How To Disassemble & Reassemble A Lumix ZS40 / TZ60 

That's awesome Simon. Great job on the repair!

Lol. Thank you Anthony. I wish I could. I'd love to.

You're welcome. I'm glad the video helped you out.

Hi Kenny. I don't have a video covering the lens disassembly/reassembly. I have "attempted" it on that lens, but I have not been able to figure that one out unfortunately. Sorry.

@@Thebobfactor Thanks Robert, looks absolutely horrendous!

@@KennyEvansUK That was my exact thoughts on it too Kenny! :-)

I haven't tried removing the mode dial on a ZS40, but on a ZS19 which I have tried to do that on, it is almost impossible. There is a plastic locking piece that locks the mode dial into place is on the underside of the dial, and I couldn't remove it without damaging it. It may be different on the ZS40 and worth looking at. You will need to remove the screws holding the circuit board down and also disconnect the flat ribbon cable, to remove the circuit board. Then you will have access to the underside of the mode dial.

The motor is driven by TTL circuits. I'm not sure if the finals are a standard NPN/PNP type transistor outputs, or FET type. My guess on the motor voltage is 3.3 volts or 5 volts. I'm not sure though. What I would suggest that you do instead, is to remove the zoom motor from the lens unit and manually turn the gear inside the lens unit that the motor's gear interfaces with. That will tell you if there are any problems inside the lens unit with something being bound up, which could be preventing the motor from working properly. I've also had that intermittent problem of the camera zooming in the wrong direction and on one camera I was able to determine that it was the actual zoom control switch/lever. I ended up just replacing the entire top piece and it fixed it. I don't believe that that problem will create the SYSTEM ERROR (ZOOM) problem that you are having though. Because to get that error, the camera would already have to know that the lens unit is receiving the commands to zoom (meaning the zoom switch/lever is working), but it's not receiving the proper feedback from the lens unit saying that it did indeed perform the zoom.

No, I'm afraid I don't have one for the lens disassembly. The lens is pretty complex, and I attempted it one time, but I wasn't able to reassemble the lens correctly.

@@Thebobfactor Oh, I was afraid of that. Once I asked the service but they told me that the repair cost would be higher than the camera so I cancelled that. It is a shame that the lens unit is not closed properly, and some dust can get inside. I can see little things on the lens inside, and I am sure these influence the process of making pictures in a bad way. I liked this camera very much, while it was dust free. Thanx for your quick answer.

Sorry Donn, I have not disassembled a ZS60 yet, so I'm not sure if it is similar at all to a ZS40.

Hi Lyn. If the only problem with the camera was that the lens was stuck extended, then I would stay it's the lens unit itself that has a problem. However, with the red light on the front of the camera continually on, then I would say that the main board has a serious problem. Sorry I can't be more help.

@@Thebobfactor thank you Robert my husband thinks its also main board. Would you have any idea where i could get a replacement or is it worth replacing?

@@lynwood7111, I generally get most of my camera parts from sellers on eBay, but I don't see any main boards for the TZ70 for sale right now on there. There are a few "Used, And In Good Condition" TZ70's cameras for sale in the price range of around $150, but they are all out of the U.S. I would guess that a used main board (if/when one becomes available) for the TZ70 will sell around $80-$100. So, it's kind of a guess on whether or not it would be worth repairing the camera, or buying a used one that is in good working condition. If you decided not to repair your camera, you could probably sell yours on eBay for parts and get anywhere from $80-$125 for it just as it. I've have both good and bad luck when it comes to repairing these cameras when I don't really know which part is the actual problem. And without knowing exactly which part is defective on your camera, I probably wouldn't try to fix it.

Hi Peter. When you say the screen is moving, do you mean it is physically moving in the camera, or that the image on the display is shaky or moving?

@@Thebobfactor yes Robert 🙏🏼

@@persbureaupeternick if the LCD screen is physically moving, then it did not get properly interlocked onto the frame. Double check that it is locked onto the frame as shown here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fYZlhShQ-hg.html.

@@Thebobfactor I think you right Robert but I really messed it up. The camera was a memory from my time in Bali Indonesia. My first Camera. First it started with the lens that kept hanging half way open. To expensive to go to a service center. When I did all you showed and take all apart and in again. The problem with the zoom was fixed I was so happy. So the screen kept moving so 1 of the 5 shots was sharp and 4 blur because the screen kept shaking. So what I did I thought maybe a can try to take the lens part out en strip it. Like I saw in a outlet you tube channel. But it didn’t work out wel. When i try to put the lens back inside all went wrong. Screws where falling so I put some glue 😔😄 so now the camera can turn the lens is doing nothing. if I waited a little longer time and with maybe your advice that was maybe still the only problem so de zoom was than ok if I did nothing with it and with you’re advice maybe all was fixed. So now I’m sure if I buy a new lens unit about 155 usd on Alibaba it will be like new … I think…. But so happy I see you’re channel because it save me now still a lot of money with servies cost. If u order the lens unit I can put it myself ❤️🙏🏼😊👍🏼 Thanks for that Robert. Regards from Rotterdam the Nederlands !

@@persbureaupeternick I'm so sorry that the repair didn't work for you. Hopefully the new lens unit will go in without any problems at all. Give me a shout if you have any problems at all installing the new lens unit. Good luck with it.

Hi John, If you're not reading a connection between the positive pin to the connection at the end of the ribbon, then I would say that there is a problem with the board or connector or ribbon somewhere. Did you take the circuit board out of the camera when you tested it? If not, then you may want to. It's possible if the camera was dropped that you may see where the connection break is at, and it may be repairable.

@@Thebobfactor Thank you so much for responding so soon and thank you for this awesome video! I did remove the circuit board and didn't see any obvious damage. There is a small black box shaped component next to the three pins with metallic pieces on either side. I can trace continuity from the positive pin to one side of this box and from the other side of the box to the ribbon connector. I do not get continuity from one side of this box to the other. I don't know what this box is nor do I understand it's purpose and this is why I am not sure if this board is broken or if my problem lies elsewhere. Thanks again.

@@jdtennyson, glad to help out on this. I don't have a ZS40 or similar right now to look at, but if I come across one I will sure take a look at it and see what I come up with for results when checking the the continuity on it.

It's at the bottom of the description of the video. Here it is: www.thebobfactor.com/Panasonic%20Lumix%20Diagrams/ZS40_TZ60/Lumix%20ZS40_TZ60%20Screw%20Layout%20Diagram%201.PDF

Thanks - much appreciated

It should be the #0000 Philips screwdriver, just like the ZS40, which is the same camera physically.

@@Thebobfactor but what size screwdriver ? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ???? millimeter

@@thenutsbreaker1119 The size of the screwdriver is a #0000 (four aught) Phillips head. The size "#0000" is a standard size term used. So when I google for the conversion from #0000 to millimeters, it shows "1 millimeter". I hope that helps you out.

The ZS40 has an incredibly complicated lens unit, and I haven't been able to disassemble and reassemble it successfully.

@@Thebobfactor I found this piece of component while disassembling the lens unit ZS40. By any chance do you know where this belongs to? Thank you! drive.google.com/file/d/1jNCJFd5QIgqETwFHOywf59vegVwj13nl/view?usp=sharing

@@tedhsu7106 it's been about a year since I've disassembled the lens unit, and I don't recognize that pice at all.