Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • Focus lens
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What you need

Step 1

              Focus lens
  • Push in the button next to the lens.
  • While holding the button twist the lens counter-clockwise.
  • Pull up and remove lens from camera.

Push in the button next to the lens.

While holding the button twist the lens counter-clockwise.

Pull up and remove lens from camera.

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Step 2

  • Inside toward the top you will find a small slit in the plastic piece.
  • Insert a flat head screw driver into the slit and pull down to access the focus lens.

Inside toward the top you will find a small slit in the plastic piece.

Insert a flat head screw driver into the slit and pull down to access the focus lens.

Step 3

  • Using tweezers grab the focus lens on the side by the two tabs that are on it.
  • Do not grab the focus lens in the middle as this will damage the lens.
  • Pull out and remove focus lens from camera.

Using tweezers grab the focus lens on the side by the two tabs that are on it.

Do not grab the focus lens in the middle as this will damage the lens.

Pull out and remove focus lens from camera.

Step 4

  • When inserting new focus make sure to orient it where the two tabs are facing towards you with the smaller tab facing up.
  • Angle the focus lens to make installation easier.
  • Lay the new focus lens into the plastic tray.
  • It does not snap into place.

When inserting new focus make sure to orient it where the two tabs are facing towards you with the smaller tab facing up.

Angle the focus lens to make installation easier.

Lay the new focus lens into the plastic tray.

It does not snap into place.

Step 5

  • Insert screw driver into the slit and push up to close.
  • You can also use your thumb, if you are careful not to touch the lens as this could leave a smudge on the lens.
  • You will hear a click when the plastic tray is back in place.

Insert screw driver into the slit and push up to close.

You can also use your thumb, if you are careful not to touch the lens as this could leave a smudge on the lens.

You will hear a click when the plastic tray is back in place.

Step 6

  • When re-installing the lens line up the orange dots that are one both lens and camera.
  • Fit lens into place and turn clockwise to secure it back to camera.

When re-installing the lens line up the orange dots that are one both lens and camera.

Fit lens into place and turn clockwise to secure it back to camera.

You have now completed a focus lens replacement.

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