Sony Alpha 5100 Front Plate Replacement

Written By: Kevin Raggiani
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Sony Alpha 5100 Front Plate Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

3 - 5 minutes

Introduction

This guide can help you open the front plate of your Sony Alpha A5100. For this guide, you will need a plastic opening tool and a Phillips PH00 screwdriver head. You will need to be gentle while opening up the plate.

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    • Slide the power switch on the top of the camera to "off."

    • Turn the camera over to the bottom, and push the latch towards the side marked "open" to release the battery cover.

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    • Push the blue spring-loaded lever to release the battery.

    • Remove the battery from the camera.

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    • Remove one 2mm Phillips #00 screw from the flash plate cover.

    • Use the spudger to pop the plate off.

    • Remove two 2mm Phillips #00 screws on the side of the camera.

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    • Pop the memory card door open by gently lifting the door up.

    • Remove two 2mm Phillips #00 screws from the side of the camera.

    • Remove three 2mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the camera.

    Missing one screw. Pop open flash and there is a sideways screw that must come out.

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    • Use the opening tool to gently pop the front plate apart from the body.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Kevin Raggiani

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2 comments

Hi, i need to access the shutter-on/off switch on my a5100. Which parts and screws do i need to take apart.?

Thank you,

Fabian,

Fabian -

Step 4 is missing one screw. Pop the flash and there is a screw there sideways that must come out.

Nick P -