Fujifilm X20 Disassembly and sand removal

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Screws on the bottom

Remove the battery and the SD-Card.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Finding the screws

Remove four pieces of leatherette from the front and the back of the camera. Lift the edge of the leatherette and pull. The material itself is quite sturdy and the glue will still be good if you re-apply the pieces after you are finished.

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Screws on the back 1

Remove two screws from the left side of the camera

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Screws on the back 2

Remove the screw hiding below the rubber-pad.

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Screws on the front

Remove two screws from the left side of the camera.

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the bottom cover

You can now remove the plastic base cover.

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the back cover

Now the two metal covers will get loose. Start by removing the back-cover containing the LCD.

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Insides 1

Remove two screws (red).

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Inner parts

Finally! You can move the steel part away and by opening the last remaining FPC connector on the main PCB you can remove this steel thing completely.

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Cameras ready, prepare the flash.

Cameras ready, prepare the flash. You will now access the flash capacitor. This can be dangerous. If you are not sure, do not continue.

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the top cover

Ok, only two steps, then the top-cover can be removed.

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Disconnecting the main PCB

Separate the right PCB by disconnecting the remaining three FPCs.

crwdns2936071:013crwdne2936071:0 — Separate the lens from the body

The lens is screwed with four big screws to the body.

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — Removing the sand.

Do you still remember why I opened the camera in the first place? Because I could not turn the lens any more due to sand.

crwdns2936071:015crwdne2936071:0 — HELP

Two pictures showing a) the parts and b) the screws and their position.