Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Front Case
  • 7 steps
  • Sensor
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Orient the camera so the button panel and LCD are facing you.
  • Use a spudger or fingernail to open the battery compartment on the right side of the camera.

Orient the camera so the button panel and LCD are facing you.

Use a spudger or fingernail to open the battery compartment on the right side of the camera.

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Step 2

  • Push the blue trapdoor to the left to release the battery, and remove the battery.
  • There is no battery shown in this photo.

Push the blue trapdoor to the left to release the battery, and remove the battery.

There is no battery shown in this photo.

Step 3

              Front Case
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 4 mm screw inside the battery compartment.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 4 mm screw inside the battery compartment.

Step 4

  • Remove the 4 mm Phillips #00 screw hiding in the external flash port.

Remove the 4 mm Phillips #00 screw hiding in the external flash port.

Step 5

  • Remove the four 5 mm Phillips #00 screws from the lens assembly.

Remove the four 5 mm Phillips #00 screws from the lens assembly.

Step 6

  • Remove the metal lens mount by hand or with tweezers.
  • Be careful not to touch the sensor in the center of the lens assembly.

Remove the metal lens mount by hand or with tweezers.

Be careful not to touch the sensor in the center of the lens assembly.

Step 7

  • Use tweezers to remove the inner metal ring.

Use tweezers to remove the inner metal ring.

Step 8

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 4 mm screws from the bottom of the case.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 4 mm screws from the bottom of the case.

Step 9

  • Use your hands to slowly pull the front casing away from the camera.
  • The case is attached with multiple clips that may make a cracking noise as you pull it away from the camera.

Use your hands to slowly pull the front casing away from the camera.

The case is attached with multiple clips that may make a cracking noise as you pull it away from the camera.

Step 10

              Sensor
  • Gently flip the sensor cover back to expose the screw attaching the sensor cover to the ribbon cable.
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw from the sensor cover.
  • Use tweezers to remove the metal contact cover. Be sure to carefully remove the cover so the gold contacts remain in place.
  • The gold lens contacts lying beneath the ribbon cable become loose when the screw and contact cover are removed.

Gently flip the sensor cover back to expose the screw attaching the sensor cover to the ribbon cable.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw from the sensor cover.

Use tweezers to remove the metal contact cover. Be sure to carefully remove the cover so the gold contacts remain in place.

The gold lens contacts lying beneath the ribbon cable become loose when the screw and contact cover are removed.

Step 11

  • Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the sensor mount in place.

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the sensor mount in place.

Step 12

  • Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the battery compartment to the mother board.
  • Remove the battery compartment.

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the battery compartment to the mother board.

Remove the battery compartment.

Step 13

  • Use a spudger to disconnect the ribbon cable connecting the image sensor to the motherboard.

Use a spudger to disconnect the ribbon cable connecting the image sensor to the motherboard.

Step 14

  • Gently remove the sensor mount from the camera case.

Gently remove the sensor mount from the camera case.

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

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Siamak ADN - Sep 20, 2019

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Hello,

I need to know the exact dimensions of the IR-cut filter in the Samsung NX Mini camera, which should be just above the sensor. Could you possibly give me that information? I need that because I’d like to modify my NX Mini camera and change it into an infrared camera. I have to cut an infrared filter in the right size, before the disassembly of the camera.

Thank you!