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K850i 'Cyber-shot' Dust issue - My Fix! |
shaoran
Joined: Jan 03, 2007
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@plankgatan
is it made from very very thin plastic? realy? not same as w800 or s700 or p990 lens cover? did u ever check it? if u sure, that will be a big mistake to take off that glass! |
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Sony α
Joined: Dec 23, 2007
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Sony Fans!
The dust issue was becoming a problem for me, and plus - the lens cover is NOT made of extremely thin plastic, I was sure to test that before I started using my K850i without the Glass cover.
It is durable, and think about it - its just like your Digital Cameras!
Guys I have been testing it heavily - and have had NO issues, NO issues! |
kenoby
Joined: Dec 17, 2007
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Just make report if anything changes. It goes for everybody that will remove it based on your experience. So if the issue arises, let us know. |
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@Kenoby,
Yeah I agree - any issues with dust and cover removal - let us know in this post. |
Bryan84
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plankgatan, i tried veryhard to open the casing with a plastic card and i failed. i'm afraid to damage my phoen if I use too much force. any better tips?
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DragonEye
Joined: Sep 26, 2002
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it's true you don't really need the plastic in front.. it's a protection piece that's pretty much it...
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fullforce
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On 2008-02-05 16:05:11, Bryan84 wrote:
plankgatan, i tried veryhard to open the casing with a plastic card and i failed. i'm afraid to damage my phoen if I use too much force. any better tips?
Well it's possible! I sat and wresstled it for quite a while before i got the phone open. I actually used several pieces of an old credit card that i used to place around the gaps as leverage so that the phone stayed "open" while i worked myself arond. At the top of the phone there is a different lock- it's more of a "hook" if you get me. |
kenoby
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Almost two months of usage and still no dust under the glass; no scratches whatsoever.. By using it in a normal way, like any other phone.
Sony a, how about yours? |
Bryan84
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On 2008-02-05 17:05:13, fullforce wrote:
On 2008-02-05 16:05:11, Bryan84 wrote:
plankgatan, i tried veryhard to open the casing with a plastic card and i failed. i'm afraid to damage my phoen if I use too much force. any better tips?
Well it's possible! I sat and wresstled it for quite a while before i got the phone open. I actually used several pieces of an old credit card that i used to place around the gaps as leverage so that the phone stayed "open" while i worked myself arond. At the top of the phone there is a different lock- it's more of a "hook" if you get me.
I'm so scare to leave scars on the phone.
I planning to use the vacuum method first. |
sidneylopsides
Joined: Aug 23, 2002
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Just done this to mine, dropped it a couple of times and got quite a lot of dusct under the glass, and you could tell on photos.
Couldn't find my tor driver so I just levered it out using a very tiny flat screwdriver  It did scratch off a bit of chrome, but it's looking a bit battered anyway so don't mind.
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harry20larry
Joined: Feb 18, 2008
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SE should have really put the lens shutter infront of everything, even the protective glass. That would of prevented so many issues |
jcgibbins
Joined: Mar 03, 2008
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tbh i see what you've done and i think it is good, but if sony ericsson put it there they will have done it for a reason, am sure they don't just do thing for the sake, like the one mentioned to protect the actual camera lens, just like on the K800i there is a plastic slide cover to protect it. |
jor1ge
Joined: May 28, 2002
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Well i removed the lens glass cover as well. I was gonna sell the phone due to the dust issue eventhough i don't use the camera much!!
It just was getting on my nerves. Other than that i was very satisfied with the phone.
Was straightforward,taking the screws of the cover off and after opening the cover with the help of a credit card.
I had a small issue though. Trying to take the cover of the lens off with the adhesive tape,i pull very hard and i almost ripped all camera mechanism out of the shell. Fortunately i didn't make any damage. I took the glass off with a very thin razorlike screwdriver.
I don't care if it improves the photos,i just couldn't stand the dust!!
The shutter cover seems hard enough to me but time will shaw
[ This Message was edited by: jor1ge on 2008-04-02 22:20 ] |
alexlindley
Joined: Dec 15, 2007
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I really want to take the glass lens off but could those of you who have done so tell me whether its possible to easily stick the glass lens back on again once you've had it off for quite a while?
It's just that I had to send my phone for repair a few weeks ago because the touch buttons stopped working and I wouldn't want to not be able to send it back again because I've taken the glass lens off! |
Sony α
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Sure it is, its very easy - all you do, is fix it back in place...
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Posted: 2008-01-01 19:14
