Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Outer Casing
  • 8 steps
  • LCD Assembly
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Find the hatch labeled “open” on the left side of the bottom of the camera.
  • Slide the hatch in the direction that the arrow is pointing. The hatch will open outward on its own.

Find the hatch labeled “open” on the left side of the bottom of the camera.

Slide the hatch in the direction that the arrow is pointing. The hatch will open outward on its own.

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Step 2

  • Slide the blue locking tab to release the battery.
  • Slide the battery out of the camera.

Slide the blue locking tab to release the battery.

Slide the battery out of the camera.

Step 3

              Outer Casing               
  • Replace hatch and rotate camera 180 degrees. You should still be looking at the bottom of the camera.
  • Remove the four 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.

Replace hatch and rotate camera 180 degrees. You should still be looking at the bottom of the camera.

Remove the four 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.

Step 4

  • Turn the camera so the left side-panel reading “5x Optical Zoom” faces you.
  • Remove the two 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.

Turn the camera so the left side-panel reading “5x Optical Zoom” faces you.

Remove the two 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.

You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.

Step 5

  • Turn the camera so the right side faces you.
  • Remove the two 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.

Turn the camera so the right side faces you.

Step 6

  • Rotate camera so that the back is facing you.
  • Pull the back casing directly away from the LCD screen.

Rotate camera so that the back is facing you.

Pull the back casing directly away from the LCD screen.

Step 7

  • Turn the camera so that the left side is facing you.
  • Pull the left side-panel off of the camera.

Turn the camera so that the left side is facing you.

Pull the left side-panel off of the camera.

Step 8

  • Turn camera so that the front of the camera is facing you.
  • Pull the front casing directly away from the camera.
  • The right side panel may fall off when you take the front panel off.

Turn camera so that the front of the camera is facing you.

Pull the front casing directly away from the camera.

The right side panel may fall off when you take the front panel off.

Step 9

  • Turn the camera so that the right side is facing you.
  • Pull the right side-panel away from the rest of the camera.

Turn the camera so that the right side is facing you.

Pull the right side-panel away from the rest of the camera.

Step 10

  • This is what your camera should look like now that you have removed the casing from all sides.

This is what your camera should look like now that you have removed the casing from all sides.

Step 11

              LCD Assembly               
  • Gently pull the LCD and its casing away from the motherboard as shown.
  • Be careful not to rip out any ribbon cables.

Gently pull the LCD and its casing away from the motherboard as shown.

Be careful not to rip out any ribbon cables.

Step 12

  • Disconnect the small ribbon-wire by gently pulling on the small ribbon-wire where it connects with the motherboard.
  • Do not use excessive force to remove the wire because this may cause it to tear.

Disconnect the small ribbon-wire by gently pulling on the small ribbon-wire where it connects with the motherboard.

Do not use excessive force to remove the wire because this may cause it to tear.

Step 13

  • Disconnect the large ribbon-wire by pulling on the large ribbon-wire where it connects to the motherboard.

Disconnect the large ribbon-wire by pulling on the large ribbon-wire where it connects to the motherboard.

Step 14

  • Pull the LCD and its casing away from the rest of the camera.

Pull the LCD and its casing away from the rest of the camera.

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

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jenna - Aug 11, 2012

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where can i get a replacement screen but one that isn’t that expensive~

Christopher Bell - Jan 31, 2016

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At Step 13, when re-assembling, insert the large ribbon into the slot using fingers then seat as far in as possible by pushing on each side gently, using tweezers.