Samsung Gear 360 Rear Camera Replacement

Introduction

This guide will show you how to remove the rear camera module from the Samsung Gear 360. Like the front camera, this module can be removed by completing a tear-down of the device, and unscrewing the module from there.

What you need

Step 1 Case

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Twist silver ring on the lens counter-clockwise with force to remove it.

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Step 2

Insert a small flathead screwdriver into marked slot on camera lens and pry off camera lens cover.

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Step 3

Using a PH00 screwdriver head, remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the front of the camera.
Repeat for the back side of the camera.

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Step 4

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Peel off the black rubber located on the bottom of the device using your hand or a small flathead screwdriver.

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Step 5

Once the black rubber has been removed, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the bottom of the device using a PH00 screwdriver head.

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Step 6

Using a plastic opening tool, pry the tripod mount off the device.

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Step 7

Using both hands, carefully remove the right cover off the camera body.

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Step 8

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To remove the left cover of the camera body, lift the left cover using a small flathead screwdriver and pull it off.

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Step 9

Once the camera body has been removed, lift and pull off the metal support ring using a small flathead screwdriver.
Repeat for both sides of the camera.

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