Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Flash Assembly Replacement

Written By: Jeff Casper

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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Flash Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 - 25 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to access or replace the flash assembly on your Canon Powershot SD1200 IS camera.

Tools

Step 1

Remove the battery.

Step 2

Remove the two screws from the side of the camera casing with the strap. (4mm Phillips 00)
Remove the two screws from the bottom of the camera. (4mm Phillips 00)
Remove the two screws from the right side of the camera opposite the strap. (2mm Phillips 00)

Step 3

Pull off the front cover.
If the top of the cover sticks, use gentle downward pressure on the retention clips above the lens to release.
Remove the back cover.

It should be pointed out that the retention clips are loosened by pressing a pointed object, like a spudger point, into the tiny blind holes around the edge of the painted part of the front case.

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Step 4

Use the spudger to lift the retaining flap on the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) tab securing the thick ribbon cable.
Slide out the ribbon cable using fingers or tweezers.
Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the connector.
Using tweezers, disconnect the small ribbon cable below the flash assembly from the No Fuss Connector by simply pulling the ribbon cable straight out.

Step 5

Remove the L shaped brackets from the left and right side of the LCD screen with the spudger tool.
The Brackets have tabs that need to be pried up.
Remove the screw below the shutter button. (2.5mm Phillips 00)
Holding the sides of the LCD screen, lift the screen up and away to remove.

Step 6

Use the spudger to pry up each side of the lens assembly Flat-Topped Connector at the bottom of the motherboard.
Holding back the lens assembly ribbon cable, use the spudger to lift the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector tab . Slide out the ribbon cable.
Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the connector itself.
Use the spudger to lift the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector tab located on the flash unit. Remove the ribbon cable.