Canaon Sure Shot A95 Problem: Dropped on Floor

My daughter's Canon A95 was dropped on a hard surface. The only damage
that I see is the clip that holds the strap has broken off and the top
piece that houses the zoom switch and shutter release is lifted. I
tried pressing it back and looks like it should snap on but it won't.
It looks like I can pry the entire piece off and look at what is
hanging it up. If I do this, will I end up with a bunch of loose parts
that will be dificult to reassemble? Anyone here have experience with
this camera? By the way, it still works , but I think that the
seperation of the case may become a problem.

 

She should consider herself very lucky, most such run-ins with gravity
don't do as well. This is why P&S cameras come with a wrist strap &
should *always* be used, especially true for the smaller P&S cameras.

The canon A95 is held together with several small Philips screws so I
would not try to pry it open without 1st removing the appropriate
screws. If you remove the correct 1's, you may be able to remove &
properly replace the panel. Someplace I recall seeing step-by-step
photo guide that shows which screws to remove & replace to disassemble
& reassemble it. In your case you hopefully just need to know which
screws to loosen/remove & then reinstall them in order to get it back
together correctly.

Search the Internet & hopefully you find it & it will help.

Only you can answer this based on seeing what is involved & if you
think it's something you can handle. Don't even try it without a
precision Philips screwdriver of the correct size, good lighting & a
very clean work area. Also a local camera repair shop might be worth
getting a cost estimate from especially since this is likely a very
simple repair for them & they will have the correct tools.

Best of luck, do try to find the photo disassembly guide if your
considering tying this. If I come across it again, I'll post it.

Respectfully, DHB



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Exactly the same thing happened with my father's A80 a year ago; I
loosened up a bunch of tiny Phillips screws and then got the whole
thing to snap back together. It was minimally invasive "surgery", I
didn't open the camera up at all but I only backed the screws off until
the piece could be gently snapped back into it's place and then
re-tightened them. I'd recommend against trying to pry it off, I think
it's attached inside to the rest of the similarly-colored plastic.

Good luck.