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This guide tells you how to remove and repair or replace the LCD screen and the glass screen in your viewfinder.
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            Orient the camera with the hand strap facing you. 
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            Remove the two 4mm #00 Philips screws. 
 
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            Orient the camera so that the back button panel and viewfinder are facing you. 
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            Push the "Battery Release" button to the side and hold. 
 
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            While holding the battery release button to the side, slide the battery towards you, past the release button. 
 
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            Reorient camera so that the playback button panel and empty battery slot are facing you. The edge of the LCD screen should be facing you. 
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            To open the screen, hold the open button shown down and flip the screen open. 
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            Remove the two #00 Philips 4mm screws on the outer edge of the LCD casing. 
 
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            Flip the screen counter-clockwise and reorient the camera with the bottom edge of the LCD screen facing you. 
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            Remove the 4mm #00 Phillips screw from the bottom of the LCD casing 
 
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            Remove the two 4mm #00 Phillips screws on the inside edge of the LCD casing. After removing the first screw you will have to rotate the screen 180 degrees to remove the second screw. 
 
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            Reorient the camera with the LCD screen edge and playback button panel facing you. 
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            Remove front panel of LCD screen by pulling it directly to the side. 
 
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            Disconnect the screen components from the main body of the camcorder by applying downward pressure near the circled hinge. 
 
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            Remove the 4mm #00 Phillips screw connecting the LCD to the glass screen and lower casing. 
 
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            Remove the lower casing by pushing up on the glass screen with your thumb. 
 
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            Remove the glass screen from the LCD by lifting up on the cream colored hinge to disconnect the ribbon wire. Pull the glass screen away. 
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            Replace the glass screen if it is cracked or damaged. 
 
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            Remove the LCD by disconnecting the remaining two ribbon wires by lifting up the cream-colored gate and sliding the ribbon out of the black gate. 
 
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            Replace the broken LCD with a new one. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
