Canon PowerShot S500 AV Port Replacement

Unscrew five Phillips screws using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Open the memory card cover by moving the slide switch toward the top end of of the camera.

Remove the memory card from the slot.

Remove the rear cover from the rest of the camera.

Unscrew the four Phillips screws from the side of the casing and one screw from the bottom using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Free the front cover from the rest of the camera.

Unscrew two Phillips screws above the LCD using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Gently separate the top of LCD from the rest of the camera using your thumb.

Place the Spudger in the hole of the electrical ribbon.

Gently pull the ribbon down using the Spudger until it is free from the camera but still connected to the LCD.

Unscrew single Phillips screw with a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Free the bottom panel and attached ribbon from the rest of the camera.

Turn over the camera.

Lift the clear plastic from the face of the camera, peeling the adhesive just below the zoom lens.

Place the Spudger between the orange ribbon and the black ribbon gate.

Lift the ribbon gate using the Spudger.

Place the Spudger in the corner of the ribbon above the hole.

Remove the ribbon from the ribbon gate by pulling the Spudger away from the gate.

Free this ribbon and the bottom panel from the rest of the camera.

Turn the camera over so you can see the LCD.

Remove single Phillips screw below the LCD using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Lift the blue ribbon gate using the Spudger.

Insert the Spudger into the hole of the ribbon.

Move the Spudger away from the gate to fully remove ribbon.

Lift the LCD away from the rest of the camera.

Lift off the capture button by wiggling it back and forth while pulling upward.

Be careful not to damage the two clips.

Flip open the four ribbon gates using the Spudger.

Gently pull out the ribbon cables from the gates using the Spudger.

Unscrew the four Phillips screws using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Gently lift the logic board.

Place the Spudger so that it is between the logic board, the white ribbon cable, and the rest of the camera.

Remove the white ribbon cable by pulling the Spudger away from the camera, keeping it parallel to the logic board.

Lay the logic board back down so that it is resting on the body of the camera.

Pull the two plugs (white and green) out to the right from the logic board using the tweezers.

Desolder the two soldered ribbon cables attached to the logic board.

Free the logic board from the rest of the camera.

Pick up the Logic Board

Blow the Particles out of the AV Port or USB Port using compressed air.

If the pins are damaged or missing, flip over the logic board and desolder the component from the logic board.