Introduction
If there are problems with the camera’s flash, the camera light may need to be replaced. If you are not sure if you need to replace the camera light, take a look at our camera flash troubleshooting page first.
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Remove four 2mm Phillips #000 screws.
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Remove two black 3mm Phillips #000 screws.
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Remove one 4mm Phillips #000 screws.
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Remove two silver 3mm Phillips #000 screws.
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Use your fingers, or a spudger, to lift up one end of the casing and then pry the two pieces apart.
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Turn the camera over.
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Use your fingers, or spudger, to lift one end of the back casing and pry it apart from back of the camera.
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Turn the camera over and pry the lens casing off by slipping your fingers, or spudger, under the lip of the casing.
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Desolder the two wires connecting the casing to the motherboard.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift up the black tabs on the ZIF connectors.
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Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connectors.
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Grabbing the top left corner of the screen, pull it up until the screen comes completely off.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the black tabs on the ZIF connectors.
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Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connectors.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the lens locking tabs open while pulling the lens away from the camera body.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector.
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Pull the orange ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
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Separate the lens from the motherboard.
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Remove the connected wires from the camera light.
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Solder the wires on to the connectors of the new camera light.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
