Introduction

Before attempting repairs, please take note of certain risks of receiving shock from the camera's flash capacitor. Also make sure to ground yourself before operating on or near the camera's motherboard or you might discharge static to crucial components.

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    • First, push in the lens and remove the two AA batteries.

    Il y a une vis caché sous la pièce enjoliveur (6cmx 9mm blanche) de sortie des photos

    Gaby

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    Translation: There is a screw hidden under the trim piece (6cmx 9mm white) for outputting the photos.


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    • Remove screws from bottom of camera with a small #00 Phillips Screwdriver. Then remove screws around the camera.

    • Once all screws are removed, gently pry open the front casing carefully. Do note that there will be a spring that attaches the front casing and the main circuit board, so refrain from allowing excess tension on the spring.

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    • Locate the four screws on the lens unit by the corners and remove them to loosen the lens casing from the main frame. Make sure to keep hold of the unit screws to use for the next step.

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    • Remove the lens unit from the main camera frame.

    • Obtain the replacement part to perform the replacement operation.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Boyang Wu

Member since: 02/10/12

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13 comments

the lens covers on my lens broke (the small black pieces that cover the lenses) and i am unable to put back on, will this affect my camera and pictures because of the ex poser?

marisabellares -

When I dropped my instax mini 8, none of the lense pieces broke, they just fell apart, I just need to puzzle them back together. Can you make a tutorial to put the yellow and black parts in the lense back together?

Julia Tyler -

My daughter dropped her camera and the round, hard plastic part that goes over the lens fell out along with a black piece that has four prongs. There is also a spring attached at a section that would look like 4-5 o'clock if looking at the camera head on. I am not sure where the other end of spring attaches to. Please help

Mike Rutledge -

I too am having the same problem as the people in the posts above. Is there a solution somewhere? Thanks

Toby Gilling -

I followed this tutorial but when I initally took the case apart a small rectangular piece fell out and I'm not sure where it should go. The piece has a hole which is set to one side, and a slight groove and arch. I can't see the piece on any of the tutorials. Can anyone help? Thanks

Nicola Jaye -

Me too! Like the exact same piece fell out and when I put it back together without the piece my lens wouldn't poke all the way out without me pulling it

zfireflyer4 -

Could it be one of the tension bars of the film transport?

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elime -

At the bottom of the camera to the left side where the wires are. The hole squeezes in between the case lining up with the screw hole & bulge in the case.

Bob -

Any response to the first 4 questions? Same issue here - puzzle pieces do not go back together.

lahough93 -

I don’t think I have dropped my instagram mini 8 Polaroid before,yet my lens doesn’t come out is there any other way to fix this other than taking it apart like you did please help me and reply to this comment thank you

Peyton -

I was cleaning my light sensors and I don’t know if they can get pushed back and now I have anxiety that I broke it. Can they be pushed back when cleaning with a qtip??

Orange -

something is covering my lens, when i take pictures it came out black.

shalene escuro -

My daughter dropped hers in resaultind in not clear pictures . What should I do?

dimnikol -