Disassembling Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Camera Lens

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)
Use this guide to remove the camera lens piece.

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Step 1 - Front and Rear Cover
Remove wrist strap and battery.

Step 2

Remove 2 screws from each side of the camera (4 total, 0.102 in). Remove 2 screws from the bottom on the camera (0.138 in). Do not mix the 4 side screws with the 2 bottoms ones; they are different sizes.

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Step 3
Gently pull off the front cover. The plate on the side should come off.
Gently pull off the back cover.

Step 4

The cases should now be removed.

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Step 5 - LCD screen
Remove the top-left screw above the LCD screen (0.100 in). Remove the [-shaped plate from the side of the LCD screen.

Step 6

Remove the screw from the top-right of the LCD screen (0.098 in). Remove the L-shaped bar from the right of the LCD screen.

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Step 7
Use the spudger to remove the L-shaped bar from the left-side of the LCD screen.

Step 8

Use tweezers to remove the connector ribbon from the top-left corner above the LCD screen. Be gentle. This ribbon should stay attached to the screen.

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Step 9
Use a spudger to lift the connector lock (black flap) at the end of the larger LCD connector ribbon on the front side of the camera. Use the tweezers to lift this ribbon. Use the tweezers to gently peel this ribbon from the one underneath it.

Step 10

The LCD screen should now be removed.

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Step 11 - installation Flash Assembly
Remove the screw located on the side of the camera (0.072 in).

Step 12

Use the spudger to remove the lens ribbon from the circuit board. Use the spudger to lift the ribbon. This ribbon is connected to the lens, but the flash assembly ribbon is underneath it.

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Step 13
Disconnect the flash assembly ribbon. The flash assembly ribbon is located underneath the lens assembly ribbon.

Step 14

Remove the flash assembly, which includes the capacitor. Be careful when taking out the capacitor. It could shock you.

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Step 15
The capacitor should now be removed.

Step 16 - Camera Lens

Remove 4 screws from silver plate (0.106 in).

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Step 17
Use spudger to lift the second lens ribbon. Remember the first ribbon was removed while taking out the flash assembly.

Step 18

Use spudger to carefully lift the LED light off the upperleft corner of the lens.

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Step 19

Remove the lens.

Step 20
The camera lens should now be removed.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on May 2, 2011.

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Disassembling Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Front and Rear Cover

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)
Use this guide to remove the front and rear cover of the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS.

2011 iFixit CC BY-NC-SA

www.iFixit.com

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Step 1 - Front and Rear Cover
Remove wrist strap and battery.

Step 2

Remove 2 screws from each side of the camera (4 total, 0.102 in). Remove 2 screws from the bottom on the camera (0.138 in). Do not mix the 4 side screws with the 2 bottoms ones; they are different sizes.

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Step 3
Gently pull off the front cover. The plate on the side should come off.
Gently pull off the back cover.

Step 4

The cases should now be removed.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Mar 18, 2011.

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