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Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown

Written By: Andi (and 2 other contributors)
Published: March 22, 2019
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Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown

Written By: Andi (and 2 other contributors)
Published: March 22, 2019
  • Comments: 15
  • Favorites: 1
  • Views: 5.4k

Teardown

Introduction

Disassembly to get to the sensor. Some images are courtesy of lifepixels.com

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Panasonic Camera, use our service manual.

  1. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown, Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 3 Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown, Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 1, image 2 of 3 Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown, Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • I have dust particles underneath the sensor glass, so sensor swabs didn't help me. I will try to get inside and under the glass. Additionally the EVF is overbright after a drop and maybe can be rearranged in the process.

    • You can spot the dust best if you set the camera to the "A" mode at f/22 and take a picture of the sky

  2. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Start with these two screws. Remember screw sizes and position, there are many different lengths used!

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    • remove the flash spring as shown and the four screws

  4. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove this screw

  6. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Insert wisdom here.

  7. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 2 Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • remove the backplate and remove the ribbon cables

  8. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • remove the 3 screws

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    • to remove the sensor more easily you can remove the top bar before

  10. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Flash E.Capacitor removal

  11. Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 10, image 1 of 2 Panasonic Lumix GX80/85 Teardown: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the 3 screws to get the sensor cover glass off. Be Careful not to let them fall inside the housing. There are extremely strong magnets!

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