Panasonic DMC-FZ70 Operation Unit Replacement
Alberto Rodriguez and 6 other contributors
Last updated on Aug 8, 2019
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓The Operations Unit is a panel of top of the camera that contains the mode dial, power switch, shutter button, and video-record button. If any of these buttons are missing, jammed, or no longer working, you can use this guide to learn how to replace the unit. Before you begin, make sure that the battery and SD card have been removed.
What you need
Parts
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Using your screwdriver, unscrew the two 5.0 mm Philips screws to the right of the LCD screen.
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Flip the camera over to the left side of the screen and unscrew the 5mm Phillips screw found there.
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Turn the camera upside down and unscrew the three 5mm screws found on the bottom.
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On the top of the camera locate the two rails with a thin sheet of metal on the floor between them.
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With a metal spudger, lift this sheet and push it out of the rail device to detach it from the camera.
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Slowly pull on both side of the camera, until both halves begin to separate from each other.
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Using a plastic opening tool, carefully flip up the small black levers that attach the ribbon cables to the ZIF connectors on the motherboard.
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Carefully pull the ribbon cables out of the slot once they have been released.
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Using a Torx driver, unscrew the two 5mm Phillipd screws on the motherboard
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The five ribbon cables shown will need to be removed from the ZIF connectors. Using a plastic opening tool, unlock the cables by lifting the black strip on the rectangular connection socket.
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Carefully pull each of the ribbon cables out of their sockets.
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Once the screws and the ribbon cables have been removed, lift the mother board from its slot.
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Unscrew one 10mm Phillips screw to the right and underneath the viewfinder.
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Using a plastic opening tool, flip up the switch on the ZIF connector underneath the operations unit and pull the ribbon out of the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Alberto,
Great instructions! Saved me $165 (compared to camera repair shop).
