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7) Now you have to bring the board into the right position, if this is not done correctly the display will not engage as it should and there will be gaps here and there. That was my problem! I found out that the position was good enough when I pulled the board in way that the wide ribbon was lying tense and tight on the LCD backside.

Important: If you remove the screws there is a chance the described plastic part will fall out and it´s quiet hard to place it back again. Also in this tutorial a hint is missing that the frame has to be put back in first before reattaching the LCD.

As many people do know, Sony a55, a77 and the Nex series all had a removable factory built-in LCD protector. For those who didn"t put a new screen protector in their cameras when they bought them, the screen would soon start getting scratches and stains. Many photographers sent their cameras for repair and others tried to change the LCD, until David Kilpatrick found out that Sony was actually putting a factory built-in screen protector in their LCDs, which you could remove and then just put a brand new protector. It was a bit of a scary procedure, not because of technical difficulty, but because you had to pull the protector with considerable strength, as the glue was very strong. I did it to my a55, a77 and nex5 and it worked flawlessly.

Last week I was trying to find a 2nd hand backup a7R for my Iceland photo tour next week, and found a portuguese photographer who had one. I bought it and upon close inspection the LCD was in very bad shape, with lots of scratches and small stains all over it. I immediately remembered the good old screen protector technique and decided to do a quick research about that procedure in the a7 series. To my huge surprise I found nothing about it being possible. As a matter of fact I found the opposite, with many photographers stating the a7 series LCD was different, and it was no longer possible to peel off the LCD protector. I started getting really worried, because not only I had spent a lot of money in the camera, but also because I had no time to return it and search for a new one before my trip. I spent several hours trying to find an answer on the web, including youtube and forums, and still got no answer. People who had damaged LCDs were going through the trouble of ordering new LCDs from ebay and doing a complicate procedure to install them, some of them ending up with non working LCDs.

Following a recommendation from David Kilpatrick, my usual savior and favorite Sony Guru, I decided to ask the question on the a7R Facebook group. Fortunately, not only I got the usual "it"s not possible!" answers, but also got feedback from three photographers who had done it to their a7 cameras with success.

I checked and re-checked asking if it was really doable, and filled myself with courage and went ahead. As you can see by the images, the screen protector is fully removable, just like it used to happen with the previous Sony Cameras. I have no idea why this is not disclosed by Sony, and some people were actually advised by Sony to wipe their screens with lens wipes or to send the camera for repair! You need to apply a scary amount of strength while trying to remove the protector, and make sure you are properly grabbing the LCD with your other hand, to avoid damaging it. As you can see in the images there was a lot of residue accumulated below the built-in screen protector, and I had to spend a bit of time using Zeiss wipes to remove it, including glue residues in the LCD margins. There is still a bit more to clean, but at least I"ve finally solved it.

Fixation has been serving professional photographers for 30 years and we are very proud to be appointed the first walk-in Sony Imaging PRO Support Centre in the UK, bringing the same quality and level of support for which we’re renowned to Sony Professional users. We can repair all Sony Alpha E-mount cameras, including the flagship a9 II, the a7R IV and many more.

Eligible Sony Pro Support members can also take advantage of the same Sony Pro Support benefits here at Fixation such as free sensor cleaning and free repair collection and return service. As with all Fixation repairs, we provide free estimates and fast turnaround times.

We can repair your Sony cameras and lenses under warranty or out of warranty as chargeable repairs. Either way, you can rest assured your equipment is in good hands. If your Sony camera is not in warranty and you are interested to know our usual costs, please see our price guide below.

Whether you’ve cracked your screen; damaged your sensor or perhaps your shutter has decided that’s one shot more than it’s willing to give, you can rest assured that your camera is in safe hands. Our expert team of Sony specialist engineers are on-hand to re-build your camera from the frame up if needed.

Sony mirrorless sensors can easily get dusty. When you take the lens or body cap from your camera the sensor is right there. We have cleaned dust, oil, pollen and fingerprints from Sony sensors with our fast while you wait sensor cleaning service.

The LCD display on Sony cameras is essential for accessing the camera menu, reviewing images and monitoring video recording. When these displays start to fail or if your screen is damaged or scratched it can really disrupt your photography and filmmaking.

Variable angle LCD displays on Sony mirrorless camera bodies are connected to the main camera body by a flexible printed circuit board. With repeated use this flexible connection can begin to wear out, or the screen can become loose, and lose connection with the camera.

The sensor in Sony alpha cameras is held in an image stabilisation system that allows movement in up to 5-axis. The sensor is exposed when the lens cap or lens is removed and we have seen cases where the sensor has been impacted, scratched or the sensor filter cracked.

We hope this never happens to you, but in the unlikely event your sensor is damaged our Sony specialist technicians will provide a free estimate which details the work required to bring your camera back to standard.

Hot pixels are single pixels on a Sony sensor that are putting out the wrong signal to the camera’s image processor resulting in a bright speck in your images. These may be more apparent when shooting at higher ISOs, recording long exposures, or shooting video.

Dead pixels occur when a pixel has failed and is no longer sending any signal to the image processor. The result is a black pixel in your images. Dead pixels can occur at any time and may be due to the sensor overheating they are commonly encountered by photographers using their Sony camera for long exposures or video.

The remedy for hot and dead pixels is re-mapping the sensor, instructing the camera to ignore the faulty pixels. In severe cases where re-mapping is not possible our Sony technicians may suggest a sensor replacement.

The articulating LCD screen on my Sony A77 camera recently stopped working properly. The screen still functioned when it was placed up against the camera body, but when I extended and rotated it away from the body, it only displayed artifacts.

After some research, I found out that the flex cable of the LCD screen was likely damaged. By buying a new flex cable and studying the parts diagrams that I found online, I managed to repair the camera.

In this article I will explain what causes problems with the LCD screen on the Sony A77, what you can do to prevent them, and show how you can fix the screen yourself at home.

There are several reasons why the Sony A77 LCD screen can develop problems. One of the most common reasons is a fracture in the LCD flex cable. Other less common causes are damage to the screen itself or its electronics, or a problem on the printed circuit board of the camera.

The most common reason for problems with the LCD screen is that the flex cable that connects from the camera circuit board to the LCD wears out. When this happens, the cable develops one or more hairline cracks in the wires. The screen is then not able to receive the correct signals anymore, and it displays artifacts instead.

In the case of my Sony A77, when the screen was positioned against the body the traces in the flex cable managed to make contact well, but when the screen was moved further from the body the connection broke.

A broken flex cable seems to be the most common cause of the artifacts, so when attempting to fix the screen, this is what I recommend to try to fix first.

Other (non-LCD) camera components can cause problems with the LCD as well. For example, the motherboard of the camera can develop issues due to old age, or due to the camera being dropped.

This usually shows up as a green screen on the LCD. Or to be more specific, a repeating green pattern on the screen. An example of this can be seen here.

In this case, the viewfinder of the A77 also stops working and shows the exact same pattern as on the LCD. This is an important difference with when the flex cable or LCD screen is damaged. In that situation the viewfinder still shows the sensor image.

I managed to find my replacement LCD flex cable on eBay for about €50. You can also find them on Amazon. Replacement LCD screens can be found there as well.

From what I found online, having the camera repaired at the Sony service center would have cost somewhere between $200 and $400 total for the assessment, shipping, components and labor.

Repairing the camera myself cost me ~$60 for the replacement flex cable. Obviously this option came with a bit more risk, but I was confident that I correctly identified the issue and that I was able to repair it.

Only if you never move the articulating screen. The primary reason for the artifacts is the flex cable that develops fractures. Limiting the strain on the flex cable will extend its life.

If you wanted to replace the LCD screen itself, this would be where you would do it. Simply disassemble the LCD assembly a bit further, until you are able to remove and replace the LCD panel itself.

The repair was not as difficult as I thought it would be. The Sony A77 is a complicated piece of technology, but it seems to be designed so that it is relatively easy to repair.