What you need
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Hold the camera with the bottom edge facing you and find the battery cover on the bottom left of the camera.
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Use the black latch to unhook the cover by sliding it to the "Open" position.
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The battery cover should easily open by gently lifting it away from the camera.
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The battery compartment is now open and the battery can be replaced.
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Begin by placing the camera flat against a surface and remove the nine (9) black screws. Each screw is of the same length and can be used interchangeably
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Place the camera with the lens facing down. Use the phillips head screwdriver to remove the silver screw in the corner near the photo capture button.
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Flip the camera over. Use the plastic opening tool to detach the black clip near the capture button.
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Grasp the top cover and gently remove it from the camera body.
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After the outer casing is removed, lay the device display side up
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Gently pry the LCD screen from the body of the camera.
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Flip the LCD Assembly around the edge of the camera
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Use the plastic opening tool to gently pry up the black tab locking the large ribbon cable to the battery housing.
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Grasp the LCD display with your fingers and gently pull the large ribbon cable out of the connector.
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The LCD display is now detached from the camera.
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Gently pry the tab holding the ribbon cable connecting the cameras control board to the camera sensor and battery housing.
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The camera control board is now removed and can be replaced if faulty.
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With the camera laying with the lens up, use the plastic pry tool to gently push the two gray tabs located on the edge of the camera face.
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Flip the camera over. With the camera laying face down, grab the gray cover on the side and gently remove it.
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Place the camera facing with the lens down. Grab the black capacitor and gently remove the assembly from the holder.
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Locate the ribbon cable connecting the capacitor to the top of the camera. Grasp the ribbon cable with your fingers, and gently pull outwards.
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Now the flash capacitor assembly is disconnected from the camera and can be removed.
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With the camera lying with the lens facing down, use the plastic pry tool to gently lift the black tabs on the two ribbon cable attachments.
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Grasp the black plastic lens assembly with your fingers, and gently pull it out of the camera body from the side of the LCD display.
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Place the camera so that the lens would be facing down. Use the phillips head screwdriver to remove the small silver screw in the top right corner.
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Gently peel back the black adhesive tape from the top edge.
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Use the plastic opening tool to pry the black locking tab up.
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Gently remove the ribbon cable from the connector
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Grasp the circuit board with your fingers and gently pull it out of the camera.
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This will require you to work it back and forth because it is tightly secured to the camera.
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Be careful not to damage the battery terminal connectors, they may be holding the circuit board to the battery compartment.
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The circuit board is now removed and can be replaced if necessary.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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