Introduction
Is your Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 camera’s lens damaged, weirdly colored, flickering, or not functioning properly at all? If so, it may be time to replace it with a new lens.
In this guide, you are shown how to carefully take apart pieces of the camera in order to successfully pull apart a damaged camera lens from its motherboard, and replace the lens with a new functioning one.
Before proceeding, make sure to turn the device completely off.
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Unscrew the two bottom 1.0 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Unscrew the two 1.0 mm screws to the left with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Unscrew the two 1.0 mm screws to the right with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Use the tip of the 2.0 mm flathead screwdriver to flip up the black tabs on the ribbon cables.
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Pull gently on the ribbon cables to unseat them.
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Unscrew the two 1.0 mm screws to the left with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Unscrew the two 1.0 mm screws to the right with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Unscrew the two bottom 1.0 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Use the tip of the 1.5 mm flathead screwdriver to disengage the plastic tab.
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Carefully lift the selector switch away from the motherboard.
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Unscrew the three silver 1.0 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Use the tip of the 2.0 mm flathead to disengage the metal tab, then carefully lift the shield away from the motherboard.
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Insert the tip of the 2.0 mm flathead into the center hole of the tripod mount, and apply force in the direction facing away from the button.
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Carefully lift the tripod mount out of the camera body.
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Use the 2.0 mm flathead to flip up the brown tab on the motherboard and carefully unseat the ribbon cable.
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Insert the tip of the 2.0 mm flathead screwdriver into the hole on the daughterboard, then apply upward force to remove the daughterboard from the main case.
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Use the 2.0 mm flathead to flip up the two tabs on the motherboard and carefully unseat the ribbon cables.
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Unscrew the three silver 1.0 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Carefully lift the lens assembly out of the camera.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
