Fujifilm Finepix S1800 Shutter Button Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

13

Time Required

                          30 minutes            

Sections

4

• Back Cover Assembly
• 4 steps
• LCD Screen
• 3 steps
• Top Cover
• 4 steps
• Shutter Button
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover Assembly               

• Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew all the four 4mm screws on the left-hand side of the camera.

Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew all the four 4mm screws on the left-hand side of the camera.

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Step 2

• Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew the four 4mm screws on the right-hand side of the camera.

Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew the four 4mm screws on the right-hand side of the camera.

Step 3

• Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew three 4mm screws on the bottom of the camera.

Use a J000 screwdriver to unscrew three 4mm screws on the bottom of the camera.

Step 4

• After all the 4 millimeter screws are taken out, take plastic opening tool and the cover will pop out.
• You may have to work the back cover from different sides to get it to pop off.

After all the 4 millimeter screws are taken out, take plastic opening tool and the cover will pop out.

You may have to work the back cover from different sides to get it to pop off.

Step 5

              LCD Screen               

• Use a screwdriver to remove the three 2 mm screws from the back cover plate.
• Gently lift the back cover away from the device, but do not pull or yank free.
• The LCD screen is still connected to the motherboard via a small ribbon cable.

Use a screwdriver to remove the three 2 mm screws from the back cover plate.

Gently lift the back cover away from the device, but do not pull or yank free.

The LCD screen is still connected to the motherboard via a small ribbon cable.

Step 6

• Move the lever to disconnect the ribbon cable from the circuit board.
• Avoid ripping the fragile micro ribbon cable.

Move the lever to disconnect the ribbon cable from the circuit board.

Avoid ripping the fragile micro ribbon cable.

Step 7

• Gently remove the LCD screen. Avoid touching it directly.

Gently remove the LCD screen. Avoid touching it directly.

Step 8

              Top Cover               

• Lift the flash.
• Using a J000 screwdriver, remove the two 4mm screws from the top of the camera.

Lift the flash.

Using a J000 screwdriver, remove the two 4mm screws from the top of the camera.

Step 9

• Remove the 4mm screws from the left and right sides of the camera.

Remove the 4mm screws from the left and right sides of the camera.

Step 10

• Switch the lever to disconnect the micro strip that connects the top plate.
• Use caution to avoid ripping the micro strip.

Switch the lever to disconnect the micro strip that connects the top plate.

Use caution to avoid ripping the micro strip.

Step 11

• Remove the top cover.

Remove the top cover.

Step 12

              Shutter Button               

• Once the top plate cover is taken off, take the screwdriver and unscrew the two 2 millimeters screws underneath the plate.

Once the top plate cover is taken off, take the screwdriver and unscrew the two 2 millimeters screws underneath the plate.

Step 13

• Once the two 2 millimeter screws are out the button will fall right out.

Once the two 2 millimeter screws are out the button will fall right out.

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

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AntonG - Dec 22, 2017

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CAUTION! Different hardware versions! Following this guide might destroy your camera!

My S1800 had LCD not screwed to the body, but glued to the back cover. At the step 4 it came off together with the cover, destroying the ribbon cable, which is really short and fragile.