Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
25 - 30 minutes
Sections
1
- Rear Cover
- 7 steps
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Introduction
WARNING: Ensure the camera is off before starting!
What you need
Step 1
Rear Cover
- Remove the plastic hot shoe cover by sliding it towards the rear of the camera.
Remove the plastic hot shoe cover by sliding it towards the rear of the camera.
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Step 2
- Using a spudger, gently lift the forward end of the shoe spring to disengage its locking mechanism.
- While holding the forward end of the shoe spring up, push from its lifted end to remove the shoe spring.
Using a spudger, gently lift the forward end of the shoe spring to disengage its locking mechanism.
While holding the forward end of the shoe spring up, push from its lifted end to remove the shoe spring.
Step 3
- Remove the two 6.0mm silver Phillips #0 screws closest to the display screen.
- Do not remove the two forward-most silver screws.
Remove the two 6.0mm silver Phillips #0 screws closest to the display screen.
Do not remove the two forward-most silver screws.
Step 4
- Turn the camera so the side with the jack cover is facing you.
- Near the camera’s top end, remove the 4.0mm black Phillips #0 screw on the bottom in this orientation.
- Open the jack cover and remove the 4.0mm black Phillips #0 screw inside.
Turn the camera so the side with the jack cover is facing you.
Near the camera’s top end, remove the 4.0mm black Phillips #0 screw on the bottom in this orientation.
Open the jack cover and remove the 4.0mm black Phillips #0 screw inside.
Step 5
- Flip the camera upside down so the bottom of the camera is facing you.
- Remove the two center 2.5mm black Phillips #0 screws.
- Remove the outer 4.5mm black Phillips #0 screw.
Flip the camera upside down so the bottom of the camera is facing you.
Remove the two center 2.5mm black Phillips #0 screws.
Remove the outer 4.5mm black Phillips #0 screw.
Step 6
- Turn the camera so the display screen is facing you.
- Rotate the top of the screen away from the camera body to access and remove the 4.5mm black Phillips #0 screw.
- Remove the rear camera cover by gently pulling from the top side.
- When removing the rear cover, pull apart slowly to prevent damaging the ribbon cable connecting the display screen and the Sub PCB.
Turn the camera so the display screen is facing you.
Rotate the top of the screen away from the camera body to access and remove the 4.5mm black Phillips #0 screw.
Remove the rear camera cover by gently pulling from the top side.
When removing the rear cover, pull apart slowly to prevent damaging the ribbon cable connecting the display screen and the Sub PCB.
Step 7
- Turn the camera so the lens is facing down with the rear cover pulled back.
- Disconnect the ribbon cable from the camera by pulling up on the black locking tab with an iFixit opening tool.
- Pull the ribbon cable from the connector. The rear cover is now completely detached from the camera.
- Do not bend the ribbon cable excessively and take care not to damage the ribbon cable.
Turn the camera so the lens is facing down with the rear cover pulled back.
Disconnect the ribbon cable from the camera by pulling up on the black locking tab with an iFixit opening tool.
Pull the ribbon cable from the connector. The rear cover is now completely detached from the camera.
Do not bend the ribbon cable excessively and take care not to damage the ribbon cable.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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