This is a digital camera I bought from a thrift store for $10. It has a very small 0.3 megapixel camera sensor and a depressing low resolution screen .

The camera is very light, weighing significantly less than an ounce.

The battery keeps dying after charging almost instantly, so it is time to put an end to this thing.

For Step One, use a Philips screwdriver to remove the 2 screws on the right side of the camera.

Once the screws have been removed, use a Flathead screwdriver or an opening pick to unclip the plastic tabs holding the outside case together.

Be careful of any ribbon cables that may be under the front plastic case, as a screwdriver or opening pick may damage one of the cables, if any.

Once the front plastic case is removed, disconnect the battery.

Do not puncture the battery. You will have a hard time with the battery entering thermal runaway, eventually putting out poisonous gasses, and flames…

(Please use an opening pick, and not a flathead to pry out the battery. You will be happy…)

Unscrew the four screws holding the PCB in place by using a Philips head screwdriver.

Use an opening pick or flathead to pry the board out.

To get the board out, you must remove the SD card from the card slot. (I already removed it before I even started this teardown.)

The PCB is quite uneventful, as only one major chip exists. I can’t find any information on the main chip, but it is a quad-flat package from “JR” integrated circuits.

You can remove the screen by un-fastening the clip holding the ribbon cable in place. Just use your finger.

Other components on the board include another small IC, a quartz crystal/oscillator, and a couple of capacitors and resistors.

Here’s the tiny 0.3 megapixel camera module. This thing’s video and picture quality is very sad, but at least it works…

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