Introduction
This guide shows how to replace the camera lens and surrounding mechanisms (including the motor).
What you need
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Press and slide the battery cover retainer clip to the left. Use tweezers to lift the battery cover away.
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To avoid disconnection of the connector line to the motherboard, use caution when pulling faceplate away from camera case.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove three screws fastened to the camera backplate edge.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two camera flash screws secured to either side of bulb housing component.
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Remove one screw Phillips #00 from the right side of the LCD screen camera internal housing component.
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To check that all screws are removed from the exterior side panel, gradually slide and lift no more than 3cm away from the camera internal component body.
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View the front of the camera internal housing component.
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Using tweezers, detach the gray connector and blue wiring tape.
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View the top of the camera internal housing component.
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Using tweezers, gently lift the black tape exposing all connector wires.
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View the bottom of the camera internal housing component.
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Use tweezers to gently wiggle, pull, and detach tape from the surface of the camera internal housing component.
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View the front of the camera internal housing component.
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Using tweezers, gently lift the speaker, cautiously maneuvering the wire away from the side of the internal housing component toward the front of the camera internal housing component.
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Gently lift the LCD screen away from the camera internal housing component hinging the thick yellow wiring tape attached to the camera internal housing component.
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Use a forefinger and thumb to gently pull the thick yellow wiring tape out of the camera internal housing component.
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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 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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