Canon Powershot S200 Flash Unit Replacement

Slide the grey latch to open the battery compartment.

Push and slide the orange retaining clip to the right to remove the battery.

Remove battery from the camera.

Remove the lanyard.

Position the camera so that the bottom is facing up.

Remove the two 2.3mm screws beneath the name plate.

Remove the two 2.8 mm screws surrounding the threaded tripod mount.

Remove the 3.8mm screw from the back face of the camera.

Remove the two 2.3mm screws from the right face of the camera.

Remove the two outer 3.2mm screws from the left side of the camera

Remove the two inner 3.7mm screws from the left side of the camera.

Pull the back face panel away from the front end of the body. This may take some wiggling and force.

Remove the CF card door from the left side of the camera body.

Slide the rubber digital a/v cap out of place on the front plate.

Remove the front face by sliding it off.

Remove the rubber seal that covers the right side of the viewfinder.

Remove the two 3.9mm screws that hold the laminated copper sheet.

Remove the wire connections that connect along the bottom of the motherboard.

Remove the single 3.8mm screw that is on the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard from the main frame of the camera body.

After completing the removal of the motherboard, remove the tripod mounting screws (3.4mm) on the left side

Carefully pry the left side of the housing plate from the bottom of the tripod mounting plate, releasing it from the two alignment pegs next to the screws

Lift the left side of the tripod mounting plate towards you, lift free the mounting plate from the rest of the assembly

Be careful because there are still wire connections attached to the mounting plate which you don't want to remove

Remove the 2.1mm screws from the bottom and top of the screen connecting it to the housing plate

Unsolder the four points at the top of the screen with a soldering iron

Remove the card-reader shield by removing the screw at the top of the shield.

Remove the 2 black screws that attach the battery box to the housing plate.

Remove the three (3.1mm) black screws that were behind the screen and battery box.

Carefully remove the lens.

Remove the 3.3 mm screw from underneath the clear plastic flash unit on the front side.

Remove the 3.4mm screw from the top of the flash unit and housing plate.

Remove the 2.1mm screw from the interlocking clip on the right.

Pull the flash unit away from the interlocking clip on the housing plate.

Slide the flash unit to the left and away from the housing plate.

Unsolder the pink wire from the condenser.

Remove the clear plastic cover from the white wire by lifting off with finger.

Desolder the white wire.

Remove the gray wire by desoldering it from the underside of the flash unit.

Carefully pull the flash unit off the condenser. There is tape underneath, so some force may be required.