Sony Alpha 6000 Shutter Button Replacement Repair Guide

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Time Required

                          20 minutes

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Battery
5 steps
Back Cover
5 steps
Shutter Button
7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Make sure the camera is turned off by turning the switch to OFF.

Make sure the camera is turned off by turning the switch to OFF.

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Step 2

Flip the camera around to access the battery compartment.
Slide the battery compartment lock to the left to unlock it.

Flip the camera around to access the battery compartment.

Slide the battery compartment lock to the left to unlock it.

Step 3

Locate the blue latch that holds the battery in.

Locate the blue latch that holds the battery in.

Step 4

Push the latch back to release battery.

Push the latch back to release battery.

Step 5

The battery can now be taken out of its compartment.

The battery can now be taken out of its compartment.

Step 6

              Back Cover

Turn the camera upside down and unscrew these two bottom 6 mm screws located on either side of the body by using the J00 head screw.

Turn the camera upside down and unscrew these two bottom 6 mm screws located on either side of the body by using the J00 head screw.

Step 7

Turn the camera sideways.
Open the mini HDMI compartment and locate the two 6 mm screw underneath and another to the right of the compartment.
Unscrew using the J00 head screw.

Turn the camera sideways.

Open the mini HDMI compartment and locate the two 6 mm screw underneath and another to the right of the compartment.

Unscrew using the J00 head screw.

Step 8

Locate the two 4 mm screws within the battery compartment and unscrew them using the J00 screw head.

Locate the two 4 mm screws within the battery compartment and unscrew them using the J00 screw head.

Step 9

Bend the camera’s screen forward to uncover two 3 mm screws below the eyepiece.
Locate them and unscrew them.

Bend the camera’s screen forward to uncover two 3 mm screws below the eyepiece.

Locate them and unscrew them.

Step 10

Use a plastic opening tool around the body of the camera to wedge the back cover off. Start from the bottom next to the battery compartment.
If necessary, lightly use your hand to pull the the back cover down to completely remove it.

Use a plastic opening tool around the body of the camera to wedge the back cover off. Start from the bottom next to the battery compartment.

If necessary, lightly use your hand to pull the the back cover down to completely remove it.

Step 11

              Shutter Button

Once the back cover is off, locate the flash of the camera and push it forward to open it

Once the back cover is off, locate the flash of the camera and push it forward to open it

Step 12

Locate the two 3 mm screws within the flash and unscrew them

Locate the two 3 mm screws within the flash and unscrew them

Step 13

Hold the camera from the bottom and using a spudger, go around the top of the camera and separate the top plastic piece from the main body.

Hold the camera from the bottom and using a spudger, go around the top of the camera and separate the top plastic piece from the main body.

Step 14

Hold the top of the camera away from the body.
Carefully turn it over to uncover the bottom of the shutter button.

Hold the top of the camera away from the body.

Carefully turn it over to uncover the bottom of the shutter button.

Step 15

Locate the two screws holding the shutter button and unscrew them.

Locate the two screws holding the shutter button and unscrew them.

Step 16

Once the screws are out, use a pair of tweezers to pull out the circular metal piece under the shutter button.

Once the screws are out, use a pair of tweezers to pull out the circular metal piece under the shutter button.

Step 17

Turn the top plastic piece back over.
Now you will be able to completely remove the camera’s shutter button.

Turn the top plastic piece back over.

Now you will be able to completely remove the camera’s shutter button.

Now that the shutter button is removed, you will be able to replace it with a new piece. To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Philippe Combronde - Aug 27, 2017

Check also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3CCJtD0…

You don’t need to remove the back cover (and don’t try it because first, you need to remove the top cover…)

Simon Lundh - Jan 26, 2018

Where can i buy a replacement button?

Lac Uster - Aug 8, 2018

You can find the flexible cable with the shutter button on aliexpress:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product…

Arshad kltn - May 16, 2019

Thank you!

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