Kodak EasyShare C713 Lens Replacement

ID: 2437

Description: This guide will help with replacing the lens of...

Steps:

1. Use your finger tip to slide battery cover door away from the center of the camera.
2. The battery door should spring open.
3. If this does not happen, gently open the door lifting from the outer bottom side of the camera.

4. Remove the old batteries.

5. Remove the seven screws from the outer case with a Phillips #00.
6. All screws are 4.45mm.
7. There are 2 screws on the port side.
8. There are 2 screws on starboard side.
9. There are 3 screws on the bottom.

10. Make sure the battery cap is "up".
11. Pull the outer case off with your hands.

12. The LCD screen is hinged at the bottom.
13. Put your thumb in the upper right corner of the LCD screen.
14. Pull the LCD screen out of its outer case with your thumb.

15. Remove the screw underneath LCD screen with the Phillips #00. The screw measures 4.1mm in length.

16. Desolder the two points.
17. One on the port side.
18. One on the bottom.

19. After desoldering the LCD casing, just use your fingers to carefully remove it.

20. Flip up the black tab on the bottom of the LCD screen with a fingertip.

21. Remove the LCD ribbon cable from inside the black tab.

22. Using a fingertip, flip the black tab near the top of the camera.
23. Remove the ribbon connector from inside the black tab.

24. Remove the remaining eight 4.1mm screws on the back with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

25. Desolder the upper points.
26. There is a series of solder points in a rectangular area in the upper middle of the camera.
27. There is a large solder point in the upper right.

28. Turn the camera over.
29. Remove the silver 2.2mm battery cap screw.

30. Turn the camera over.
31. Pry the capacitor out of its holder on the bottom of the camera with your fingers.

32. Remove the lens assembly with your fingers.
33. You may need to wiggle it back and forth until it comes loose.
34. Do not touch the marked areas. This will cause the camera to take blurry pictures.