Sanyo Vpc T850 Lens Replacement Repair Guide

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Battery
4 steps
Outer Casing
5 steps
LCD Display
3 steps
Lens
5 steps

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Step 1

              Battery

Make sure the camera is powered off by pressing and holding the small, square button embedded in the top rim of the camera.

Make sure the camera is powered off by pressing and holding the small, square button embedded in the top rim of the camera.

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Step 2

Locate the hatch found on the bottom of the camera.
Open the hatch by gripping the small notch and sliding it outwards.

Locate the hatch found on the bottom of the camera.

Open the hatch by gripping the small notch and sliding it outwards.

Step 3

Push the small, plastic arm out of the way to free the battery.
The battery is spring loaded and will pop out slightly when the arm is moved.

Push the small, plastic arm out of the way to free the battery.

The battery is spring loaded and will pop out slightly when the arm is moved.

Step 4

Pull the battery out of the camera and close the hatch.
To reinsert, there is a triangle on the battery indicating which direction to slide it in.

Pull the battery out of the camera and close the hatch.

To reinsert, there is a triangle on the battery indicating which direction to slide it in.

Step 5

              Outer Casing

Using your Phillips #000 Screwdriver, remove the eight screws located around the sides and bottom of the camera.
Be sure to keep track of the side each screw comes from, as they come in different lengths.

Using your Phillips #000 Screwdriver, remove the eight screws located around the sides and bottom of the camera.

Be sure to keep track of the side each screw comes from, as they come in different lengths.

Step 6

Orient the camera so the display is facing up.
Gently pull off the rear panel surrounding the display.
There are still three green wires connecting the panel to the rest of the camera.
Use your prying tool if you have difficulties removing the panel by hand.

Orient the camera so the display is facing up.

Gently pull off the rear panel surrounding the display.

There are still three green wires connecting the panel to the rest of the camera.

Use your prying tool if you have difficulties removing the panel by hand.

Step 7

Remove the eight black screws connecting the keypad circuit board to the rear panel.

Remove the eight black screws connecting the keypad circuit board to the rear panel.

Step 8

With a plastic opening tool, gently remove the chrome framing on the left and right sides of the camera.

With a plastic opening tool, gently remove the chrome framing on the left and right sides of the camera.

Step 9

Flip the camera over so the lens is facing up.
Gently lift up the front panel to remove it from the rest of the camera.
Use your plastic opening tool if you have difficulties removing the panel by hand.

Flip the camera over so the lens is facing up.

Gently lift up the front panel to remove it from the rest of the camera.

Use your plastic opening tool if you have difficulties removing the panel by hand.

Step 10

              LCD Display

Flip the device over to where the display is located.
Using your plastic opening tool, lift the display out of its metal housing.

Flip the device over to where the display is located.

Using your plastic opening tool, lift the display out of its metal housing.

Step 11

Locate the orange ribbon connecting the display to the camera.
Using your plastic opening tool, gently lift the black bar holding the orange ribbon to the camera.

Locate the orange ribbon connecting the display to the camera.

Using your plastic opening tool, gently lift the black bar holding the orange ribbon to the camera.

Step 12

With two fingers held firmly on the display, gently pull the orange ribbon out of the camera.
Pull slowly to avoid severing the orange ribbon from the display.

With two fingers held firmly on the display, gently pull the orange ribbon out of the camera.

Pull slowly to avoid severing the orange ribbon from the display.

Step 13

              Lens

Orient the camera so the lens is facing up.
Locate and remove the two screws connecting the lens to the camera.

Orient the camera so the lens is facing up.

Locate and remove the two screws connecting the lens to the camera.

Step 14

Flip the camera back around to the other side.
Remove the four black screws connecting the metal display holder to the camera.
You do not have to remove the three screws located near the center.
Gently lift the display holder to reveal the underside of the lens.

Flip the camera back around to the other side.

Remove the four black screws connecting the metal display holder to the camera.

You do not have to remove the three screws located near the center.

Gently lift the display holder to reveal the underside of the lens.

Step 15

Locate where the larger orange ribbon is plugged into the motherboard.
There should be a rectangular foam piece covering the part it is plugged into.
Using your plastic opening tool, gently lift the edge of the rectangle where the orange ribbon is connected.

Locate where the larger orange ribbon is plugged into the motherboard.

There should be a rectangular foam piece covering the part it is plugged into.

Using your plastic opening tool, gently lift the edge of the rectangle where the orange ribbon is connected.

Step 16

With two fingers, slowly lift the lens out of its compartment.

With two fingers, slowly lift the lens out of its compartment.

Step 17

With the lens between your thumb and index finger, pull to delicately slide the ribbons out of their connections.
The lens should be placed back into the compartment before attempting to reconnect the ribbons.

With the lens between your thumb and index finger, pull to delicately slide the ribbons out of their connections.

The lens should be placed back into the compartment before attempting to reconnect the ribbons.

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

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