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The flex cable can control every electronic feature of the camera, from the LCD screen to the picture settings. Replacing the flex cable can completely fix a camera that shows poor resolution or is not responding to LCD screen commands.
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            Remove the battery. 
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            Use a Philips #000 screwdriver to remove the 3mm screw under the battery. 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove all six of the 3mm screws located on the side of the camera. 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the three 3mm screws from under the LCD screen. 
 
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            Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the single 3mm screw on the back of the camera. 
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            Pull away the back shell of the camera to expose the hard drive. 
 
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            Gently pull the flex cable away from the hard drive. It should pop off with minimal effort. 
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            After removing the flex cable take off the plastic guard from the side of the hard drive. 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the four screws from the housing under the hard drive. 
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            Remove the top plastic housing of the camera. All screws attaching the housing have previously been removed. 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the two 3mm screws from the LCD Screen connector. 
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            Remove the two 3mm screws that were exposed through the previous image 
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            Carefully detach the LCD Screen from the rest of the camera. 
 
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            Carefully remove the lens covering from the camera in order to access the internal components 
 
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            Using the plastic opening tool, carefully separate the LCD Screen from the back covering 
 
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            Using the Philips #000 screwdriver, remove the single 3mm screw from the top of the camera. This removal will allow the microphone port covering to be removed 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the single 2mm screw from under the microphone port covering 
 
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            Using the spudger, gently remove the smaller flex cable connector from the LCD screen. 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the one 3mm screw connecting the LCD screen from the housing. 
 
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            Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the one 3mm screw from the speaker port 
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            Detach the speaker and side of camera from the internal components 
 
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            Gently pull the flex cable out of the connector piece 
 
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            After removing the flex cable from the internal components, separate the LCD pivot arm housing from the flex cable using a spudger. 
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            The old flex cable is now free and able to be switched with the new one. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
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Please where i can buy the flexible cables to Sony?
