Casio Exilim EX-Z850

Casio Exilim EX-Z850 is an 8.1 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom. It can also record videos and has numerous "best shot" modes.

Start a New Guide Ask a Question

Powered by Dozuki: The easy way to make online manuals.

« Back to device

Page 1 of 1

Repairing Casio Exilim EX-Z850 Motherboard

Grammar Police

Embrace your inner English teacher and help improve this guide's grammar!

Action Shots

Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions.

Inconsistent Images

Updating the images on this guide to be more consistent with the prerequisites would increase its awesomeness.

Bullets!

Better coordination with markups and the color/type of bullets will help make this guide more clear!

Confusing Text

Some of this guide's text is confusing, duplicated, or off-topic. Clarify it by editing!

Incorrect Tools

Help make this guide better by using the correct tools in images and/or text.

Needs Better Images

Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones!

Markup Mishap

This guide needs better markups. Help out by correcting or making some markup annotations.

Missing Prerequisites

This guide is missing information on how to start the process. Make a prerequisite guide!

Missed a Step

Oops! This guide is currently missing some important steps.

User-Contributed Guide

An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

Student Guide

This guide is being worked on by hardworking students.

This repair guide will cover how to replace the motherboard.

Author: Jennifer Roth
Difficulty: Moderate

View:
Single page

Formats:
PDF
XML
Embed

Edit Step 1 — Motherboard ¶

Remove the four screws on the side with the speaker.

Edit Step 2 ¶

Remove the four back screws on the bottom of the camera.
Note: Bottom screws are longer than the top ones, so label accordingly for easy reassembly.

Edit Step 3 ¶

Remove the four screws on the side opposite of the speaker.

Edit Step 4 ¶

Once all screws have been removed, gently pry open bottom casing.
With tweezers, carefully remove ribbon from LCD screen.
Set bottom casing aside.

Edit Step 5 ¶

Pry apart the top casing using tweezers.
Set the top casing aside.
Note: Bottom left screw on board is orange and the longest.

Edit Step 6 ¶

Use tweezers or prongs to pry the LCD screen off from the opening.
Note: The bottom of the LCD screen is attached to the frame by a few pieces of black tape.

Edit Step 7 ¶

Lift up the LCD screen, slowly move it to the other side.

Edit Step 8 ¶

Pry off the LCD casing.

Edit Step 9 ¶

Flip open the connector holding the ribbon.
Pull out the LCD screen with the ribbon from the camera.

Edit Step 10 ¶

Remove two screws on the side where the battery is located.
Remove the lanyard loop after the screws come off.
Slowly pull the side casing so it becomes dislocated from the top of the camera frame.

Edit Step 11 ¶

On the front of the camera near the flash flip the connector holding the ribbon.
Remove the ribbon from the connector.

Edit Step 12 ¶

Carefully remove the L shaped frame from the camera.
At the bottom of the camera the L shaped frame is being held in by two plastic bumps and a metal tab.
Pop the frame off the bumps and tabs.
Note: There is a yellow and orange wire soldered onto the camera. Be careful not to pull them off.

Edit Step 13 ¶

On the logic board next to the lens is a connector with a ribbon.
Flip the connector and remove the ribbon.

Edit Step 14 ¶

Remove the frame on the back side of the camera where the LCD screen was.
Remove the two screws connecting the frame with the camera.
Slowly pry off the frame from the camera.
After removing the frame a plastic piece with two yellow button connections should fall off.
Note: This plastic piece is soldered to two wires a yellow and orange one.