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Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

7

Time Required

                          20 - 45 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Tripod Socket
  • 3 steps
  • Flash Diffuser
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Bottom Screws               
  • Carefully unscrew the four Phillips #0 screws on the bottom of the camera.
  • There is a screw located inside of the tripod hole (large circle.) Make sure the screw is removed from there too!

Carefully unscrew the four Phillips #0 screws on the bottom of the camera.

There is a screw located inside of the tripod hole (large circle.) Make sure the screw is removed from there too!

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Step 2

              Open the Back Door               
  • Open the back door on the camera by pushing down on the door latch.

Open the back door on the camera by pushing down on the door latch.

Step 3

              Remove the Bottom Plate               
  • Apply pressure to the bottom plate and it will pop off.
  • From here, you can replace the bottom plate, or continue on to further steps.

Apply pressure to the bottom plate and it will pop off.

From here, you can replace the bottom plate, or continue on to further steps.

Step 4

              Flash Diffuser               
  • Now that you’ve removed the bottom plate, you can pull apart the front and back covers.
  • Start with the front cover and, by applying pressure (perhaps a lot of pressure), snap off the front cover.

Now that you’ve removed the bottom plate, you can pull apart the front and back covers.

Start with the front cover and, by applying pressure (perhaps a lot of pressure), snap off the front cover.

Step 5

  • Next, the back cover.
  • Apply pressure to remove the back plate.
  • Be careful of the buttons on the top of the camera falling off, they are small parts and CAN get lost easily.
  • The best way to remove the back is to stick your thumbs on either side of the battery socket and separate from there.

Next, the back cover.

Apply pressure to remove the back plate.

Be careful of the buttons on the top of the camera falling off, they are small parts and CAN get lost easily.

The best way to remove the back is to stick your thumbs on either side of the battery socket and separate from there.

Step 6

  • You should now have removed the front and back plates.

You should now have removed the front and back plates.

Step 7

  • Removing the flash diffuser should be simple from here.
  • Simply take the front cover and apply pressure to the front of the flash diffuser and it should pop right out.

Removing the flash diffuser should be simple from here.

Simply take the front cover and apply pressure to the front of the flash diffuser and it should pop right out.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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