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Canon PowerShot S500 Teardown

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  • On the front of the camera is a 2nd ribbon cable going under the camera to the LCD screen - this one contains the data and timing signals which drive the display.

  • Carefully lift the black plastic latch and then pull the ribbon cable out of its connector

  • The large black integrated circuit on the left is an NEC microprocessor, apparently a custom variant of an 80186. Above the tripod socket is a small battery - for maintaining the real-time clock.

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