Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
22
Time Required
- Face Plate 7 steps
- Backplate 4 steps
- LCD screen 7 steps
- Lens 4 steps
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Introduction
This guide shows how to replace the camera lens and surrounding mechanisms (including the motor).
Parts
No parts required.
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Flip camera so you are looking at the bottom.
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Unscrew all 5 base plate screws.
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Lift open retainer clip by sliding the clip to the left and letting the clip pop up.
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Unscrew the single screw located next to the battery slot.
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Turn the camera so that the USB, AV and DC in/out rubber plate it facing you.
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Lift the rubber plate exposing the ports beneath.
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Unscrew the 2 screws next to the USB and AC ports.
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Use a flathead screwdriver or another flat opening tool to pry the faceplate from the whole device.
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Pull off the faceplate to reveal the inside of the camera.
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Use a phillips head screwdriver to remove the 3 screws highlighted in the picture.
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Unscrew the 2 screws located on either side of the flash.
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Get a flathead screwdriver or an iPod opening tool (both are shown in this picture).
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Carefully pry off the blackplate from the remaining part of the camera.
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Pull the backplate off.
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Unscrew the screw shown in the picture from LCD screen.
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Remove the side pannel by sliding it off the body of the camera.
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Lift the camera no more than 3cm to make sure all screws have been taken off.
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Flip camera so you are looking at the front.
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Remove gray and blue wiring with tweasers by gently wiggling and pulling.
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Locate the tape securing the wiring with the gray end piece located on top of the camera.
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Gently lift up on the tape till all wires are exposed.
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Flip Camera to the bottom side as shown.
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Pull and wriggle the thin yellow wiring tape to detach it from the rest of the camera, while leaving it attached to the LCD screen.
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Flip camera so the front is facing you.
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Locate speaker in upper right hand corner.
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Gently lift with tweasers.
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Feed wiring through designated spot so that it is no longer connected to the camera.
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Lift the LCD screen so the thick yellow wiring is the only thing attaching the LCD screen to the camera.
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Gently pull the thick yellow wiring out by using the forefinger and thumb.
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Flip camera so you are looking at the back.
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Remove the 3 screws from the rear of the camera behind the lens.
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Flip camera so the front lens is facing up.
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Unplug lens from logic board.
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Flip camera over so the lens is facing down and the back of the camera is facing you.
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Gently pull back on the wire that connects logic board to lens assembly so it is no longer connected.
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Flip camera so the front is facing you.
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Carefully lift lens assembly out of camera.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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