Canon PowerShot S500 LCD Replacement

Unscrew five Phillips screws using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

Open 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 Philips 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 Spludger 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.