Sony Handycam HDR-CX380 Lens Assembly Replacement

Rotate your camera such that the underside is facing you and the lens is facing the ground.

Using your left thumb, push down the slider to the left of the SD card slot.

Using your right index finger and thumb, pull the battery toward you and then away from the camera.

Orient the camera with the battery side facing up.

Remove the single 4.5 mm Phillips #00 screw.

Remove the single 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screw.

With the blue plastic opening tools, gently pry the plastic casing surrounding the start/stop button free.

Remove the casing using your right thumb and index finger.

Flip open the LCD panel to get to the side panel.

Remove the three 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Turn the camera around to the grip side and remove the 5.5 mm Phillips Head screw using your J00 Phillips Head screwdriver.

With the bottom of the camera facing up, remove the two 5.5mm Phillips #00 screws.

Orient the camera so the bottom is facing you.

Use the blue plastic opening tools to gently ease the camera shell off of the camera.

Rotate the camera so the LCD side panel is facing you and gently pry the shell off from the camera.

Orient the camera such that the lens is facing to your left.

Using your right hand to hold the camera, gently remove the lens panel from the camera with your left hand.

Rotate the camera so that it is upright and the lens is pointed to your left.

Using your right hand to hold the screwdriver and your left to hold the camera, remove the single 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screw from on the top of the shutter assembly.

Rotate the camera such that the lens is pointed downward and the LCD screen points to your right.

Remove the two Phillips #00 screws from the LCD screen's hinge.

Orient the camera such that it is upright and the lens is facing to your right.

Using your left hand to hold the camera, gently remove the shutter assembly from the hull with your right hand.

Orient the camera such that the bottom is facing toward you and the lens is facing to your right.

Using your metal tweezers, gently remove the wire harness connecting the shutter assembly to the motherboard.

Rotate the camera so that it is upright and the lens is facing to your right.

Remove the ribbon cable connecting the shutter assembly to the motherboard using your metal tweezers.

Remove the three 5.5mm Phillips #00 screws holding the lens in.

Gently pull the lens up from the camera.

With the right side of the camera facing toward you, remove the single 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screw.

With the back of the LCD screen facing toward you, remove the two 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screws from the zoom button.

Orienting the camera such that the right side is facing you, remove the single 5.5 mm Phillips #00 screw from the start button.

Use your blue plastic opening tool to disconnect the lens assembly from the hull.

Use your blue plastic opening tool to move the wires out of the way.

Orienting the camera such that the right side is facing you, remove the wire harness connecting the lens assembly to the motherboard using your tweezers.

Pull the lens assembly out from inside the camera's hull using your hands.

Orienting the camera such that the front side is facing you, remove the ribbon connecting the start and zoom buttons to the powerboard using your tweezers.

Using your tweezers, remove the two ribbon cables connecting the lens assembly to the motherboard.

The lens assembly casing should now be free. Remove it from the hull of the camera.

Remove the two 4.5 mm Phillips #000 screws connecting the lens assembly to its casing.

The lens assembly is now completely free. Remove it from its casing.