Fujifilm FinePix F505EXR Mode Dial Replacement

Hold the camera upside down with your right thumb on the battery chamber cover.

The lens should be be facing your body.

While holding the camera, pull the battery chamber cover towards your body with your right thumb.

Once you pull the cover all the way out release it, this will reveal the battery.

There is an orange battery latch that holds the battery down in place, with your finger push that latch away from you and this will release the battery.

Once the battery is released grab the battery with your right thumb and pointer finger and remove it from the battery chamber, try putting it on a charger, if that is not the problem then a replacement battery is necessary.

Remove four 2.5mm Phillips #1 screws on the bottom of the camera near where the camera mount attaches.

Remove two 5.1mm Phillips #1 screws on the left side of the camera relative to the LCD screen.

Remove two 5.1mm Phillips #1 screws on the right side of the camera relative to the LCD screen nearest to the mode wheel.

Place the camera lens face down with the LCD screen face up on a flat surface, or hold it. Carefully lift the camera’s back cover approximately 1 inch.

Carefully lift the ribbon clamp connector back using the tweezers and remove the blue ribbon.

Remove the three 3.5mm Phillips #1 screws located on the chip seen in the image.

Lift the chip with tweezers to remove it from the other remaining components.

Remove the 5mm Phillips #1 screw at the top of the camera.

With the the camera on a flat surface with the LCD monitor on the surface, lift the front panel of the camera gently up.

Hold the camera like you are going to take a picture, and the top bar should be able to separate from the camera a little bit.

With the tweezers remove the ribbon cable from its clip to completely separate the top bar from the camera.

Flip the top bar over and remove the two 3.2 mm Phillips #1 screws to release the circuit board.

With the tweezers remove the circuit board to expose the Mode Dial configuration.

With the tweezers remove the chrome circle piece.

Next, remove the gold circle piece, this will allow you to pick up the top bar and release the Mode Dial.