Disassembly Guides

Please first consider that any repair that involves opening up the camera case will also require some electrical background and knowledge. Camera disassembly should not be attempted by anyone unfamiliar with basic electrical components and safety precautions. Before downloading or following any of these guides, please first read the following post concerning the risk of SEVERE flash capacitor electrical shock, and how to mitigate it when working on the exposed internal components of your camera:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/important-warning-camera-flash.html

That said, the usual warning if you decide to proceed: "Follow these procedures at your own risk. These procedures should only be considered as a last resort on a broken camera with an expired warranty. I take no responsibility should you damage your camera in following these steps. Also note that there is some danger of electrical shock. I also take no responsibility if you accidentally zap yourself while following any of these procedures.”

Disassembly guides for cameras by manufacturer and model include:

Canon Powershot - Pro1, S10, S45, A70, A95, IXUS II/SD100
Sony CyberShot - DSC-P7
Nikon Coolpix - 775
Fujifilm FinePix - 40i, 2650
Minolta Dimage - Xi, E223
Olympus - C5050
Kodak - DCS 760
HP PhotoSmart - 620
Kyocera Finecam - S3R


Here's some guides showing disassembly of Canon Powershots including disassembly of a:

Powershot S5 IS

Powershot S30

Powershot S40

Powershots S400 / S410 / S500

Powershot S500

Powershot SD300

Here's another example Powershot SD300

Yet another example Powershot SD300

And another example Powershot SD300

with an excellent fix of a lens error!

Powershot SD400

Powershot SD450

Powershot SD500

Yet another Powershot SD500

Powershot SD550

Yet another Powershot SD550

Powershot SD600

And another Powershot SD600

And another Powershot SD600

this one fixes a lens error!

Powershot A70

Powershot A430

Powershot A530 / A540

Powershot A550 / A560

Powershot A610 (in Russian)

Powershot A650

Getting great photos

Let's use this post to share websites that provide some instruction on digital photography. I'll start off with a couple posts of great websites that will help you take photos that you didn't think possible with your camera. Please post others that you know of and recommend in the comments section, and I'll include them here in the main post:

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm

Repair of the Nikon Coolpix L10

I'll start this blog off with disassembly/repair of the Nikon Coolpix L10 camera. Before downloading or attempting to follow these procedures, please consider that these procedures require some electrical background and knowledge, and should not be conducted by anyone unfamiliar with basic electrical components and safety precautions. Please also read the following post concerning the risk of SEVERE flash capacitor electrical shock, and how to mitigate it when working on the exposed internal components of your camera:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/important-warning-camera-flash.html

The following links to a small pdf file that outlines the steps to dissect the Nikon L10. They were developed by personal disassembly of the camera, and are not recognized or authorized by Nikon. Follow these procedures at your own risk. These procedures should only be considered as a last resort on a broken camera with an expired warranty. I take no responsibility should you damage your camera in following these steps. Also want to restate that there is some danger of severe electrical shock from the camera's flash capacitor. I also take no responsibility if you zap yourself while following these procedures. Here's the link:

L10 Disassembly.pdf (from skydrive)