Casio Exilim Ex Z80 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 35 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
Back and Front Cover
7 steps
LCD Screen
3 steps
Lens
2 steps
Motherboard
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Locate the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera.
With your thumb, gently press down on the compartment door and slide to the left to open.

Locate the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera.

With your thumb, gently press down on the compartment door and slide to the left to open.

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Step 2

With your index finger, gently pull back gray release lever for the battery to pop out.
Gently pull the battery out of the slot.

With your index finger, gently pull back gray release lever for the battery to pop out.

Gently pull the battery out of the slot.

Step 3

              Back and Front Cover

Remove the four 3 mm black screws from the bottom of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Open the battery compartment with your thumb or index finger.
Remove the single 2 mm silver screw that is now exposed using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the four 3 mm black screws from the bottom of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Open the battery compartment with your thumb or index finger.

Remove the single 2 mm silver screw that is now exposed using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 4

Open the USB port tab.
Remove the single 2 mm silver screw using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Open the USB port tab.

Remove the single 2 mm silver screw using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 5

Remove the two 2 mm silver screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the two 2 mm silver screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 6

Carefully remove the silver strip from left side. Open the battery cover and remove the metal strip with fingers by sliding it to the left.

Carefully remove the silver strip from left side. Open the battery cover and remove the metal strip with fingers by sliding it to the left.

Step 7

With the metal spudger, pry out the edge of the silver strip at the bottom right side of the camera.
Carefully remove the remaining part of the metal strip.

With the metal spudger, pry out the edge of the silver strip at the bottom right side of the camera.

Carefully remove the remaining part of the metal strip.

Step 8

Remove the two 2 mm silver screws from the top corners of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove the three 2 mm screws from the left side using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the two 2 mm silver screws from the top corners of the camera using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the three 2 mm screws from the left side using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 9

Using a small opening tool carefully release all lock tabs at the top and on the side of the camera from their locked position.
Using your hands, carefully separate the front and back panel from the camera.

Using a small opening tool carefully release all lock tabs at the top and on the side of the camera from their locked position.

Using your hands, carefully separate the front and back panel from the camera.

Step 10

              LCD Screen

Gently flip the wide button cable up from the display cable.
Lift the brown retention flap on the display cable ZIF connector with tweezers or an ESD-safe tool.
Carefully pull the display cable from its connector.

Gently flip the wide button cable up from the display cable.

Lift the brown retention flap on the display cable ZIF connector with tweezers or an ESD-safe tool.

Carefully pull the display cable from its connector.

Step 11

Pry the square holes that hold the LCD screen up with a metal spudger until you see the raised tabs in the metal holes.
Repeat the process with the holes around the four edges of the camera.
Insert the metal spudger into the gap of the metal case and pry up the LCD screen.

Pry the square holes that hold the LCD screen up with a metal spudger until you see the raised tabs in the metal holes.

Repeat the process with the holes around the four edges of the camera.

Insert the metal spudger into the gap of the metal case and pry up the LCD screen.

Step 12

Hold up the LCD screen in one hand and hold back the button cable with the other.
Don’t let the LCD screen to fall back into the metal case and make sure the button cable does not get stuck on the display cable.
Pull on the LCD screen until the yellow display cable is fully out of the metal case.

Hold up the LCD screen in one hand and hold back the button cable with the other.

Don’t let the LCD screen to fall back into the metal case and make sure the button cable does not get stuck on the display cable.

Pull on the LCD screen until the yellow display cable is fully out of the metal case.

Step 13

              Lens

Lift the retaining flaps on the two ZIF connectors that secure the the lens ribbon cables to the motherboard.
Carefully pull the two ribbon cables from their sockets on the motherboard.

Lift the retaining flaps on the two ZIF connectors that secure the the lens ribbon cables to the motherboard.

Carefully pull the two ribbon cables from their sockets on the motherboard.

Step 14

Turn the camera around and locate the holes on the metal panel.
With a heavy duty spudger, gently poke through the holes, releasing the lens from the main portion of the camera.
With your index finger and thumb gently pull the full lens out.

Turn the camera around and locate the holes on the metal panel.

With a heavy duty spudger, gently poke through the holes, releasing the lens from the main portion of the camera.

With your index finger and thumb gently pull the full lens out.

Step 15

              Motherboard

First turn the camera face up with the mother board facing you.
Ensure that the soldering iron is heated and ready to use. Be careful not to touch any surfaces with hot tip.
At the bottom of the motherboard, there are four nodes. With the soldering iron, desolder the metal nodes to release the wires from the board.
With the soldering iron, desolder the three remaining nodes at the top of the motherboard.
Lift the two black retaining flaps on the ZIF connectors at the top of the motherboard.

First turn the camera face up with the mother board facing you.

Ensure that the soldering iron is heated and ready to use. Be careful not to touch any surfaces with hot tip.

At the bottom of the motherboard, there are four nodes. With the soldering iron, desolder the metal nodes to release the wires from the board.

With the soldering iron, desolder the three remaining nodes at the top of the motherboard.

Lift the two black retaining flaps on the ZIF connectors at the top of the motherboard.

Step 16

Gently pull the black plastic case from the bottom of the camera.
Pull out the little white plastic (the power button) on the top of the camera. It may be covered by a piece of black tape. Pulling the tape will allow for the power button to be released.

Gently pull the black plastic case from the bottom of the camera.

Pull out the little white plastic (the power button) on the top of the camera. It may be covered by a piece of black tape. Pulling the tape will allow for the power button to be released.

Step 17

Insert a metal spudger into the edge of the camera shutter button and pry the button out.
Then remove the button with your hand

Insert a metal spudger into the edge of the camera shutter button and pry the button out.

Then remove the button with your hand

Step 18

Use the metal spudger to pry the iron tabs in order to free the motherboard. There are three places to pry. Once you are done, the mother board should be able to move.

Use the metal spudger to pry the iron tabs in order to free the motherboard. There are three places to pry. Once you are done, the mother board should be able to move.

Step 19

Gently move up the motherboard from the bottom of the camera. The motherboard can then be pulled out at the top of the camera.
Use gentle force to pry out the motherboard.

Gently move up the motherboard from the bottom of the camera. The motherboard can then be pulled out at the top of the camera.

Use gentle force to pry out the motherboard.

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

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