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Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement

Introduction

This fix is safe and only requires a screwdriver.

What you need

  1. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Front Panel: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 4.8 mm black screws above the lens on the front of the camera.

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  2. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the 4.3 mm black screw under the lens ring, and the 4.8 mm black screw under the camera.

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  3. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the 4.8 mm black screw on the left side of the camera.

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  4. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the front panel by lifting it away from the camera's body.

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  5. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Bottom Panel: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove seven 4.25 mm black screws on the bottom panel.

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  6. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the bottom panel.

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  7. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Side Panel With Remote Control Socket: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove two 6.5 mm black screws from the panel.

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  9. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the plastic remote control socket cap by pulling it straight out.

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  10. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 2 Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • Slide the panel toward the bottom of the camera to remove.

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  11. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the single 4.8 silver screw from the control socket.

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  12. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 2 Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • The control socket is now secure by three wires.

    • Desolder connections to replace the remote control socket.

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  13. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Top Panel: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Slide the outer eyepiece upward to remove it.

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  14. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 4.75 mm black screws located on the top of the camera.

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  15. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the four 4.3 mm black screws near the bottom corners of the eyepiece at the back of the camera.

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  16. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 2 Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 15, image 2 of 2

    • 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.

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  17. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Grip: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 5.5 mm screws from front of camera.

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  18. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 17, image 1 of 1

    • Remove grip panel.

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  19. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement, Battery Door: step 18, image 1 of 1

    • Remove one black screw from battery door on underside of grip.

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  20. Canon EOS 30 Battery Door Replacement: step 19, image 1 of 1

    • Remove battery door.

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Conclusion

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

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One Comment

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.

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