Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
24
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
4
- External Casing
- 11 steps
- Functional Button Plate
- 3 steps
- LCD Screen
- 3 steps
- Lens
- 7 steps
Flags
2
Markup Mishap
This guide needs better markups. Help out by correcting or making some markup annotations.
Needs More Images
A few more images would make this guide’s procedures crystal clear.
BackNikon Coolpix S4100
Full Screen
Options
History
Save to Favorites
Download PDF
Edit
Translate
Get Shareable Link
Embed This Guide
Notify Me of Changes
Stop Notifications
Introduction
What you need
Step 1
External Casing
- Using a Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 8 screws (3.30 mm) visible on the external part of the camera.
- There are 2 on each side, and 4 on the bottom.
Using a Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 8 screws (3.30 mm) visible on the external part of the camera.
There are 2 on each side, and 4 on the bottom.
1024
Step 2
- Remove the black casing on the back of the camera that runs around the LCD screen.
Remove the black casing on the back of the camera that runs around the LCD screen.
Step 3
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 1.90 mm internal screw located just above the lanyard mount.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 1.90 mm internal screw located just above the lanyard mount.
Step 4
- Pry off the front shell casing.
- If you find this difficult, use a prying tool to help gently remove the casing.
Pry off the front shell casing.
If you find this difficult, use a prying tool to help gently remove the casing.
Step 5
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.30 mm screw located on the side of the camera near the lanyard mount.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.30 mm screw located on the side of the camera near the lanyard mount.
Step 6
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove 2 additional 3.30 mm screws holding the lanyard mount in place.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove 2 additional 3.30 mm screws holding the lanyard mount in place.
Step 7
- Remove the lanyard mount and accompanying side shell casing off of the camera.
Remove the lanyard mount and accompanying side shell casing off of the camera.
Step 8
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.30 mm screw securing the top shell casing.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.30 mm screw securing the top shell casing.
Step 9
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.40 mm screw located on the front of the camera in the upper corner by the LED light.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.40 mm screw located on the front of the camera in the upper corner by the LED light.
Step 10
- Remove the remaining side shell casing.
Remove the remaining side shell casing.
Step 11
- Remove the top shell casing.
Remove the top shell casing.
Step 12
Functional Button Plate
- Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.40 mm screw located near the functional buttons.
Using the Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove the 3.40 mm screw located near the functional buttons.
Step 13
- Using precision tweezers, remove the ribbon cable that runs from the functional buttons plate to the under side of the motherboard.
Using precision tweezers, remove the ribbon cable that runs from the functional buttons plate to the under side of the motherboard.
Step 14
- Using precision tweezers, lift up the bottom of the functional buttons plate and remove the metal plate.
Using precision tweezers, lift up the bottom of the functional buttons plate and remove the metal plate.
Step 15
LCD Screen
- Using precision tweezers, gently remove the ribbon cable running from LCD to the bottom side of the motherboard.
Using precision tweezers, gently remove the ribbon cable running from LCD to the bottom side of the motherboard.
Step 16
- Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the ZIF Connector securing the cable from the LCD to the motherboard.
- Then, gently remove the wire by pulling the base of the ribbon cable towards the LCD screen.
- Do not poke or destroy the cable itself. Be careful to only grab the black fold in the tweezers.
- The black strip will fold back to reveal the cable, but remain attached to the motherboard.
Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the ZIF Connector securing the cable from the LCD to the motherboard.
Then, gently remove the wire by pulling the base of the ribbon cable towards the LCD screen.
Do not poke or destroy the cable itself. Be careful to only grab the black fold in the tweezers.
The black strip will fold back to reveal the cable, but remain attached to the motherboard.
Step 17
- Remove the LCD screen from the metal mount.
Remove the LCD screen from the metal mount.
Step 18
Lens
- Using a Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove 7 Philips head screws of length 3.4mm from the metal LCD camera mount.
Using a Philips #000 head screwdriver, remove 7 Philips head screws of length 3.4mm from the metal LCD camera mount.
Step 19
- Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the first ZIF Connector securing the cable from the lens to the connector on the motherboard.
- The black strip will fold back, but remain attached to the connector.
Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the first ZIF Connector securing the cable from the lens to the connector on the motherboard.
The black strip will fold back, but remain attached to the connector.
Step 20
- Using precision tweezers, grab the base of the first ribbon cable and pull out parallel to the metal mount.
Using precision tweezers, grab the base of the first ribbon cable and pull out parallel to the metal mount.
Step 21
- Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the second ZIF Connector securing the cable from the lens to the connector on the motherboard.
- The black strip will fold back, but remain attached to the connector.
Using precision tweezers, gently lift up on the black strip of the second ZIF Connector securing the cable from the lens to the connector on the motherboard.
Step 22
- Using precision tweezers, grab the base of the second ribbon cable and pull out parallel to the metal mount.
Using precision tweezers, grab the base of the second ribbon cable and pull out parallel to the metal mount.
Step 23
- Using a plastic spudger, pry open the 4 clamps on the exterior of the screen mount.
- Separate the screen mount and the lens.
Using a plastic spudger, pry open the 4 clamps on the exterior of the screen mount.
Separate the screen mount and the lens.
Step 24
- Using a plastic spudger, pry the 3 metal clamps away from the lens.
- The metal clamps are located on the perimeter of the lens.
- Remove the lens.
Using a plastic spudger, pry the 3 metal clamps away from the lens.
The metal clamps are located on the perimeter of the lens.
Remove the lens.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Cancel: I did not complete this guide.
One other person completed this guide.
Author
with 4 other contributors
Matthew Willis
Member since: 09/22/2015
574 Reputation
4 Guides authored
Badges:
12
+9 more badges
Team
Baylor, Team 4-2, Williams Fall 2015
Member of Baylor, Team 4-2, Williams Fall 2015
BU-WILLIAMS-F15S4G2
4 Members
8 Guides authored
Salina - Dec 21, 2019
Reply
My screws too stripped. But I thought this would be easy as the discription. Fix your jammed lens!. I haven’t fully investigated my ipod touch 5th generation. Which battery needs to be removed to see the flipped side, it looks dirty near the board. Maybe I read wrong… but anyways. That’s the best I done…. I just panic. Will try again when I get a screw driver. Or get a magic flash card. That’s some folk lore I will try.
