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Moderate

Steps

13

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2

  • Outer Case
  • 7 steps
  • Lens
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Outer Case
  • Open the battery compartment and remove the batteries.
  • Remove all of the visible screws on the outside of the case.
  • There should be three of them that are all easily located.

Open the battery compartment and remove the batteries.

Remove all of the visible screws on the outside of the case.

There should be three of them that are all easily located.

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Step 2

  • Open the memory card compartment.
  • Remove the screw next to the memory card slot.

Open the memory card compartment.

Remove the screw next to the memory card slot.

Step 3

  • Pull apart the front and back cover pieces carefully.
  • The front cover should come completely free with little effort.
  • The back cover will still be attached to the circuit board.

Pull apart the front and back cover pieces carefully.

The front cover should come completely free with little effort.

The back cover will still be attached to the circuit board.

Step 4

  • Simultaneously unclip all of the clips holding in the circuitry. Remove the back case.
  • The circuitry will still be connected to the back case by ribbon cables.

Simultaneously unclip all of the clips holding in the circuitry. Remove the back case.

The circuitry will still be connected to the back case by ribbon cables.

Step 5

  • Open the case as shown.

Open the case as shown.

Step 6

  • Unclip the clip holding the ribbon cable in.
  • Other ribbon cables might not have a clips.

Unclip the clip holding the ribbon cable in.

Other ribbon cables might not have a clips.

Step 7

  • Pull the ribbon cable out.

Pull the ribbon cable out.

Step 8

              Lens
  • Remove the two additional screws on the back of the lens.

Remove the two additional screws on the back of the lens.

Step 9

  • Detach the ribbon cables and unplug the cable leading to the back of the motherboard.

Detach the ribbon cables and unplug the cable leading to the back of the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Remove the motherboard and the flash from the rest of the hardware.

Remove the motherboard and the flash from the rest of the hardware.

Step 11

  • Remove the screw indicated in the picture to detach the lens and the viewfinder from the other hardware.

Remove the screw indicated in the picture to detach the lens and the viewfinder from the other hardware.

Step 12

  • Remove the three screws shown to separate the lens from the viewfinder.

Remove the three screws shown to separate the lens from the viewfinder.

Step 13

  • Purchase a new viewfinder.
  • Repeat the previous steps in reverse order to rebuild.

Purchase a new viewfinder.

Repeat the previous steps in reverse order to rebuild.

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

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