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Introduction |
| A faulty LCD screen is easy to replace. If you have a stuck lens, complete lens assemblies have been seen on eBay for around £25 and can be fitted quite easily. If you have unreliable buttons, you may be able to cannibalise the parts from another camera of the same model with a different fault. | | | Disassembly of the lens is more advanced and I haven't yet fully mastered it, but at the end of the guide I share the tips I've learnt so far. | | | Photos will be supplied later. For the moment this guide comprises text only. | | | The only essential tool is a small cross-head precision screwdriver. | | | This camera contains many ribbon cables which need to be disconnected and reconnected. the connectors are of 3 types: | | | * In most, the end of the ribbon simply pushes into a socket. Usually, there are rigid tabs on either side of the ribbon which you can pull or push on with a small flat screwdriver, and/or a hole in the centre of the ribbon which you can get some purchase on with a tiny flat screwdriver. (Don't use a pin or other sharp object as you might scratch and sever a trace on a circuit board underneath.) | | * Just one ribbon is like the previous type but there's a black clamping bar which must be lifted with your fingernail in order to release the cable. Make sure it's up before trying to reinsert the ribbon. | | * Several ribbons (on the main logic board) use snap-on connectors. Pull them off with a fingernail under a corner. When you reconnect them, ensure they are correctly aligned and press firmly. They should snap home quite positively. |
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