Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Case
  • 6 steps
  • Function Set Button
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the light grey tab toward the edge of the camera using your fingernail.
  • Pull the light grey tab up to open the door.
  • These photos do not show the camera’s memory card or battery, which should be visible inside.

Slide the light grey tab toward the edge of the camera using your fingernail.

Pull the light grey tab up to open the door.

These photos do not show the camera’s memory card or battery, which should be visible inside.

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Step 2

  • Slide the small brown tab toward the edge of the camera using your fingernail.
  • Let go of the brown tab when the battery pops up.
  • Grab battery and pull straight up to remove from holder.
  • When inserting the battery, orient it so that the terminals connect.

Slide the small brown tab toward the edge of the camera using your fingernail.

Let go of the brown tab when the battery pops up.

Grab battery and pull straight up to remove from holder.

When inserting the battery, orient it so that the terminals connect.

Step 3

              Case
  • Remove the following 4 screws:
  • Two 2.8 mm Phillips #00 at the bottom of the camera.
  • Two 2.75 mm Phillips #00 on the opposite side of the wrist strap.

Remove the following 4 screws:

Two 2.8 mm Phillips #00 at the bottom of the camera.

Two 2.75 mm Phillips #00 on the opposite side of the wrist strap.

Step 4

  • Open the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.
  • Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 under the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.

Open the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.

Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 under the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.

Step 5

  • On the bottom of the camera, use your fingernail to slide the light gray tab towards the edge of the camera.
  • Slide light gray door and pull up to open the door.
  • Remove the 8.35 mm Phillips #00 next to the brown tab that holds the battery.

On the bottom of the camera, use your fingernail to slide the light gray tab towards the edge of the camera.

Slide light gray door and pull up to open the door.

Remove the 8.35 mm Phillips #00 next to the brown tab that holds the battery.

Step 6

  • Gently pull the front cover straight out from the camera. This will expose the wiring on the front of the camera.

Gently pull the front cover straight out from the camera. This will expose the wiring on the front of the camera.

Step 7

  • Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 next to A/V OUT DIGITAL.

Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 next to A/V OUT DIGITAL.

Step 8

  • Slide the back casing (with the screen protector) off to reveal the LCD and back wiring.

Slide the back casing (with the screen protector) off to reveal the LCD and back wiring.

Step 9

              Function Set Button
  • Identify and remove the plastic function set button. Do this by gently prying up as indicated in the photo.

Identify and remove the plastic function set button. Do this by gently prying up as indicated in the photo.

Step 10

  • Lift the function set button ribbon cable from the two guide pins.

Lift the function set button ribbon cable from the two guide pins.

Step 11

  • Remove the ribbon cable by lifting on the flat tab and pulling the ribbon cable from the connection.

Remove the ribbon cable by lifting on the flat tab and pulling the ribbon cable from the connection.

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

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