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Begin by placing the camera facing upside down.
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Slide the notched locking bar on the battery compartment from LOCK to OPEN.
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Push the small blue bar horizontally off of the battery.
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Extract the battery.
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Remove the 1.75mm Phillips #00 screw from the left side of the camera.
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Remove the two 1.75mm Phillips #00 screws from inside the battery department.
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Remove the 1.75mm screw using a Phillips #00 head from underneath the flash.
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Carefully remove the ribbon of the flash from the socket by using a pair of tweezers.
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The best known method to removing the ribbon is to use a pair of tweezers with a rubber tip. This will help to prevent damage to the ribbon.
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The top of the camera will be free and can be removed.
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Set the top of the camera to the side.
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Remove the three 1.75mm Phillips #00 screws just below the eye sensor.
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Remove the 1.75mm Phillips #00 screw from underneath the SD card cover.
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Remove two 1.75mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the camera.
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Remove the 1.25mm screw from the right side underneath the battery cover.
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Remove the 1.75mm Phillips #00 screw just to the right of the eye sensor.
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Set the eye sensor aside.
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Remove the back panel of the camera.
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Remove the two 1.25mm Phillips #00 screws near the top of the camera, just to the left of the eye socket.
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Remove the two 1.75mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the camera.
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Remove the three 1.75mm Phillips #00 screws from the right side of the camera.
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Remove one ribbon that is attached to the selector wheel with a pair of tweezers.
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lift up the protector plate and remove one ribbon that is attached to the LCD screen with a pair of tweezers.
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Detach the LCD screen from the back portion of the camera and set it aside.
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Lift up the black cover to reveal the motherboard and ten ribbons.
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With a pair of tweezers separate the ribbons from the motherboard by pulling them out of there sockets.
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Remove the four 1.25mm Phillips #00 screws located on the borders of the motherboard.
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Remove the power supply at the bottom right hand corner with a pair of tweezers.
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Lift the motherboard up and remove the last ribbon cable with a pair of tweezers.
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Remove the motherboard and set aside.