Disassembling Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Camera Lens

Written By: Tyler Grossheim

Comments: 7

Disassembling Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Camera Lens

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

25 - 35 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to remove the camera lens piece.

Tools

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

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.

Step 3

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

I had to remove the screw on the bottom mounting plate to get the front case cover off. The screw closest to the middle. The front plate does have a hole here that the screw goes through

remove both screws - the second holds the back plate

Michael Chalifoux - 26/05/22

This can be a bit tricky when reassembling. All of the little tabs around the edge need to snap into their proper places, and there are three cover pieces to manage. Plus, you need to make sure that the camera/video/playback switch is properly engaged with its slider on the circuit board, otherwise you'll need to raise the back panel and reposition everything again.

Craig Bonsignore -

oh yes , i agree lol

elbala80 - 09/03/16

Step 5

Remove the top-left screw above the LCD screen (0.100 in).
Remove the C-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.

I used this guide for a blue "made in china" version of this camera, as well as a silver "made in japan" version. The L-shaped brackets on either side of the LCD were much easier to remove for the blue one, but I was able to get them out for the silver one also with some additional coaxing. There were more pronounced tabs/notches securing the brackets to the adjacent frame on the silver one.

Craig Bonsignore -

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.

There is a hole in the reinforced "plug" end of the LCD cable shown in Step 8. You can use a dental-type pick to remove and replace the plug easily.

Edward Pinnell -

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.

Step 11

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.

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. If it resists, note the small hook on the right side near the bottom.
Be careful when taking out the capacitor. It could shock you.

Step 15

The capacitor should now be removed.

Step 16

Remove 4 screws from silver plate (0.106 in).

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 upper-left corner of the lens.

This step omits the removal of the shutter release assembly shown in position in Step 17. Picture in Step 18 shows release assembly removed. Release assembly can be removed and set aside taking care to not disturb connection wires to expose LED light so it can be pried off the lens assembly as shown in second photo of this step.

Mike Lione -