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  • Battery
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  • Disassembling Olympus Pen E-PL7
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Introduction

We highly suggest you use a magnetic project mat or an organization tray. This camera has many different types of screws and keeping them organized is key to proper reassembly.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the camera upside down.
  • Push the grey tab to the right to open the battery compartment.
  • Pull out the battery.
  • The battery is not shown in these photos.

Turn the camera upside down.

Push the grey tab to the right to open the battery compartment.

Pull out the battery.

The battery is not shown in these photos.

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Step 2

              Back Case
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six 2 mm screws on the bottom of the camera.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six 2 mm screws on the bottom of the camera.

Step 3

  • Remove the two 4 mm reverse threaded Phillips screws from the bottom of the camera.
  • Reverse threaded screws tighten counter clockwise and loosen clockwise.

Remove the two 4 mm reverse threaded Phillips screws from the bottom of the camera.

Reverse threaded screws tighten counter clockwise and loosen clockwise.

Step 4

  • Remove the two 4 mm Phillips screws under the HDMI port cover.

Remove the two 4 mm Phillips screws under the HDMI port cover.

Step 5

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm screw near the left hand grip.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm screw near the left hand grip.

Step 6

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm screw near the right hand grip.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm screw near the right hand grip.

Step 7

  • Flip open the LCD.
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2 mm screw beneath the LCD assembly.

Flip open the LCD.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2 mm screw beneath the LCD assembly.

Step 8

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 6.3 mm screws from the lens mount.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 6.3 mm screws from the lens mount.

Step 9

  • Remove the lens mount with tweezers.

Remove the lens mount with tweezers.

Step 10

  • Use tweezers to remove the inner metal ring.

Use tweezers to remove the inner metal ring.

Step 11

  • Use tweezers to remove the two springs lying beneath the inner metal ring.

Use tweezers to remove the two springs lying beneath the inner metal ring.

Step 12

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 5 mm screws.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 5 mm screws.

Step 13

  • Remove the two 4 mm Phillips screws.

Remove the two 4 mm Phillips screws.

Step 14

  • Press and hold the lens release button while using tweezers to remove the lens hook.
  • Use tweezers to remove the spring underneath the lens hook.

Press and hold the lens release button while using tweezers to remove the lens hook.

Use tweezers to remove the spring underneath the lens hook.

Step 15

  • Use tweezers to remove the metal clip from the external flash mount.

Use tweezers to remove the metal clip from the external flash mount.

Step 16

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws from the external flash port.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws from the external flash port.

Step 17

  • Remove the second external flash clip with tweezers.

Remove the second external flash clip with tweezers.

Step 18

  • Remove the external flash port casing to expose five more screws.

Remove the external flash port casing to expose five more screws.

Step 19

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws.
  • Remove the 2 mm Phillips screw.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws.

Remove the 2 mm Phillips screw.

Step 20

  • Remove the two 3.8 mm Phillips screws from the sides of the external flash connector.

Remove the two 3.8 mm Phillips screws from the sides of the external flash connector.

Step 21

  • Gently pull the back case away from the camera.
  • Do not attempt to remove the back case, as it is attached to the camera by a ribbon cable.

Gently pull the back case away from the camera.

Do not attempt to remove the back case, as it is attached to the camera by a ribbon cable.

Step 22

  • To remove the ribbon holding the back case to the camera, use the pointed end of a spudger to flip back the top bar on top of the ZIF connector.

To remove the ribbon holding the back case to the camera, use the pointed end of a spudger to flip back the top bar on top of the ZIF connector.

Step 23

  • Use tweezers to pull the ribbon out of the connector.
  • Remove the back case.

Use tweezers to pull the ribbon out of the connector.

Remove the back case.

Step 24

              Disassembling Olympus Pen E-PL7
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 1.6 mm screws near the left hand grip.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 1.6 mm screws near the left hand grip.

Step 25

  • Once the screws are removed, use two fingers to remove the metal clip.

Once the screws are removed, use two fingers to remove the metal clip.

Step 26

  • Remove the 2.2 mm Phillips screw near the left hand grip, holding a second metal plate in place.
  • Remove the 1.8mm Phillips screw.

Remove the 2.2 mm Phillips screw near the left hand grip, holding a second metal plate in place.

Remove the 1.8mm Phillips screw.

Step 27

  • Once the screws are removed, use two fingers to remove the metal plate.

Once the screws are removed, use two fingers to remove the metal plate.

Step 28

  • Remove the two 4.1 mm Phillips screws near the right hand grip.

Remove the two 4.1 mm Phillips screws near the right hand grip.

Step 29

  • Use a spudger to remove the three indicated ribbon cables from their ZIF connectors on the motherboard.

Use a spudger to remove the three indicated ribbon cables from their ZIF connectors on the motherboard.

Step 30

  • Use tweezers to remove the plastic cover from the two ZIF connectors in the upper left corner of the motherboard.
  • Disconnect both ribbon cables.

Use tweezers to remove the plastic cover from the two ZIF connectors in the upper left corner of the motherboard.

Disconnect both ribbon cables.

Step 31

  • Desolder the large ribbon cable from the motherboard at the solder points on either side of its ZIF connector
  • Learn more about soldering with iFixit’s Soldering Technique Guide.

Desolder the large ribbon cable from the motherboard at the solder points on either side of its ZIF connector

Learn more about soldering with iFixit’s Soldering Technique Guide.

Step 32

  • Remove the 5.2 mm Phillips screw from the top of the right hand grip.
  • Remove the top plate.

Remove the 5.2 mm Phillips screw from the top of the right hand grip.

Remove the top plate.

Step 33

  • Remove the sensor assembly from the front case.

Remove the sensor assembly from the front case.

Step 34

  • Remove the two 4.3 mm screws from the front of the sensor assembly.
  • Remove the 6.8 mm screw.

Remove the two 4.3 mm screws from the front of the sensor assembly.

Remove the 6.8 mm screw.

Step 35

  • Remove the four 1.9mm Phillips screws from the back of the sensor assembly.
  • Remove the 14.5mm Phillips screw.
  • Remove the 3.3mm Phillips screw.

Remove the four 1.9mm Phillips screws from the back of the sensor assembly.

Remove the 14.5mm Phillips screw.

Remove the 3.3mm Phillips screw.

Step 36

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 1.7 mm screw securing the tripod mount to the ribbon cable.
  • Use tweezers to remove the small copper ring underneath the screw.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 1.7 mm screw securing the tripod mount to the ribbon cable.

Use tweezers to remove the small copper ring underneath the screw.

Step 37

  • Desolder the red and black wires from the back upper right corner of the sensor assembly.

Desolder the red and black wires from the back upper right corner of the sensor assembly.

Step 38

  • Pull the sensor frame away from the sensor assembly.

Pull the sensor frame away from the sensor assembly.

Step 39

  • Remove the 4.4 mm Phillips screw securing the motherboard to the battery compartment.
  • Remove the 3.8 mm Phillips screw.
  • Remove the 3.7mm Phillips screw.

Remove the 4.4 mm Phillips screw securing the motherboard to the battery compartment.

Remove the 3.8 mm Phillips screw.

Remove the 3.7mm Phillips screw.

Step 40

  • Remove the three 3.3 mm Phillips screws at the top of the motherboard.

Remove the three 3.3 mm Phillips screws at the top of the motherboard.

Step 41

  • Remove the 3.4 mm Phillips screw from the left side of the motherboard.

Remove the 3.4 mm Phillips screw from the left side of the motherboard.

Step 42

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

Step 43

  • Remove the battery compartment by hand.

Remove the battery compartment by hand.

Step 44

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 2.3 mm screws from the base of the LCD screen.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 2.3 mm screws from the base of the LCD screen.

Step 45

  • Fully extend the LCD.

Fully extend the LCD.

Step 46

  • Remove the two 2.2 mm Phillips screws located on the back of the LCD screen.
  • Use tweezers to remove the top bracket.

Remove the two 2.2 mm Phillips screws located on the back of the LCD screen.

Use tweezers to remove the top bracket.

Step 47

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 1.4 mm screws from the back of the LCD screen.
  • Remove the LCD ribbon cable with a pair of tweezers.
  • The cover may simply fall off after the screws have been removed.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 1.4 mm screws from the back of the LCD screen.

Remove the LCD ribbon cable with a pair of tweezers.

The cover may simply fall off after the screws have been removed.

Step 48

  • Carefully lift the LCD screen up and away from the assembly.
  • Do not attempt to fully remove the screen, as it is attached to the assembly by a ribbon cable.

Carefully lift the LCD screen up and away from the assembly.

Do not attempt to fully remove the screen, as it is attached to the assembly by a ribbon cable.

Step 49

  • Use tweezers to remove the plastic covering the LCD ribbon cable.

Use tweezers to remove the plastic covering the LCD ribbon cable.

Step 50

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to flip back the black bar on the ZIF connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip back the black bar on the ZIF connector.

Step 51

  • Gently pull the ribbon cable out with tweezers.

Gently pull the ribbon cable out with tweezers.

Step 52

  • Remove the LCD Screen.

Remove the LCD Screen.

Step 53

  • Pull the ribbon cable through the hole in the LCD assembly.

Pull the ribbon cable through the hole in the LCD assembly.

Step 54

  • Remove the four 2.4 mm Phillips screws from the inside of the back case.

Remove the four 2.4 mm Phillips screws from the inside of the back case.

Step 55

  • Pull the LCD assembly away from the back case.

Pull the LCD assembly away from the back case.

Step 56

  • You have successfully disassembled the Olympus Pen E-PL7!

You have successfully disassembled the Olympus Pen E-PL7!

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

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jimspc1 - Jun 13, 2016

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Step 23. You should not be using pointed tweezers here. Or on any of the ribbon cables. They put pressure on the tip only only and could damage across tracks on the ribbon cable. Small long nose pliers with smooth jaws or even small pliers again with smooth jaws. Also for assembly the tweezers would be useless in many ribbon cable reinsertion positions. BTW they are nice tweezers but not for ribbon cables.

Ben Prisk - Feb 28, 2020

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I have an EPL-7 in good condition, however, the on/off button has ceased working. It was a slow transition to not working. What could it be and should I spend the 200.00 dollars Olympus wants to service it? Thanks!