Introduction
Are the top buttons on your camera not working properly? This guide will show how to replace the ON/OFF button, shutter button, and the zoom button.
Tools
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Locate the two latches on the battery compartment.
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First, move the "lock" switch left to reveal red indicator.
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Next, move the "cover latch" switch downward to reveal red indicator.
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Allow the battery compartment latch to completely open.
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Insert battery with the writing face up.
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Orient the camera so you are looking at the bottom.
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Remove the three 3.85mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the camera.
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Orient the camera so you are looking at the side plate.
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Remove the two 3.15mm Phillips #00 screws from the side plate of the camera.
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Orient the camera so you are looking at the front plate.
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Remove the two 3.8mm with the Phillips H1.5 from the front plate.
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Remove the "Olympus" plate.
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Locate three small black screws inside of the battery compartment.
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Remove the 3.85mm Phillips #00 screw on the far left side.
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Remove the two 5mm Phillips #00 screws on the right side
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Orient the camera to be look at the top.
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Remove the 5.4mm Phillips #00 screw on the top left side.
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Remove the 7.4mm Phillips #00 screw next to the "ON/OFF" label.
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Pry off top button plate with black nylon spudger.
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Rotate to bottom of camera and locate bottom latch.
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Wedge black nylon spudger in between bottom latch and camera base to release LCD Screen from camera.
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Push firmly apart.
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Orient the camera to the LCD screen side that is now wedged open.
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Locate the white ribbon cable and pull out from motherboard.
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Locate the brown ribbon cable and pull out from motherboard.
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Remove the two 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
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Remove the one small black 2mm Phillips #00 screw.
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Remove silver button plate from camera base.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
