Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100 zerlegen

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Einleitung

Hat deine Kamera ein defektes Teil und du findest keine Anleitung? Möchtest du einfach nur sehen, was in deiner Kamera drin ist? Möchte du die Kamera gut entsorgen? Diese Anleitung zeigt, wie die Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100 zerlegt werden kann.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Lege die Kamera mit dem Boden nach oben hin. Drücke den OPEN/LOCK Schieber in die OPEN Position.
Die Klappe über dem Akkufach sollte sich öffnen.

Schritt 2

Drücke den inneren Schalter nach oben, um den Akku zu lösen.

Schritt 3

Fasse den Akku am Rand an und ziehe ihn heraus.
Ersetze ihn durch einen LUMIX Panasonic DMW-BLE9PP Akku.

How to take off the battery housing door? Is it necessary to take the front cover off in order to do it?

Boser Hund - 21/04/20

Hello, how to take the battery housing door off on lx100? Is taking the front cover off necessary? The whole tutorial is great but the most common part that breaks often is not covered.

Boser Hund - 21/04/20

Schritt 4

Manche dieser Schrauben sind mit einem Kleber gesichert, um zu verhindern, dass die Kamera zerlegt wird. Drücke beim Herausdrehen fest auf den Schraubendreher und arbeite langsam, damit die Schraubenköpfe nicht beschädigt werden.
Lege die Kamera so, dass der Boden oben ist und das Objektiv zu dir zeigt. Entferne die fünf 4,5 mm Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000 unten an der Kamera und die obere Schraube auf der linken Seite.
Entferne die beiden 3,5 mm Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000, eine unterhalb vom Objektiv und eine auf der linken Seite.
Entferne eine 7,1 mm Kreuzschlitzschraube #000 auf der rechten Seite der Kamera.

Only the screw below the lens was 3.5 mm. Both screws on the left side were 4.5 mm

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

The screw on the lens and the screw nearest to it (beneath the tripod mount) do not need to be removed if you only want to remove the sensor to clean it.

Stefan - 01/08/18

Schritt 5

In diesem Bild ist der Sucher der Kamera ausgebaut, um die Lage der Schraube zu verdeutlichen. Er muss nicht unbedingt von der Kamera entfernt werden.
Entferne die 2,5 mm lange Kreuzschlitzschraube #000 unten am Sucher.
Ziehe das schwarze Kunststoffteil vom Sucher ab.

This was a 4.5 mm screw.

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

To pull it off, pull the bottom side first. Removing this cover offers the advantage to clean the viewfinder glass.

Stefan - 01/08/18

This screw has a coarser thread pitch than the others

Ren Yuthok - 24/08/19

Schritt 6

Schiebe das schwarze Kunststoffteil heraus. Es dient als Abstandshalter für die aufsetzbare Linse oben auf der Kamera.
Unter diesem Kunststoffteil befindet sich eine schmale Metalleinlage. Ziehe dieses Teil vom Objektiv weg heraus.
Eventuell musst du das Teil am Ende mit einem geeigneten Werkzeug (Spudger oder Öffnungswerkzeug) etwas hochheben, um es herausschieben zu können.

Schritt 7

Manche dieser Schrauben sind mit einem Kleber gesichert, um zu verhindert, dass die Kamera zerlegt werden kann. Drücke beim Herausdrehen fest auf den Schraubendreher und arbeite langsam, damit die Schraubenköpfe nicht beschädigt werden.
Wenn die Metalleinlage weg ist, werden vier Kreuzschlitzschrauben sichtbar. Entferne die vier 7,1 mm Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000.

Schritt 8

Die Rückseite ist eventuell verklebt. Arbeite vorsichtig, damit keine Flachbandkabel darunter beschädigt werden.
Beginne an der oberen rechten Seite des LCDs und heble die Rückseite der Kamera mit einem Spudger ab.

The top right is stuck that i cannot pry off the back plate, is there a screw or some adhesive ?

parentshyps - 23/05/16

there's a screw that mount the 4-way scroll wheel to the back plate, DO NOT try to pry off the back plate as shown in the photo by force.

You should pry off the back plate with the scroll wheel, and then detach the flat cable on the camera.

jenghanhsieh - 24/05/16

My device had a additional screw underneath the rubber piece. I had to remove the rubber piece partially and then I could remove the screw (silver one with a big, flat head). Now I could continue to remove the back. Also the 4-way scroll wheel and buttons are screwed to the back plate, so two screws this guide doesnt show.

Rincewind - 25/05/16

Agree with the comments above. The screw pictured in Step 9 is behind the rubber thumb rest in step 8 and must be removed before the back can be taken off. Also, the buttons are attached to the back plate by a screw, so will come off with the back plate. They are attached to the motherboard with a ribbon cable that must be disconnected.

Damon Schreiber - 19/11/16

I think this is the difference between the LX100 and the LX100S versions. I had the same challenges above.

Trigg Bowlin - 29/08/17

I also had a screw under the rubber thumb pad. And the rubber thumb pad should not be completely removed as it was attached to the back plate via a small screw from the inside of the back of the camera.

Looking at the back of the camera, only remove the left (thinner) side of the rubber thumb pad in order to get access to the hidden screw. This screw needs to be completely removed before prying the back off the camera.

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

Im struggling to get it off where the Fn3 and Fn2 buttons are, any suggestions?

ellie1 - 29/12/18

for the ZIF cable connectors, DO NOT LIFT ON THE WHITE PART. The ZIF connectors here have a black bar on the back that you left up on.

Ren Yuthok - 24/08/19

again , screw behind thumbrest needs to be removed , certainly on the LX100 mk 1 variant , otherwise a really helpful article !

swlewthwaite -

Schritt 9

Entferne die 7,5 mm lange Kreuzschlitzschraube #000, mit der die Metallabschirmung befestigt ist.

I had to remove this screw in the previous step, otherwise I couldn't remove the back.

Rincewind - 25/05/16

I agree with Rincewind. This screw was hidden under the thin part of the rubber thumb pad on the back of the camera and it needed to be removed in the previous step.

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

same with me, please update this step, otherwise some users might strip the screw forcefully

Kevin Darras - 13/06/18

It’s documented in the service manual that you have to remove this screw before you take off the back cover, It can be accessed by lifting the left side of the rubber thumb rest. There’s some adhesive beneath that rubber.

Stefan - 01/08/18

Do you have a copy of service manual? I only need the part regarding tightening those torx screws. Thx

Zao Pao - 27/06/20

I also needed to remove this screw before opening the case. The navigation buttons across the right back-side of the camera, as well as the top row of buttons (fn2, fn3, etc) were all connected to the back panel. Be careful not to tear that ribbon cable when removing the back. Lift slowly. — On a side note. I could really use another one of theses screws (the one in this step) as mine has stripped after a few removals. Anyone know how or where I could get one of these?

tdeckard2000 - 04/05/19

Schritt 10

Hebe das LCD vom Gerät weg.
Heble die silberne Metallplatte mit einem Spudger ab.
Löse das Flachbandkabel ab, mit dem das LCD am Motherboard angeschlossen ist.
Wenn nötig, kannst du das Flachbandkabel mit einem Spudger aus seinem Anschluss heraushebeln.
Entferne das LCD.

You have to lift the small black latch to open the socket for the ribbon cable. The cable then comes out easily.

Stefan - 01/08/18

If you want to replace the broken battery door, you proceed until this step and then you are able to do it.

Ferdinand Hami -

I pulled out the connector and try to push it back in and was too tight. It did not work, there is black bar on the backside that had to be clicked up from the back for release to put the lcd connector back in easier. This would prob be better to do before removing the connector to loosen it first. Camera is fixed and working now. Did not replace lcd but reconnected which fixed the grey pixelated screen.

Jaime Escher -

Schritt 11

Um manche der Flachbandkabel abzutrennen, benötigst du möglicherweise einen Spudger und eine Pinzette, um zu vermeiden, dass sie reißen.
Es sind neun Flachbandkabel/ZIF-Anschlüsse zu sehen. Trenne sie ab, indem du die Sicherungsbügel hochklappst und die Kabel herausziehst.
Hinter den sichtbaren Kabeln befinden sich noch zwei weitere in der oberen linken Ecke der Hauptplatine.
Wenn du noch mehr über das Abtrennen von ZIF-Anschlüsse wissen willst, dann lies diese Anleitung.

All of these connectors have a backflip mechanism (a bar is flipped up to allow insertion or removal of the ribbon cable) except the smallest two. One is pictured in this photo second from left on top, and the other is hidden on the top underneath other cables. These two connectors have no locking mechanism. The cable is simply pulled directly out.

Damon Schreiber - 19/11/16

The step is fine but doesn't underline an important deal: when you have to put the cables back it's a nightmare. Be very very carefull putting them back in the original position. The most difficult are the second from left to the top as mentioned by Damon Schreiber in the former comment and another not underlined in the foto that is right close to the top of just mentioned.

enrycone -

Schritt 12

Entferne die beiden 4,5 mm Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000.
Entferne eine 2,5 mm Kreuzschlitzschraube #000.

The lengths shown for the screws didn’t match my camera. The upper two screws were shorter than the bottom screw in this step. The bottom screw had a coarser thread pitch since it’s screwed into plastic and the top two are screwed into metal.

Nick Marshall - 03/02/18

I experienced the same thing as Nick Marshall

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

Schritt 13

Ziehe den Sucher zu dir hin aus seiner Fassung heraus.
Auf dem Foto befindet sich das schwarze Kunststoffteil noch auf dem Sucher. Es sollte beim Ausbau des LCDs bereits entfernt worden sein.

Schritt 14

Nimm einen Spudger aus Kunststoff und beginne oben an der Hauptplatine mit dem Heraushebeln der Hauptplatine.

on my model i had to pop out the plastic frame surround holding the flip out hdmi cover - until that was popped out the motherboard would not come - after though - easy as pie...

Kevin Holmes - 09/06/17

Yes, I would flip open the AV and HDMI cover and look at how the connectors sit. One is flush and one is a little below the surface. The plastic frame has tabs on the sides that lock into the camera shell. It’s probably best to pull the frame out with the motherboard.

Nick Marshall - 03/02/18

Schritt 15

Nimm den Sucher, den du vorher ausgebaut hast, und entferne das kleine Metallteil.

Schritt 16

Entferne das große Metallteil vom Sucher.

Schritt 17

Entferne die drei 3,5 mm langen Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000.
Entferne die drei 3 mm langen Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000.
Es könnten bei manchen Modellen auch Torx T3 oder T4 Schrauben sein.
Ziehe die Kupferplatte vorsichtig zu dir hin und entferne sie.
An der Kupferplatte ist ein Sensor angebracht, dieser kommt zusammen mit ihr heraus. Die dünne rote Glasplatte, die vorne auf dem Sensor aufgeklebt ist, ist der Infrarotfilter.

The three 3mm screws are Torx for me. Now I have to find the right driver for this.

Rincewind - 25/05/16

The correct size is TORX T3

bjdwyer - 22/08/16

To clean the sensor is better not to remove from the lens. Remove the full objective and disassemble the back cover with sensor included and clean it. This avoids having to adjust the focal plane

thunderiv - 09/06/16

Did you happen to take pictures of this? I'm prepping to clean my LX100 sensor, and would love to see what you mean.

andynease - 05/07/16

please! show us how!, thank u very much!!!

guidoost - 10/07/16

Hey can you please show us the process of disassembling for sensor cleaning? Thanks!

Laurent Gagné - 28/06/17

Agree. Whole lens assembly with a sensor comes out after you remove the copper plate (first 3 screws). You don’t need to touch torx screws to remove it.

Andrey Valentsov - 09/03/20

how can i clean the sensor? explain it! thanks

guidoost - 01/08/16

The sensor is on the back of the copper plate shown in step 17. You’ll need a TORX T3 driver to remove the three “orange” screws and detach the plate. Once you get the copper plate removed you can clean the sensor. There is a wealth of information on how to actually clean the sensor once you can access it. Here is a link: http://www.howtogeek.com/162413/how-to-c...

bjdwyer - 22/08/16

Does anyone know what size Torx driver is needed for the three 3mm orange screws?

bjdwyer - 16/08/16

I used a T4 Torx driver to remove these screws on mine (I didn't have a T3 handy). Note that there are springs behind the copper plate directly underneath the Torx screws. Be careful not to lose these.

Damon Schreiber - 19/11/16

I also used a T4 torx screwdriver.

Kevin Darras - 20/05/18

Where do the 3 springs go back in? I can’t see anywhere obvious to put them.

Adam Stiling - 22/07/18

> Where do the 3 springs go back in? I can’t see anywhere obvious to put them.

They go beneath the three “orange” screws in step 17.

Note that these screws are used for adjustment of the focal plane of the sensor. To reset them to the original position, I put a small black mark with a permanent marker on each of the screws (take a photo after you did that) and then tightened them until I met some resistance. All three screws needed a different amount of rotation (1.3, 0.8 and 1.0 turns)

After cleaning the sensor, I tightened the screws and then turned them back the amount I noted earlier.

Stefan - 01/08/18

Hello, after reassembly I have troubles with focusing. Obviously I didn’t tighten the torx screws correctly. Is there any way (method) to know how to tighten them correctly? I get an error “0.5m - ∞ “. Please help.

Zao Pao - 26/06/20

Stefan, unfortunately I messed up the first time I tried this and mixed up the screws, so my marks were in different spots. Can you be specific as to which screw location has each amount of rotation? Thank you!

Jimmy - 26/09/20

If you have to revome dust particles from the sensor, you may try first without removing it (do not unscrew the three Torx screws, which are fine-tuned for correct focusing). Just blow air through the holes (like the larger one in the right, where the Torx screw is), using a manual pump. This method worked for me, and mine was really contaminated.

rfiumano - 02/04/20

I needed to remove torx screws to access the sensor. (I got the lens assembly out by pushing on the front of the front-most lens, but it didn’t make accessing the sensor any easier so i recommend just leaving the lens assy in place. Less chance of bunging up ribbon cables too…) I did NOT need a torx tool, just a small enough flathead jeweler’s screwdriver. I marked the 3 screw locations 1,2,3. I marked the 12:00 position on all screws, then counted 1/2-turns needed to release each screw. I put each screw in it’s own egg-cup, along with the corresponding spring found under it. Made sure it all went back exactly the way it came out and had no problem. I used walgreens disposable pre-wetted microfiber lens wipes to clean the sensor with THE LIGHTEST touch I could- just dragging the wipe edge across the sensor…. no rubbing! used gloves to keep finger oils at bay. Dust illuminated by a strong side-light clearly was removed with one wipe. no residue and perfect results. GOOD LUCK!!

Rick Sanger - 15/02/21

Following the accurate guide and the additional remarks I managed to clean the sensor and reassemble my camera, thank you very much! Unfortunately, there is not enough room around the sensor plate to blow air through them, thus I had to remove the “orange torx screws“ to access the sensor directly. But BEFORE touching these screws I measured the copper plate position near the three screws by a digital indicator (with 1 micrometer precision) relative to a nearby position of the lens house. After cleaning the sensor (a few strong compressed air blows were sufficient) I tightened the orange screws to meet their original position. I managed to reassemble the sensor plate with about 10 micrometer precision. I made test images with US AF targets attached to a wall, and it seems that focusing is working correctly.

Gábor Erdei -

Schritt 18

Entferne die 4 mm lange Kreuzschlitzschraube #000.
Entferne die 4,5 mm lange Kreuzschlitzschraube #000.
Entferne die fünf 3,5 mm langen Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000.
Entferne die drei 3,1 mm langen Torx T3 Schrauben.

I have a later build and there are some slight differences. It is not necessary to remove the Torx screws

jfranci3 - 05/05/17

Actually you don’t need to unscrew ANY of these screws at all. After you remove 3 bolts which hold a copper plate (in front of sensor) the whole assembly can be removed from the camera. Sensor CAN stay at place.

Andrey Valentsov - 09/03/20

Schritt 19

Heble die Blitzeinheit vorsichtig mit dem Spudger aus ihrer Fassung heraus.
Ziehe das Objektivgehäuse vorsichtig aus der Kamera heraus.
Die Blitzeinheit und das Objektivgehäuse sind beide mit Flachbandkabeln an der Kamera angeschlossen, sei vorsichtig und beschädige sie nicht.
Greife nicht an die Kontakte am Blitzkondensator, du könntest einen elektrischen Schlag erhalten.

You can pull out the motor with the lens/sensor assembly. It is much easier this way.

jfranci3 - 05/05/17

Schritt 20

Fasse das Objektiv mit zwei Fingern an der Kante an und ziehe es behutsam heraus.
Es geht vielleicht leichter, wenn du eine Kante des Objektivs mit dem Spudger anhebst, so dass du es leichter fassen kannst.

I have a later build with plastic zoom gear. The focus lens seems to release with by hitting a level in the area where the two wires reach deep into the lens. Put your pry bar in there and feel for the release.

jfranci3 - 05/05/17

Schritt 21

Entferne die 4,5 mm Kreuzschlitzschraube #000 im Inneren der Fassung für das Objektiv.
Ziehe das obere Gehäuseteil behutsam ab.

Schritt 22

Entferne alle fünf 4,1 mm Kreuzschlitzschrauben #000 vom eben entfernten oberen Gehäuseteil.
Drehe die Metallabdeckung vorsichtig um 180°.
Entferne die Abdeckung nicht ganz, sie ist noch mit einem Flachbandkabel angeschlossen.

Schritt 23

Um einen der Drehknöpfe auszubauen, musst du die Schrauben am weißen Teil unterhalb des Knopfes herausdrehen. Benutze dazu einen Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher #000.
Hier wird nur der linke Knopf ausgebaut, die anderen gehen aber gleichartig ab.
Ziehe das zugehörige weiße Teil ab.
Drehe das obere Gehäuseteil herum und ziehe den entsprechenden schwarzen Knopf oben von der Kamera ab.

Schritt 24

Jetzt ist deine Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 komplett zerlegt.

Super! Thank you.

Дмитрий Редькин - 16/06/17

Not yet. Show us how to disassemble the lens.

Ronnie - 17/02/18

The “Focusing Group” (round black part shown bellow the lens, attached to the zoom motor) will not come out of the lens assembly. There are no visible screws that hold it in place, but it does appear that is fastened in some way. Any advise how to disassemble it?

ahpopov - 02/02/19

Hi, I have this System Error (Focus) when I open the LX100. The camera fell and the lens got stuck, with the lens protruded even after turning it off. Help please?

Thank you.

LloydB

yoyoy - 10/07/19

Do you know the easiest way to remove the LX100 front panel? I want to replace the battery door.

hellokk - 15/11/19

I replaced the battery door by following steps 1 to 9, then the first stage of step 10. I managed to pull the display and the metal frame it sits on just far enough outwards to allow me to pull the battery door hinge pin out - I didn’t take the display off the frame or the frame completely off the mother board. Don’t let the door spring fall inside the camera when you take the hinge pin out. The hinge pin is surprisingly long.

Make sure you read all the comments for step 9, as the screw beneath the thumb grip needs to come out before the back cover can be prised off with a spudger.

Rog Hipkin - 11/03/20

Abschluss

Um dein Gerät wieder zusammenzubauen, folge den Schritten in umgekehrter Reihenfolge.

Tinte & Feder

Sydney Dye

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nice! can you do one for lx7 (leica dlux 6 even better)?

xania - 12/05/16

Thanks for the effort in compiling this, however even being pretty experienced in precision instrumentation and electronic repair but I encountered some difficulties.

1: To remove the hot shoe cover plate you actually have to lift on the 'forward' end of the plate nearest the lens to un latch and slide it out, not the "back end"

2: The screws are so tightly glued below the hot shoe that they are nearly impossible to remove, I got 3 out but the same front one that appears to be missing in your pictures is stuck fast. The screw that holds the LVF is also glued fast and I believe it's smaller then a 000 phillips.

3: The back metal plate does appear to be glued to the top of the body and no amount of prying seems to loosen it.

It appears Panasonic intended this camera to be disposable and not dissembled. Sad because all of them seem to get dust on the sensor at some point.

Shemp Howard - 11/11/16

Hello,

Thank you for the post.

I would love to add a microphone jack and cannot see the internal microphone wires. Are they part a ribbon (in which case ia m out of luck) or they are independent from a ribbon and accessible?

Reza Molavi - 22/11/16

Hello, I destroyed a wire, the one for the contraol panel (menu, qmenu, arrows, ...) Everything is working fine, but not key are working.

I need the wire to connect to the motherboard.

The ref is : STJ0060SW-9<-->1SW (and 3 special characters)

Where can I buy this ?

Or buy the right keyboard ?

rodyh2 - 11/03/17

Check out these links, depending on your camera version:

https://panasonic.encompass.com/model/MS...

Trigg Bowlin - 29/08/17

When removing the sensor - what about the adjustment of it. Does the autofocus system has to be re-adjusted? As someone mentioned springs under the copper plate I'd assume they are to adjust the focus and simply reassemble all parts would lead to defocused state.

Anyone who did it already and can tell about focus working proper again?

Tom Göller - 25/03/17

I've completed this, and had no issues with focus. I hand tightened the screws when putting it back together and it focusing just fine!

Trigg Bowlin - 29/08/17

I had the same issue. I opened the camera again an reassemble it. It appears that the sensor was not level correctly and that made the camera unable to focus. My advice is to open it again and make sure the sensor is level and fits perfectly on the copper plate. Mine is working as good as new.

karin lizana - 04/10/17

I just removed a huge black spec near the centre of view from my sensor following these instructions - I haven't done a lot of testing beyond turning on the camera, checking the dust speck was gone, and the controls - but every thing seems fine so far.

Obviously I didn't go beyond step 17 - once I saw the offending dust boulder on the sensor.

In my model the sensor was not attached to the copper plate - it was screwed down separately with 3 torx T4 screws.

Be careful removing the sensor - there are 3 springs mounted underneath - I almost lost one - but they go back easily, and as I mentioned the sensor is screwed down with 3 torx screws - so @tomhh as I say only basic smoke tests so far, haven't looked at pictures on a large screen, only on the built in lcd, but autofocus and manual focus appears fine - focus peaking works too.

Also @shemp74 #2 and #3 did not apply to my camera; all screws came out easily, and copper plate under motherboard, and sensor under that, both came out just undoing screws.

Kevin Holmes - 09/06/17

I tried to follow these procedures to clean unsightly dust from an LX100 sensor. When prying off the back plate (step 8), it was very difficult to loosen the upper-right portion adjacent to the thumb grip. Wedge action was not enough. Some bending or warping was necessary.

When removing the copper plate and sensor (step 17), I saw that some of the philips screws had degraded or stripped heads that a fine screwdriver could turn only with great difficulty. One of the three spring screws holding the sensor would not budge. Another turned free, but later refused to re-tighten fully. I inserted a "canned air" straw through an open edge of the sensor / lens cavity to blow out dust.

Reassembly was dodgy. A tape connector ceased to stick. Ribbon cables resisted easy return to their clamps. Some screws could not tighten properly. Warping of the back plate left some small gaps and crooked screw settings.

Camera now dead. When turned on, the LCD now reads "System Error [Focus}." Lens stuck.

John Koch - 13/06/17

I have dust on the first element of the lens any way to remove just the first glass.

steve - 03/09/17

Wanted to remove dust from the sensor. Same issue as reported by John, when prying off the back plate, the top right corner would not come off without bending the frame. LCD now no longer working and still stuck with horrible dust spots.

Boudewijn Maten - 07/10/17

I dropped the camera and dislodged one of the lens elements. I can see a misplaced piece of it from the front glass. Is there any tutorial of disassembling the lens? I’ve taken apart the camera as per your guide. BTW, it’s an excellent guide.

Ronnie

Ronnie - 29/12/17

Also need help on putting the lens together. There’s a ball bearing that I don’t know where it goes… guess I didn’t pay attention during the disassembly.

mattwucn - 30/01/18

mattwucn, how did you take the lens apart? I can’t figure out how. I’ve removed the lens and looked at it from all angles, turned the gears manually but can’t figure out how to remove each lens frame units. There are 3 lens frame units interlocked with each other. I’ve watched YouTube videos of taking apart other Lumix camera lenses by lining certain pins and sliding them out. I can’t find any pins to line up in the LX100.

Ronnie - 17/02/18

Hi Matt, If I remember rightly the bearing works together with a very small spring to create the clicking sensation when turning the aperture ring. It also holds the ring in place.

After removing the aperture ring look carefully around the lens housing for a small hole. Once you find it, place the spring inside the hole and the bearing on top. Don’t put the bearing in the hole you might never get it out.

Then while balancing everything together, take the aperture ring and look on the inside for a series of notches. Carefully line them up with the bearing and click the whole thing back together.

Good Luck!

Damian - 23/02/18

Hi Damian. Did you take your lens apart? Can you show me how? Mine has one glass element misaligned after a hard drop. I’ve followed the guide here to take the camera apart. But I don’t know how to tear the lens down.

Ron.

Ronnie - 25/02/18

I took my camera apart to clean the sensor, I put it together again and everything is working fine. EXCEPT, when I press the image review button (one that loks like a play button). The camera hangs up and I can’t even turn it off without removing the battery.

Anyone know what might be the problem?

Jonas - 09/03/18

Thanks! I used these instructions to remove the hot mirror glass in front of the sensor to convert the camera to a full spectrum version. I really only wanted it for infrared, and that is what I got. I tested it with various IR filters in front of the camera and it looks great!

pinkerton.farm - 28/05/18

Do you have the English firmware?

Bob - 19/06/18

I just finish the whole operation of disassembling and cleaning the sensor.

After reassembling, everything is fine, and even if some dust are still inside the lens itself, cleaning the sensor just resolve 99% % of the dust problem i had from f/5 to f/16.

Everything is working perfectly, including the focus! happy :)

Thank you for this great tutorial,

Good luck to the next trying this!

Black Sunrise - 10/07/18

I spoke to a professional camera technician.

He said that the sensor is supported by springs. The screws are for alignment of the sensor to the lens focal plane. He said bespoke software was required to align the sensor . The symptom of misalignment is poor focus in one or more corners.

Darren - 29/07/18

I followed this guide together with the service manual I bought on Ebay. Excellent write-up !

I was able to clean the sensor from some dust and the camera is working excellent again. Before I removed the sensor, I put a black spot on each of the three screws (make sure to remember where you put the marks) and then tightened the screws until I met some resistance. By returning the screws to their original position (which required 0.8, 1.0 and 1.3 turns), I think I reset the alignment to the original position. Focus seems to be OK.

The service manual indeed says that special hard- and software is required to perform the alignment, which I don’t have access to. In my experience, alignment can be done without it. Anyway: any slight mis-alignment is much better to live with than dust on the sensor.

Stefan - 09/08/18

Thanks to OP !

i followed the instructions to clean the sensor.

han an obvious speck of dust inthe end.

Like Jonas in march the review button causes the camera to hang till i remove battery.

i will reseat the controller ribbon and report back

Cheers Michael Sandner

Michael Sandner - 19/10/18

Does anyone have details on changing the battery cover

Thanks in advance

Dave Ackery - 20/11/18

Hi all,

i have the same question.... How to remove the battery cover? Mine is broken and I have a new one..

SebastianM -

Hi ! I need to clean the sensor, but I would prefer not to remove all the electronic parts. Is it possible to get to the sensor from the lens ? is it recommendable ? Thank you !!

repiti - 03/04/19

Has anyone already fixed the jammed SD card mechanism of LX100?

The card always pops out of it. The camera works OK, however, it is very annoying.

Although this tutorial is great I cannot figure out if this is even possible!

Is this part accessible at all?

Thank you,

Milank - 21/05/19

great guide, before i start how far into the disassembly do i need to go to replace a broken battery door? Many thanks

Neil Mullins - 25/05/19

Sorry Neil, no answer from me but I do have the same question. Does anyone ever answer the questions. I also need to to replace a broken battery door. Such an easy thing to break and so easily visible and accessible, there must be an easier way to pull the pin & replace the battery door.

Please do respond, we would greatly appreciate this a simpler fix. May be Scotch Tape is the way to go!

William Clarke - 20/04/21

Thanks a lot. I did clean myself the sensor of my LX100. The zif connector disconnection manual helped a lot.

Watch out the little zif connectors under the view finder it’s easy to leave one under a plate when you re-assemble the camera

Step 8 to 9 the screw that suppose to hold the first plate in step 9 was screwed in a way that was holding the back of the camera and had to be unscrewed before step 8

I had to unglue the rubber square in the right top corner of the back to reach this screw. May be it has been put this way by several previous returns at a Panasonic camera repair

Step 17 the screw that hold the sensor are torx so make sure to have the right torx screw driver before starting (the smallest size).

Watch out the little springs that work whith each screw of the sensor !

24images - 07/07/19

Where can I find a replacement for the flash unit? The camera works great, other than the flash no longer fires. Thanks!

juan - 22/10/19

hi, thanks so much. I had 3 dusts on the sensor and now, it’s operation like a brand new one. David from France

David Nörtershäuser - 27/12/19

Hi, thanks for the tutorial. I am wondering if the battery door can be replaced without camera disassembly. Thank you!

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