Dakota PV2 LCD disassembly

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Packaging
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Front
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Back
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Bottom
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Battery compartment opens by sliding black plastic piece inside hole
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Correct placement of batteries
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Screen changed during long exposure
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Screen quality.
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Only three screws hold the two halves together.
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lens and processor side of PCB.
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closeup.
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LCD and back side. Wonder what those extra buttons would have done!
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Backside of the LCD. Front side has an "au" logo for "au optronics"
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closeup of flash and SDRAM. Only 2 screws hold in the LCD; you can get at these by bending the leads on the capacitor and pushing it out of the way.
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CMOS imager.
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Camera feels insecure without its flash
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home made flash reader, ready to get soldered in.
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Giant sucking sound.


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