Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
12
Time Required
5 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 2 steps
- LCD Screen
- 10 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Open the battery chamber
- Open the battery chamber door by sliding the door to the side of the camera to release the safety catch.
- Lift the door up to open.
Open the battery chamber door by sliding the door to the side of the camera to release the safety catch.
Lift the door up to open.
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Step 2
Insert the batteries
- Insert the four batteries inside of the battery chamber door.
- Make sure the positive and negative battery terminals are in the correct position.
Insert the four batteries inside of the battery chamber door.
Make sure the positive and negative battery terminals are in the correct position.
Step 3
Remove the viewfinder cover
- Use a screwdriver to remove the four viewfinder cover screws.
Use a screwdriver to remove the four viewfinder cover screws.
Step 4
Remove viewfinder screws
- Remove the 2 small screws under the viewfinder.
Remove the 2 small screws under the viewfinder.
Step 5
Remove the screen cover
- Remove the screen cover by applying slight pressure at the top, then pulling the screen protector away from the camera.
- Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD screen or it may be permanently damaged. If fingerprints are on the LCD monitor, gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth.
Remove the screen cover by applying slight pressure at the top, then pulling the screen protector away from the camera.
Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD screen or it may be permanently damaged. If fingerprints are on the LCD monitor, gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth.
Step 6
Remove screws from the bottom panel
- Remove 6 screws on the bottom panel.
Remove 6 screws on the bottom panel.
Step 7
Remove screw from battery chamber
- Remove 1 screw on the outer side of the battery chamber.
- This will be under the rubber grip.
Remove 1 screw on the outer side of the battery chamber.
This will be under the rubber grip.
Step 8
- Remove 1 screw inside the battery chamber.
Remove 1 screw inside the battery chamber.
Step 9
- Pull the wrist strap away from the front of the camera to remove it.
- Then carefully pull the back casing apart from the camera.
Pull the wrist strap away from the front of the camera to remove it.
Then carefully pull the back casing apart from the camera.
Step 10
- Remove the 3 screws that attach the LCD screen to the circuit board.
Remove the 3 screws that attach the LCD screen to the circuit board.
Step 11
- Gently remove the LCD screen from the circuit board.
- There will be a ribbon cable and some wires attached to the LCD screen.
Gently remove the LCD screen from the circuit board.
There will be a ribbon cable and some wires attached to the LCD screen.
Step 12
- Use tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable from the circuit board, not from the LCD screen.
- Peel back tape on LCD screen to reveal where the wires are attached. Use tweezers to detach the wires from the LCD screen.
Use tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable from the circuit board, not from the LCD screen.
Peel back tape on LCD screen to reveal where the wires are attached. Use tweezers to detach the wires from the LCD screen.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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