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Difficult
Steps
13
Time Required
15 - 20 minutes
Sections
5
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Back Case
- 4 steps
- LCD screen
- 2 steps
- Circuit Board Cover
- 2 steps
- Circuit Board
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Place thumb on the battery cover panel on the bottom of the device.
- Slide the panel to the right away from the camera.
Place thumb on the battery cover panel on the bottom of the device.
Slide the panel to the right away from the camera.
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Step 2
- Slide the orange latch outward towards the corner of the camera.
- The battery should pop out.
- Remove the battery and reattach the cover.
Slide the orange latch outward towards the corner of the camera.
The battery should pop out.
Remove the battery and reattach the cover.
Step 3
Back Case
- After removing the battery, unscrew the four 3.10mm screws on the side opposite the buttons.
After removing the battery, unscrew the four 3.10mm screws on the side opposite the buttons.
Step 4
- Unscrew the three 4.05mm screws on the bottom of the camera below the lens.
Unscrew the three 4.05mm screws on the bottom of the camera below the lens.
Step 5
- Unscrew the two 4.05mm screws on the side next to the buttons.
Unscrew the two 4.05mm screws on the side next to the buttons.
Step 6
- Gently wedge the flat end of the spudger between the back case and the wrist-strap mount.
- The wrist-strap mount is the thin metal piece on the side of the camera. Your camera may have the wrist-strap attached, but you will not need to remove it to continue.
- Carefully pry the back case away from the camera and then gently lift it off.
Gently wedge the flat end of the spudger between the back case and the wrist-strap mount.
The wrist-strap mount is the thin metal piece on the side of the camera. Your camera may have the wrist-strap attached, but you will not need to remove it to continue.
Carefully pry the back case away from the camera and then gently lift it off.
Step 7
LCD screen
- Having removed the back case, the LCD screen should be sitting loosely on the camera, attached only by a wide ribbon and a narrow ribbon.
- The ribbons are connected to and held in place by small plastic latches.
- To remove the wide ribbon, gently pry the spudger underneath the black plastic latch where the ribbon connects and lift up. The ribbon should slide out easily.
- Repeat the same process with the smaller ribbon, this time looking for a light blue latch.
Having removed the back case, the LCD screen should be sitting loosely on the camera, attached only by a wide ribbon and a narrow ribbon.
The ribbons are connected to and held in place by small plastic latches.
To remove the wide ribbon, gently pry the spudger underneath the black plastic latch where the ribbon connects and lift up. The ribbon should slide out easily.
Repeat the same process with the smaller ribbon, this time looking for a light blue latch.
Step 8
- Gently remove the LCD screen.
Gently remove the LCD screen.
Step 9
Circuit Board Cover
- After removing the LCD screen, unscrew the four 3.8mm screws that hold down the metal plate
- Unscrew the 2.5mm screw next to the wrist-strap mount.
After removing the LCD screen, unscrew the four 3.8mm screws that hold down the metal plate
Unscrew the 2.5mm screw next to the wrist-strap mount.
Step 10
- Position the camera with the lens facing down and the shutter button facing you.
- Lift the metal plate away from the camera without removing it fully. There is a ribbon attaching the edge of the plate to the camera.
- The ribbon is being held in place by a black latch.
- Carefully pry the spudger under the black latch and lift gently upward. The ribbon will slide out easily.
- With the ribbon unlatched, the entire metal plate should now be detached.
Position the camera with the lens facing down and the shutter button facing you.
Lift the metal plate away from the camera without removing it fully. There is a ribbon attaching the edge of the plate to the camera.
The ribbon is being held in place by a black latch.
Carefully pry the spudger under the black latch and lift gently upward. The ribbon will slide out easily.
With the ribbon unlatched, the entire metal plate should now be detached.
Step 11
Circuit Board
- Desolder the marked areas. For desoldering instructions go -here-
Desolder the marked areas. For desoldering instructions go -here-
Step 12
- Place the spudger underneath the small black tape as shown. Gently lift the spudger up to remove the tape.
Place the spudger underneath the small black tape as shown. Gently lift the spudger up to remove the tape.
Step 13
- Remove the 3.8mm screw from the circuit board.
- Desolder the marked areas.
Remove the 3.8mm screw from the circuit board.
Desolder the marked areas.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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