Casio Exilim EX-Z850 lens assembly replacement

Introducción

This guide is a step-by-step process on how to replace the zoom lens on a Casio Exilim EX-Z850 camera. This will help you replace it if it is broken or damaged, and there are no special skills required for this project.

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Paso 1 Zoom Lens

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Remove the four screws on the side with the screwdriver.

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Paso 2

Remove the four screws from the bottom of the camera.
Bottom screws are longer than the top ones, so keep that in mind for easy reassembly

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Paso 3

With the screwdriver, remove the four screws on the side of the speaker.

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Paso 4

Once all screws have been removed, gently pry open the bottom casing.
With tweezers, carefully remove ribbon from LCD screen.
Set the bottom casing aside.

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Paso 5

Remove ribbon from the rear casing.
Set aside the rear casing.

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Paso 6

Use tweezers or prongs to pry the LCD screen off from the opening.
Note: the bottom of the LCD screen is attached to the frame by a few pieces of black tape.

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Paso 7

Lift up the LCD screen, and slowly move it to the other side.

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Paso 8

With tweezers, pry off the LCD casing which is taped on to the frame.

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Paso 9

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With tweezers, flip open the connector holding the ribbon.
Pull out the LCD screen with the ribbon from the camera.

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Paso 10

Pull apart the front casing, and set it to the side.

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Paso 11

Remove two screws on the side where the battery is located.
Remove the lanyard loop after the screws come off.
Slowly pull the side casing so it becomes dislocated from the top of the camera frame.

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Paso 12

On the front of the camera near the flash flip the connector holding the ribbon.
Carefully remove the ribbon from the connector.

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Paso 13

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Carefully remove the L shaped frame from the camera.
At the bottom of the camera the L shaped frame is being held in by two plastic bumps and a metal tab. Pop the frame off the bumps and tabs.
There is a yellow and orange wire soldered onto the camera. Be careful not to pull them off.

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Paso 14

On the logic board next to the lens is a connector with a ribbon.
Flip the connector and remove the ribbon with the tweezers.

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Paso 15

Remove the frame on the back side of the camera where the LCD screen was.
With the screwdriver, remove the two screws connecting the frame with the camera
Slowly pry off the frame from the camera
After removing the frame a plastic piece with two yellow button connections should fall off.
Note: This plastic piece is soldered to two wires a yellow and orange one.