Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Lens Assembly Replacement

William Schill and 6 other contributors

Last updated on December 15, 2020

35 minutes

Moderate

Introduction

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To remove the Lens assembly, you must have background knowledge about disassembling the camera. (See previous guides)

What you need

Tools

Step 1 Battery

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Find the hatch labeled "open" on the left side of the bottom of the camera.
Slide the hatch in the direction that the arrow is pointing. The hatch will open outward on its own.

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Step 2

Slide the blue locking tab to release the battery.
Slide the battery out of the camera.

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Step 3 Outer Casing

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Replace hatch and rotate camera 180 degrees. You should still be looking at the bottom of the camera.
Remove the four 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.

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Step 4

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Tool used on this step:

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Turn the camera so the left side-panel reading "5x Optical Zoom" faces you.
Remove the two 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.
You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.

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Step 5

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Turn the camera so the right side faces you.
Remove the two 2.5mm Phillips #0 screws.
You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.

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Step 6

Rotate camera so that the back is facing you.
Pull the back casing directly away from the LCD screen.

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Step 7

Turn the camera so that the left side is facing you.
Pull the left side-panel off of the camera.

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Step 8

Turn camera so that the front of the camera is facing you.
Pull the front casing directly away from the camera.
The right side panel may fall off when you take the front panel off.

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Step 9

Turn the camera so that the right side is facing you.
Pull the right side-panel away from the rest of the camera.

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Step 10

This is what your camera should look like now that you have removed the casing from all sides.

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Step 11 LCD Assembly

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Gently pull the LCD and its casing away from the motherboard as shown.
Be careful not to rip out any ribbon cables.

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Step 12

Disconnect the small ribbon-wire by gently pulling on the small ribbon-wire where it connects with the motherboard.
Do not use excessive force to remove the wire because this may cause it to tear.

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Step 13

Disconnect the large ribbon-wire by pulling on the large ribbon-wire where it connects to the motherboard.

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Step 14

Pull the LCD and its casing away from the rest of the camera.

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Step 15 Flash Bulb Assembly

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Turn the camera so the back is facing you.
Remove the 2.5mm Philips #0 screw at the top of the camera.

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Step 16

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Tilt top casing up and towards you.
Carefully remove the right ribbon-wire from the top camera panel by pulling where the wire connects to the top.
Make sure to hold the camera with your thumb on the white square to ensure the ribbon-wire is not disconnected from the motherboard.
Carefully remove the left ribbon-wire from the top camera panel by pulling where the wire connects to the top.

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Step 17 Lens Assembly

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Flash capacitors are dangerous! Be extremely careful when removing the capacitor from the camera. You can get shocked BADLY!
Remove the flash capacitor from the lens assembly.
Carefully place the flash capacitor away from where you are working.