Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Ensure your camera is in the off position.
  • Orient the camera upside down with the lens facing to the left and the battery compartment facing directly toward you.

Ensure your camera is in the off position.

Orient the camera upside down with the lens facing to the left and the battery compartment facing directly toward you.

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Step 2

  • Open the battery door by pushing down and in the direction of the arrow on the door.

Open the battery door by pushing down and in the direction of the arrow on the door.

Step 3

  • Remove four AA batteries from the camera.

Remove four AA batteries from the camera.

Step 4

              Back Cover
  • Turn the camera so the screen is facing you and the camera lens is facing away from you.

Turn the camera so the screen is facing you and the camera lens is facing away from you.

Step 5

  • Remove two 0.9mm Phillips #000 screws from the right side of the camera.
  • Remove one 0.6mm Phillips #000 screw from the left side of the camera.
  • Remove two 0.6mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom side of the camera.
  • When replacing the back cover on the camera, there will be an audible click which ensures the cover has completely seated with the rest of the camera.

Remove two 0.9mm Phillips #000 screws from the right side of the camera.

Remove one 0.6mm Phillips #000 screw from the left side of the camera.

Remove two 0.6mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom side of the camera.

When replacing the back cover on the camera, there will be an audible click which ensures the cover has completely seated with the rest of the camera.

Step 6

  • Carefully pull the back cover and separate it from the rest of the camera body.
  • Carefully flip up the top of the tan colored tab to disconnect the ribbon cable and completely remove the back cover.

Carefully pull the back cover and separate it from the rest of the camera body.

Carefully flip up the top of the tan colored tab to disconnect the ribbon cable and completely remove the back cover.

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

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