Clean a Sensor: SONY P200

As you know, the compact cameras also can have the sensor dirty along the time. In adition, compact cameras have a very high deep field because his geometry and the problem is encreased. I decided to open the compact to coming to the sensor and to clean it as in a REFLEX. Now go to explain using photos. It's very posible that other cams have an similar architecture. Only I used precission screwdrivers and cleaner liquid ECLIPSE.

1º WE REMOVE THE SCREW THAT ANCHORS THE FALSE ONE OF PLASTIC

The piece has tabs that anchor, But they work out very easy. In an end the screw is, And along the piece there are several tabs.

2º ALREADY LET'S REMOVE THE SCREWS OF 2 PARTS OF THE FRAMEWORK OF ALUMINIUM

Up side:
Down side:

3º TO REMOVE 2 SCREWS OF THE ZONE OF THE DISPLAY (IN MY CASE THEY WERE BLACK ANODIZED).

Take very care in the number 2, He crash width the display. It will be necessary to separate carefully the just thing to extract the screw.

4º NOW WIDTH VERY CARE, IT IS NECESSARY TO UNHOOK THE DISPLAY OF BOTH MARKED HOOKINGS TO PROCEED TO RAISE IT AND SEPARATE IT FROM THE CAMERA.

The part most complicated to give up the display, is the zone marked in the following photo where the loudspeaker is put.

Patiently I could extract it. Also attention to a ball of adhesive that exists under the display. As soon as separated the display, meets quite in order.

5º Once raised the display (it is the most complicated thing to do), IT HAS TO REMOVE 2 SCREWS THAT HOLD THE SENSOR OF THE CAMERA.


Be carefull with the cable.

6º AT LAST, WE CLEAN CAREFULLY THE SENSOR. TO MOUNT IS EASIER, ALREADY FOLLOWING THE INVERSE PROCESS.

Look at the adhesive ball indicated with the number 3 that is under the display.