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So, I fell of bike, on to backpack. Camera now broke.

Screen all cracked. It's a cheap little Sony. I can buy a replacement screen for £13 (Amazon) and be brave and try and replace it. Or, I could buy a faulty camera of the same type off Ebay, and try the same.

Am I heading for a world of pain and frustration, anyone else done such a repair???


 
Posted : 28/10/2012 4:52 am
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I used to work for quite a large electronics retailer, my job was to sit all day, and make good cameras out of faulty returns.

Screen replacement is usually the easiest parts to change on a compact camera. Don't know what model you have but the guide below gives you a pretty good idea of what your are in for.

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Sony+Cyber-shot+DSC+W150+LCD+Screen/2539/1

So if your confident with a screwdriver id say go for it.

Thing to watch out for ? Flash Capacitor, these little bastards come keen if they get you.


 
Posted : 28/10/2012 5:38 am
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Thank jmason, Yep it's close to that one, a W215, but I found a Youtube video for it too. I'd read somewhere else about the nasty capacitor.


 
Posted : 28/10/2012 5:44 pm

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