Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
40 minutes
Sections
2
- Camera Shell
- 6 steps
- Lens Bellow
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Camera Shell
- Remove the six 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws from the bottom, left, and right sides.
Remove the six 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws from the bottom, left, and right sides.
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Step 2
- Use a spudger to remove the film slot guard on the top of the camera.
- Remove the one 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screw under the slot guard.
Use a spudger to remove the film slot guard on the top of the camera.
Remove the one 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screw under the slot guard.
Step 3
- Press the release tab on the back of the camera to open the film compartment.
- Remove the film cartridge within this compartment.
Press the release tab on the back of the camera to open the film compartment.
Remove the film cartridge within this compartment.
Step 4
- Press the battery cover in and down to remove it.
- Remove any batteries within.
Press the battery cover in and down to remove it.
Remove any batteries within.
Step 5
- Use a plastic opening tool to help pry the front and back shells apart.
- With the camera facing down, remove only the back shell.
Use a plastic opening tool to help pry the front and back shells apart.
With the camera facing down, remove only the back shell.
Step 6
- Carefully peel the front side of the shell away.
- As you lift the front shell, be careful to not pull too hard since there is a spring attached to the shell and the camera body.
- Using a set of tweezers, detach the spring from the body. The spring will retract into the black and gray ring on the front shell.
Carefully peel the front side of the shell away.
As you lift the front shell, be careful to not pull too hard since there is a spring attached to the shell and the camera body.
Using a set of tweezers, detach the spring from the body. The spring will retract into the black and gray ring on the front shell.
Step 7
Lens Bellow
- Once the shell is off, remove the two 4.5 mm screws from the circuit board using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Once the shell is off, remove the two 4.5 mm screws from the circuit board using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 8
- Once the circuit board is off and to the side, remove the four 4.5 mm screws that are around the front lens case using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Once the circuit board is off and to the side, remove the four 4.5 mm screws that are around the front lens case using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 9
- Turn the camera onto its back and remove the four 4.5 mm screws attaching the lens bellow to the case using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
- The lens must be extended in order to have access to the screws.
- Remove the rectangular screw casing from the back of the camera.
Turn the camera onto its back and remove the four 4.5 mm screws attaching the lens bellow to the case using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
The lens must be extended in order to have access to the screws.
Remove the rectangular screw casing from the back of the camera.
Step 10
- Flip the camera over to its front side again and remove the lens casing by lifting it up and off the camera.
- Finally, remove the lens bellow by lifting it up and off the camera.
Flip the camera over to its front side again and remove the lens casing by lifting it up and off the camera.
Finally, remove the lens bellow by lifting it up and off the camera.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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