Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Back Case
- 4 steps
- Front Case
- 2 steps
- Lens
- 2 steps
Flags
3
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Slide the battery cover in the direction the arrow points.
- Pull the battery cover towards you.
Slide the battery cover in the direction the arrow points.
Pull the battery cover towards you.
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Step 2
- Flick the blue switch for the battery to pop out.
- Remove the battery from the camera.
Flick the blue switch for the battery to pop out.
Remove the battery from the camera.
Step 3
Back Case
- Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the two screws from the caution panel.
- Remove that panel.
- Careful for falling pieces.
Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the two screws from the caution panel.
Remove that panel.
Careful for falling pieces.
Step 4
- Remove the screw with a Phillips #00 screwdriver from the right side of the camera (with ‘3x optical zoom’ engraved on the side panel).
- Remove that panel.
Remove the screw with a Phillips #00 screwdriver from the right side of the camera (with ‘3x optical zoom’ engraved on the side panel).
Step 5
- Remove the screw using the Phillips #00 screwdriver from the bottom of the camera, closest to the back cover.
Remove the screw using the Phillips #00 screwdriver from the bottom of the camera, closest to the back cover.
Step 6
- Gently remove the back cover.
- It may be a bit stiff, so use some force to remove it. Proceed with caution.
Gently remove the back cover.
It may be a bit stiff, so use some force to remove it. Proceed with caution.
Step 7
Front Case
- Remove the screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver on the left side (where the “3x optical zoom” panel use to be).
Remove the screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver on the left side (where the “3x optical zoom” panel use to be).
Step 8
- Remove the small screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver on the bottom of the camera attached to the front cover.
- Gently remove the front cover.
- Put a little force to pop off the case. Proceed with caution.
Remove the small screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver on the bottom of the camera attached to the front cover.
Gently remove the front cover.
Put a little force to pop off the case. Proceed with caution.
Step 9
Lens
- Flip the black secure locks off. Tweezers may be necessary.
- Detach the two orange cables.
Flip the black secure locks off. Tweezers may be necessary.
Detach the two orange cables.
Step 10
- Gently pull the lens container out of the camera.
Gently pull the lens container out of the camera.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Erwann Robin - Sep 18, 2012
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Thanks for this guide !
unfortunatly I thinks that my lens is broken (doesn’t open anymore, it may have sand inside it)
Do you know where an if I can buy a new lens ?
agnelobarretto - May 8, 2020
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Thanks for info..
Need a broken lens unit as my lens cable is broken, email me if any one wants to sell a broken lens unit. at barrettoagnelo@yahoo.com
