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Introduction

[videohttps://youtu.be/miKYy9vUyWk]

What you need

Step 1

              Olympus OM-D E-M10 Disassembly

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If you prefer a video guide you can find it here: https://youtu.be/miKYy9vUyWk

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Step 2

  • Remove the lens, battery, SD Card, and EVF eye cup

Remove the lens, battery, SD Card, and EVF eye cup

Step 3

  • Unscrew all the screws you can find on the outside of the camera, except those on the lens mount and those on the LCD itself. Watch the video for a rundown of each screw location. https://youtu.be/miKYy9vUyWk

Unscrew all the screws you can find on the outside of the camera, except those on the lens mount and those on the LCD itself. Watch the video for a rundown of each screw location. https://youtu.be/miKYy9vUyWk

Step 4

  • Use the utility knife to pull the rubber covers from the front of the camera. Don’t pull off the thumb grip.

Use the utility knife to pull the rubber covers from the front of the camera. Don’t pull off the thumb grip.

Step 5

  • Remove the screws from the front of the camera. (not the ones on the silver lens mount)

Remove the screws from the front of the camera. (not the ones on the silver lens mount)

Step 6

  • Pull the camera apart.

Pull the camera apart.

Step 7

  • Lift the tiny black flap that holds the ribbon cable for the LCD to the camera body. This releases the ribbon, you shouldn’t need to pull on the ribbon with any force.

Lift the tiny black flap that holds the ribbon cable for the LCD to the camera body. This releases the ribbon, you shouldn’t need to pull on the ribbon with any force.

Step 8

  • If you want to remove the top plate, you will need to release this ribbon cable, as well as remove two screws on the sides next to the camera strap connection points.

If you want to remove the top plate, you will need to release this ribbon cable, as well as remove two screws on the sides next to the camera strap connection points.

Step 9

  • You may also need to remove this ribbon cable to lift the top plate.
  • Even after doing all this, you will still not be able to completely remove the top plate, doing so would require a more complete disassembly.

You may also need to remove this ribbon cable to lift the top plate.

Even after doing all this, you will still not be able to completely remove the top plate, doing so would require a more complete disassembly.

Step 10

  • From here you can attempt a repair of your device.
  • Salt water damage can often be repaired by rinsing the inside of your camera with isopropyl alcohol or distilled water.

From here you can attempt a repair of your device.

Salt water damage can often be repaired by rinsing the inside of your camera with isopropyl alcohol or distilled water.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. You can also view the reassembly in the video: https://youtu.be/miKYy9vUyWk

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tjod - Dec 4, 2017

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When reassembling the camera, is there a preferred and/or recommended adhesive for the grips removed in Step 4?

Thank you

nathanael - Dec 5, 2017

I found the original adhesive was still sticky enough to reassemble without adding anything.

tjod - Dec 9, 2017

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Thanks. I’ll try that. If not possibly some rebber cement will do the trick.

aberget@aol.com - Feb 1, 2019

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Do you have any experience in dealing with the pop-up flash? Does it contain a bulb or a filament?

Andrey P - Nov 27, 2019

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Thanks for this post! Very useful.

Will it continue for other mirrorless cameras?

I am particularly interested in the information of the e-m5 mark ii. Is its disassembly done in the similar way?