Difficulty
Easy
Steps
17
Time Required
25 minutes
Sections
6
- Front Panel
- 4 steps
- Bottom Panel
- 2 steps
- Side Panel With Remote Control Socket
- 3 steps
- Top Panel
- 4 steps
- Grip
- 2 steps
- Battery Door
- 2 steps
Flags
2
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Front Panel
- Remove the two 4.8 mm black screws above the lens on the front of the camera.
Remove the two 4.8 mm black screws above the lens on the front of the camera.
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Step 2
- Remove the 4.3 mm black screw under the lens ring, and the 4.8 mm black screw under the camera.
Remove the 4.3 mm black screw under the lens ring, and the 4.8 mm black screw under the camera.
Step 3
- Remove the 4.8 mm black screw on the left side of the camera.
Remove the 4.8 mm black screw on the left side of the camera.
Step 4
- Remove the front panel by lifting it away from the camera’s body.
Remove the front panel by lifting it away from the camera’s body.
Step 5
Bottom Panel
- Remove seven 4.25 mm black screws on the bottom panel.
Remove seven 4.25 mm black screws on the bottom panel.
Step 6
- Remove the bottom panel.
Remove the bottom panel.
Step 7
Side Panel With Remote Control Socket
- Remove two 6.5 mm black screws from the panel.
Remove two 6.5 mm black screws from the panel.
Step 8
- Remove the plastic remote control socket cap by pulling it straight out.
Remove the plastic remote control socket cap by pulling it straight out.
Step 9
- Slide panel toward bottom of camera to remove.
Slide panel toward bottom of camera to remove.
Step 10
Top Panel
- Slide the outer eyepiece upward to remove it.
Slide the outer eyepiece upward to remove it.
Step 11
- Remove the two 4.75 mm black screws located on the top of the camera.
Remove the two 4.75 mm black screws located on the top of the camera.
Step 12
- Remove the four 4.3 mm black screws near the bottom corners of the eyepiece at the back of the camera.
Remove the four 4.3 mm black screws near the bottom corners of the eyepiece at the back of the camera.
Step 13
- Slowly separate the top panel from the camera by pushing it upward.
- Separating the top panel too far or quickly can damage the ribbon cable and connecting wires that are still attached to the top panel of the camera.
Slowly separate the top panel from the camera by pushing it upward.
Separating the top panel too far or quickly can damage the ribbon cable and connecting wires that are still attached to the top panel of the camera.
Step 14
Grip
- Remove the two 5.5 mm screws from front of camera.
Remove the two 5.5 mm screws from front of camera.
Step 15
- Remove grip panel.
Remove grip panel.
Step 16
Battery Door
- Remove one black screw from battery door on underside of grip.
Remove one black screw from battery door on underside of grip.
Step 17
- Remove battery door.
Remove battery door.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Alan - Jul 14, 2011
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I was able to complete this by going from step 9 to 15. Oddly, I only had one screw to remove in step 15 but the grip piece easily slid out without needing to remove the top of the camera.