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Introduction
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Step 1
Outside Case
- Turn off the camera by pressing the power button above the LCD screen.
- Remove the battery and memory card.
Turn off the camera by pressing the power button above the LCD screen.
Remove the battery and memory card.
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Step 2
- Remove the screws on the bottom of the camera using a Phillip’s #00 screwdriver.
Remove the screws on the bottom of the camera using a Phillip’s #00 screwdriver.
Step 3
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws on the right side of the camera.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws on the right side of the camera.
Step 4
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws on the left of the camera underneath the “A/V out Digital” cover flap.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws on the left of the camera underneath the “A/V out Digital” cover flap.
Step 5
- Remove the screw on the bottom of the camera near the battery and memory card slots using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
- This screw will be longer than the rest of the screws.
Remove the screw on the bottom of the camera near the battery and memory card slots using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
This screw will be longer than the rest of the screws.
Step 6
- Remove the front, back, and side casings from the camera.
Remove the front, back, and side casings from the camera.
Step 7
LCD screen
- Remove the two screws that connect the LCD and backlight to the main body of the camera.
Remove the two screws that connect the LCD and backlight to the main body of the camera.
Step 8
- Gently pry the LCD and the backlight from the main body of the camera.
- Gently pry the LCD from the backlight.
- The thin ribbon cable is for the backlight.
- The thick ribbon cable is for the LCD screen.
Gently pry the LCD and the backlight from the main body of the camera.
Gently pry the LCD from the backlight.
The thin ribbon cable is for the backlight.
The thick ribbon cable is for the LCD screen.
Step 9
- Carefully lift the ZIF connector that covers the thick ribbon cable.
- This ZIF connector is fragile. Use caution when lifting it from its down position.
- Insert the new LCD and reassemble the camera.
Carefully lift the ZIF connector that covers the thick ribbon cable.
This ZIF connector is fragile. Use caution when lifting it from its down position.
Insert the new LCD and reassemble the camera.
Step 10
Backlight
- Unplug the ribbon from the housing on the circuitry.
- Take the new ribbon and insert it into the housing.
- Tweezers or a tool with a sharp point can be used.
Unplug the ribbon from the housing on the circuitry.
Take the new ribbon and insert it into the housing.
Tweezers or a tool with a sharp point can be used.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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