Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
13
Time Required
20 - 25 minutes
Sections
6
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Back Face
- 4 steps
- LCD Screen
- 2 steps
- Metal Plate
- 1 step
- Lens
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Using your fingers, slide the battery compartment door to the right until it unlocks.
Using your fingers, slide the battery compartment door to the right until it unlocks.
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Step 2
- Rotate the door along hinges to open.
- Take out the battery with your fingers.
Rotate the door along hinges to open.
Take out the battery with your fingers.
Step 3
Back Face
- Remove 2-3.4 mm screws that secure the back panel using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
- Remove 4-4 mm screws on the left and right sides of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 2-3.4 mm screws that secure the back panel using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 4-4 mm screws on the left and right sides of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Remove 2-4 mm screws that secure the bottom of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 2-4 mm screws that secure the bottom of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Step 5
- Pull back the rubber facing to access the A/V and HDMI output compartment.
- Remove 1-3.4mm screw inside the compartment using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Pull back the rubber facing to access the A/V and HDMI output compartment.
Remove 1-3.4mm screw inside the compartment using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Step 6
- Once all screws are removed, pull the back facing off with your fingers.
Once all screws are removed, pull the back facing off with your fingers.
Step 7
LCD Screen
- Remove 3-4.4 mm screws that secure the small metal plate using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 3-4.4 mm screws that secure the small metal plate using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Step 8
- Carefully pop out the LCD screen with your fingers.
Carefully pop out the LCD screen with your fingers.
Step 9
Metal Plate
- Remove 6-4.4 mm screws that secure the metal cover using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
- Remove 2-2.5 mm screws that secure the back panel using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
- After all 8 screws are removed, pull the metal plate out with your fingers.
Remove 6-4.4 mm screws that secure the metal cover using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 2-2.5 mm screws that secure the back panel using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
After all 8 screws are removed, pull the metal plate out with your fingers.
Step 10
Lens
- Unlcip the large cable by pulling up on the metal part with your finger.
- Slide out the 2 smaller cables with your fingers.
Unlcip the large cable by pulling up on the metal part with your finger.
Slide out the 2 smaller cables with your fingers.
Step 11
- Lift up the lens by grabbing the sides with your fingers.
Lift up the lens by grabbing the sides with your fingers.
Step 12
Motherboard
- Remove 1-2.5 mm screw using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove 1-2.5 mm screw using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Step 13
- Disconnect the two orange serial cables at the top of the motherboard using your fingers.
- Gently remove the motherboard using your fingers.
- Too much force will break the motherboard.
Disconnect the two orange serial cables at the top of the motherboard using your fingers.
Gently remove the motherboard using your fingers.
Too much force will break the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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