Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
20 - 30 minutes
- Battery 2 steps
- Case 6 steps
- LCD Screen 6 steps
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Introduction
Use this repair guide to replace a broken LCD screen on your Canon PowerShot SD850 IS.
Parts
No parts required.
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Using your fingernail, slide the light gray tab towards edge of camera.
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Slide the light gray door and pull up to open the door.
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Both Battery and Memory Card slots should be visible.
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Use your fingernail and slide the small brown tab towards the edge of the camera.
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The battery will pop up.
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Pull battery straight out of battery holder.
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Remove the following 4 screws:
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Two 2.8 mm Phillips #00 at the bottom of the camera.
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Two 2.75 mm Phillips #00 on the opposite side of the wrist strap.
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Open the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.
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Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 under the A/V OUT DIGITAL flap on the side of the wrist strap.
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On the bottom of the camera, use your fingernail to slide the light gray tab towards the edge of the camera.
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Slide light gray door and pull up to open the door.
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Remove the 8.35 mm Phillips #00 next to the brown tab that holds the battery.
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Gently pull the front cover straight out from the camera. This will expose the wiring on the front of the camera.
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Remove the 2.75 mm Phillips #00 next to A/V OUT DIGITAL.
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Slide the back casing (with the screen protector) off to reveal the LCD and back wiring.
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Remove the 1.75 mm Phillips #00 located at the top left of the LCD screen.
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Remove the two 3.4 mm Phillips #00 located at the bottom of the camera.
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Remove the two metal frames that hold the LCD panel in place.
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The LCD screen should now only be attached by two LCD data cables.
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Lift the screen from the left side and use a spudger or a small flat head screwdriver to flip the black portion of the connector upward to unlock it.
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Carefully slide the data cable out of the connector.
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The LCD should still be connected by the backlight cable.
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To remove the backlight cable, use a spudger or a small flat head screwdriver to unlock the backlight cable.
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Carefully slide out the backlight cable.
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The LCD screen can now be fully detached from the camera body.
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The LCD screen and housing are now in three pieces:
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LCD screen
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LCD screen frame
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LCD back housing
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The LCD screen itself can now be removed and fixed/replaced.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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