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The Canon PowerShot A550 is 7.1-megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom.

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How to remove lens? There appears to be a hair in the optical path.

There seems to be a small hair or thread in the optical path of my A550. I've partly dismantled it but can't see where I need to go to clean between the lens and sensor.

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@graham_fix use these guides Canon PowerShot A550 to at least get into your camera. Here is the diagram of the complete optical unit

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