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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS LCD Screen Replacement

Written By: Peter Tran (and 4 other contributors)
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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

20 - 30 minutes

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Introduction

Use this repair guide to replace a broken LCD screen on your Canon PowerShot SD850 IS.

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  1. Step 1 Battery

    Using your fingernail, slide the light gray tab towards edge of camera.

    • Using your fingernail, slide the light gray tab towards edge of camera.

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

      • In the camera shown in the photos, there is not a Memory Card or Battery.

    • Both Battery and Memory Card slots should be visible.

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  2. Step 2

    Use your fingernail and slide the small brown tab towards the edge of the camera.

    • Use your fingernail and slide the small brown tab towards the edge of the camera.

    • The battery will pop up.

    • Pull battery straight out of battery holder.

    • When putting the battery back in, make sure it the battery is oriented so the terminals connect.

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  7. Step 6

    • 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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  8. Step 7

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

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  9. Step 8

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

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  10. Step 9 LCD Screen

    • Remove the 1.75 mm Phillips #00 located at the top left of the LCD screen.

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  11. Step 10

    • Remove the two 3.4 mm Phillips #00 located at the bottom of the camera.

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  12. Step 11

    • Remove the two metal frames that hold the LCD panel in place.

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  13. Step 12

    • The LCD screen should now only be attached by two LCD data cables.

      • 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.

      • Carefully slide the data cable out of the connector.

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    When reassembling the camera, the tab that gets flipped up to release the cable will not lock back down into place after the cable is reinserted.

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  14. Step 13

    • The LCD should still be connected by the backlight cable.

      • To remove the backlight cable, use a spudger or a small flat head screwdriver to unlock the backlight cable.

      • Carefully slide out the backlight cable.

    • The LCD screen can now be fully detached from the camera body.

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    How to unlock the backlight cable is not at all clear. This also leads to a problem with how to reinsert and lock the cable while putting the camera back together.

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  15. Step 14

    • The LCD screen and housing are now in three pieces:

      • LCD screen

      • LCD screen frame

      • LCD back housing

    • The LCD screen itself can now be removed and fixed/replaced.

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Conclusion

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

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