Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

16

Time Required

                          35 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • Case
  • 13 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps
  • Front Camera
  • 1 step

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Introduction

Like most other components in the Samsung Gear 360, you can get to the front camera module by completing an almost full tear-down of the device.

What you need

Step 1

              Case
  • Twist silver ring on the lens counter-clockwise with force to remove it.

Twist silver ring on the lens counter-clockwise with force to remove it.

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Step 2

  • Insert a small flathead screwdriver into marked slot on camera lens and pry off camera lens cover.

Insert a small flathead screwdriver into marked slot on camera lens and pry off camera lens cover.

Step 3

  • Using a PH00 screwdriver head, remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the front of the camera.
  • Repeat for the back side of the camera.

Using a PH00 screwdriver head, remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the front of the camera.

Repeat for the back side of the camera.

Step 4

  • Peel off the black rubber located on the bottom of the device using your hand or a small flathead screwdriver.

Peel off the black rubber located on the bottom of the device using your hand or a small flathead screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Once the black rubber has been removed, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the bottom of the device using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Once the black rubber has been removed, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the bottom of the device using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Step 6

  • Using a plastic opening tool, pry the tripod mount off the device.

Using a plastic opening tool, pry the tripod mount off the device.

Step 7

  • Using both hands, carefully remove the right cover off the camera body.

Using both hands, carefully remove the right cover off the camera body.

Step 8

  • To remove the left cover of the camera body, lift the left cover using a small flathead screwdriver and pull it off.

To remove the left cover of the camera body, lift the left cover using a small flathead screwdriver and pull it off.

Step 9

  • Once the camera body has been removed, lift and pull off the metal support ring using a small flathead screwdriver.
  • Repeat for both sides of the camera.

Once the camera body has been removed, lift and pull off the metal support ring using a small flathead screwdriver.

Repeat for both sides of the camera.

Step 10

  • Remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws from the body of the camera using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws from the body of the camera using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Step 11

  • Carefully lift the three sensors off using a plastic opening tool and pull them aside.

Carefully lift the three sensors off using a plastic opening tool and pull them aside.

Step 12

  • Carefully use a plastic opening tool to separate the gray case from the black case on the device.

Carefully use a plastic opening tool to separate the gray case from the black case on the device.

Step 13

  • Insert a plastic removal tool underneath the four sensors on the motherboard to fully separate the camera case.

Insert a plastic removal tool underneath the four sensors on the motherboard to fully separate the camera case.

Step 14

              Speaker
  • Within gold metal half of the case, unscrew the Phillips #00 0.75 mm screw located on the metal plate using a PH00 screwdriver.
  • Using a plastic opening tool, remove the metal cover.

Within gold metal half of the case, unscrew the Phillips #00 0.75 mm screw located on the metal plate using a PH00 screwdriver.

Using a plastic opening tool, remove the metal cover.

Step 15

  • Using a PH000 screwdriver head, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws.
  • To remove the speaker from the device, use a plastic opening tool on the edge and gently lift it up.

Using a PH000 screwdriver head, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws.

To remove the speaker from the device, use a plastic opening tool on the edge and gently lift it up.

Step 16

              Front Camera
  • Using a PH000 screwdriver head, unscrew both screws on the remaining case.
  • Use a plastic opening tool to lift the front camera module from the case.

Using a PH000 screwdriver head, unscrew both screws on the remaining case.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift the front camera module from the case.

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

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