Olympus C-765 Image Sensor Replacement

Remove all of the screws that hold the back plate in place.

Unscrew the 4mm screw that is directly to the right of the viewfinder.

On the base,

Unscrew the 3mm screw in the top left corner.

Unscrew all four 3mm screws under the battery cover.

Unscrew the 3mm screw on the right side panel.

Unscrew the two 2mm screws on the left side panel.

Now remove the back panel completely.

Gently rock the 2 ribbon cables from their sockets.

With metal tweezers, grasp and pull white cable out of its clip.

On the surface of the board,

Peel off the plastic sheets on the board.

Unscrew 2-3mm from the board itself.

Loosen the ribbon cables from the board.

1-Directly below the viewfinder.

2-At the Base of the board.

3-At the top right near the selector wheel. 1 on top of the board 2 on the underside.

1-The center of the board, above the central hole.

With metal tweezers, remove the two white plastic clips from their sockets one on the base of the board and the other on the surface.

Remove the single 3mm ground screw attached to the camera body

The mother board has two solder connections that need to be undone to remove the board

Once we have the mother board removed it can be replaced with a new board.

Now we remove the bulk of the cameras components from the front of the case.

Unscrew the 2-3mm Screws from the right side of the casing

Pop the flash up, to get access to the two body screws underneath

Undo the 2-3mm screws

Gently pull on the battery casing and the A/V ports to remove the connected components

Remove the small ribbon cable from the right side of the casing

Remove the lens assembly from front casing of the body

Undo the 3 flat top 4mm screws

The lens can now be gently pulled away from the camera body

The lens does not have to be removed from the body to access or remove the image sensor

Remove the 3-3mm screws holding the sensor in place.