory card and the battery.

Click over the orange tab and take out the battery.

Close the battery lid by pushing it down and sliding it back.

Step 3

              LCD Screen

Remove the four screws located on bottom of camera. (.086in screws)

Remove the four screws located on bottom of camera. (.086in screws)

Step 4

Remove the two screws, then remove the panel. (.113in screws)

Remove the two screws, then remove the panel. (.113in screws)

Step 5

Remove panel on right side (front view) by removing these two screws. (.196in screws)
Remove single screw set underneath panel. (0.083in screw)

Remove panel on right side (front view) by removing these two screws. (.196in screws)

Remove single screw set underneath panel. (0.083in screw)

Step 6

Remove the two screws attaching the back panel to the body on the left side. (.188in screws)

Remove the two screws attaching the back panel to the body on the left side. (.188in screws)

Step 7

Gently pull off back cover

Gently pull off back cover

Step 8

Then remove the three screws on the A/V Out tab (left side). (.188in screws)
Remove tab.

Then remove the three screws on the A/V Out tab (left side). (.188in screws)

Remove tab.

Step 9

Remove the two screws attaching the front panel to the body on the left side. (.18in screws)

Remove the two screws attaching the front panel to the body on the left side. (.18in screws)

Step 10

Flip up front panel.
There should be wires still attaching the panel to body. DO NOT TRY TO PULL OFF COMPLETELY

Flip up front panel.

There should be wires still attaching the panel to body. DO NOT TRY TO PULL OFF COMPLETELY

Step 11

Remove three screws as shown. (Right screw:0.084in, Left screw:0.088in, Middle screw:0.114in)

Remove three screws as shown. (Right screw:0.084in, Left screw:0.088in, Middle screw:0.114in)

Step 12

Carefully pull orange LCD connector up and out of the port.
Be careful to pull vertically while pushing the black tab upwards

Carefully pull orange LCD connector up and out of the port.

Be careful to pull vertically while pushing the black tab upwards

Step 13

Remove the screw below the LCD (.124in)

Remove the screw below the LCD (.124in)

Step 14

Carefully pull out the plug connecting the LCD to the motherboard.

Carefully pull out the plug connecting the LCD to the motherboard.

Step 15

You can now remove the LCD from the camera body.
Insert new LCD and reassemble using the steps in reverse order.

You can now remove the LCD from the camera body.

Insert new LCD and reassemble using the steps in reverse order.

Step 16

              Motherboard

Remove the screw to the right of the flash.
Remove the screw to the right of the microphone on the bottom. (0.124in)

Remove the screw to the right of the flash.

Remove the screw to the right of the microphone on the bottom. (0.124in)

Step 17

Remove the two screws on the right side of the camera. (0.115 in screws)

Remove the two screws on the right side of the camera. (0.115 in screws)

Step 18

Remove the four bottom screws. (0.116(fat head)-center screw, 0.112(skinny head)-other screws)

Remove the four bottom screws. (0.116(fat head)-center screw, 0.112(skinny head)-other screws)

Step 19

Remove the 7 screws from the back of the camera. (0.111 in screws)

Remove the 7 screws from the back of the camera. (0.111 in screws)

Step 20

Remove the plug that connects the lens to the left side of the motherboard by firmly grasping the base of the plug and pulling gently sideways away from the camera.

Remove the plug that connects the lens to the left side of the motherboard by firmly grasping the base of the plug and pulling gently sideways away from the camera.

Step 21

Remove the right panel.

Remove the right panel.

Step 22

Remove the screw from the top of the camera. (0.112 in screws)

Remove the screw from the top of the camera. (0.112 in screws)

Step 23

Remove the three screws from the motherboard. (0.112 in screws)
Detach the orange tab with the foam on top. It will click out of place.

Remove the three screws from the motherboard. (0.112 in screws)

Detach the orange tab with the foam on top. It will click out of place.

Step 24

Remove the motherboard by pulling it up, out of the port.

Remove the motherboard by pulling it up, out of the port.

Step 25

Carefully remove the tab that connects the flash to the motherboard from the port by gently pulling connector to the right, out of its port.

Carefully remove the tab that connects the flash to the motherboard from the port by gently pulling connector to the right, out of its port.

Step 26

Remove the motherboard from camera body.
Replace with a new motherboard and follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble.

Remove the motherboard from camera body.

Replace with a new motherboard and follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble.

Step 27

              Lens

Remove the orange plug by carefully pulling it out. It snaps in and out of place.

Remove the orange plug by carefully pulling it out. It snaps in and out of place.

Step 28

Remove flash unit from it’s place in the camera.
The flash unit is still attached to the camera.

Remove flash unit from it’s place in the camera.

The flash unit is still attached to the camera.

Step 29

Remove the lens from the camera.

Remove the lens from the camera.

Step 30

              Flash Bulb

Remove the tab connecting the flash to the motherboard by gently pulling the connector sideways out of its port, away from flash unit.
Unsolder red and black wires.
Remove the flash unit.

Remove the tab connecting the flash to the motherboard by gently pulling the connector sideways out of its port, away from flash unit.

Unsolder red and black wires.

Remove the flash unit.

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

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