Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
18
Time Required
30 minutes
Sections
3
- Face Plate
- 7 steps
- Backplate
- 4 steps
- LCD Screen
- 7 steps
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Introduction
Olympus D590 Camera LCD Screen Replacement
What you need
Step 1
Face Plate
- Remove five baseplate screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove five baseplate screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Step 2
- Press and slide the battery cover retainer clip to the left. Use tweezers to lift the battery cover away.
Press and slide the battery cover retainer clip to the left. Use tweezers to lift the battery cover away.
Step 3
- Remove the single screw from the battery housing using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the single screw from the battery housing using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Using tweezers, lift the rubber plate to expose the ports.
Using tweezers, lift the rubber plate to expose the ports.
Step 5
- Remove two screws from the ports using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove two screws from the ports using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 6
- Use a spudger to pry the faceplate away from the rest of the camera.
Use a spudger to pry the faceplate away from the rest of the camera.
Step 7
- To avoid disconnection of the connector line to the motherboard, use caution when pulling faceplate away from camera case.
- Damage to the connector line will prevent the on/off power switch’s operational function.
To avoid disconnection of the connector line to the motherboard, use caution when pulling faceplate away from camera case.
Damage to the connector line will prevent the on/off power switch’s operational function.
Step 8
Backplate
- Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove three screws fastened to the camera backplate edge.
Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove three screws fastened to the camera backplate edge.
Step 9
- Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two camera flash screws secured to either side of bulb housing component.
Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two camera flash screws secured to either side of bulb housing component.
Step 10
- Using an iFixit opening tool, pry the backplate from the camera internal housing component.
Using an iFixit opening tool, pry the backplate from the camera internal housing component.
Step 11
- Pull the backplate away from the camera internal housing component.
Pull the backplate away from the camera internal housing component.
Step 12
LCD Screen
- Remove one screw Phillips #00 from the right side of the LCD screen camera internal housing component.
Remove one screw Phillips #00 from the right side of the LCD screen camera internal housing component.
Step 13
- To check that all screws are removed from the exterior side panel, gradually slide and lift no more than 3cm away from the camera internal component body.
To check that all screws are removed from the exterior side panel, gradually slide and lift no more than 3cm away from the camera internal component body.
Step 14
- View the front of the camera internal housing component.
- Using tweezers, detach the gray connector and blue wiring tape.
- Be cautious to gently wiggle and pull blue wiring tape and gray wire connector during detachment.
View the front of the camera internal housing component.
Using tweezers, detach the gray connector and blue wiring tape.
Be cautious to gently wiggle and pull blue wiring tape and gray wire connector during detachment.
Step 15
- View the top of the camera internal housing component.
- Using tweezers, gently lift the black tape exposing all connector wires.
View the top of the camera internal housing component.
Using tweezers, gently lift the black tape exposing all connector wires.
Step 16
- View the bottom of the camera internal housing component.
- Caution: Keep yellow taped wire attached to the LCD screen.
- Use tweezers to gently wiggle, pull, and detach tape from the surface of the camera internal housing component.
View the bottom of the camera internal housing component.
Caution: Keep yellow taped wire attached to the LCD screen.
Use tweezers to gently wiggle, pull, and detach tape from the surface of the camera internal housing component.
Step 17
- View the front of the camera internal housing component.
- Using tweezers, gently lift the speaker, cautiously maneuvering the wire away from the side of the internal housing component toward the front of the camera internal housing component.
Using tweezers, gently lift the speaker, cautiously maneuvering the wire away from the side of the internal housing component toward the front of the camera internal housing component.
Step 18
- Gently lift the LCD screen away from the camera internal housing component hinging the thick yellow wiring tape attached to the camera internal housing component.
- Use a forefinger and thumb to gently pull the thick yellow wiring tape out of the camera internal housing component.
Gently lift the LCD screen away from the camera internal housing component hinging the thick yellow wiring tape attached to the camera internal housing component.
Use a forefinger and thumb to gently pull the thick yellow wiring tape out of the camera internal housing component.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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