Canon G11 - Disassembly and Assembly

[@georgekaloghrou606]

Thank YOU very much, your video help me to change the lens group of my G11.

[@JohnnyJackson007]

Thank you so much! I replaced died flash bulb thanks to your video! The most difficult step was connecting the cable from the back cover back into place, but everything worked out

[@DavidEsteban]

I'm super glad to hear that my video helped you 😁

[@JohnnyJackson007]

@@DavidEstebanThe flash didn't last long. It looks like the flash bulb was fine. The board that charged the flash died. If I decide on an expensive replacement, I know what to do!

[@emilioricou]

He quedado fascinado por todo el proceso y por la habilidad empleada. Me interesaba el video porque a mi G11 se le quedan pegadas las cortinillas de abrir y cerrar el objetivo, y si hubiera sido un desmontaje facil, lo hubiera intentado. Pero no, visto lo visto , renuncio.

[@keanMechanic]

One the best strip. Down videos I’ve seen. My flash has stopped charging, probably the capacitor,il probably just purchase a external flash gun.

[@otakuhub9326]

Can i ask what are those motors that those lens uses? I really need to know what kind of motor because it's the problem i have on my camera

[@DavidEsteban]

Hi! I'm not sure how those motors are called, but make sure it's not a problem in the gears, that tend to be more common

[@juanvelasco6028]

Espectacular!. Un tutorial perfecto.

[@ginopavone]

Muchas Gracias x tu video.i mi g12 tiene 14 años y de error de objetivo ( reinicia l camara).. esta fijo a tope el objetivo, como a ti.Merece la pena arreglarla o mejor olvidarla? gracias saludos

[@DavidEsteban]

Si, merece la pena arreglarla!!! es una muy linda cámara. Incluso para revenderla vale la pena intentar. Hace poco hice otro vídeo sobre como limpiar una cámara, quizás podrías probar eso antes... Ambos métodos son riesgosos. Te dejo el link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o32Wo5eql5uXoacsi=vBt9me0xzBrUJoUQ

[@MrFenderg]

El video es excelente, yo tengo una Canon g15 que amé el tiempo que la tuve, un día la prendí y quedó como una cortina cerrada dentro del lente, funciona todo pero la pantalla está negra porque el lente está obstruido, estoy esperando para llevarla a un service, en algún momento pensé en desarmarla yo y ver si puedo arreglarla, pero al ver tu video directamante se la voy a llevar a un técnico, yo lo veo muy delicado. Sabés que podría ser lo que tiene? Mi cámara es muy similar a esta del video. Gracias, el video es excelente vuelvo a repetir.

[@DavidEsteban]

Hola! Gracias por el comentario. Si la cortina no es algo que podes tocar desde afuera, es posible que sea el obturador o el diafragma. Tenés razón en que es bastante delicado desarmarla y hay chances de romper algo en el proceso. Yo me animé con ésta cámara porque no tenía mucho que perder, pero te recomiendo llevarla a un service.

[@alexius194]

Is the white connector at 3:16 responsible for focus control, by any chance? When I first got the camera I was getting a lens error so I wanted to see if the lens had any debris stuck inside and when I tried opening it, I accidentaly ripped the connector from the board, then I put the plastic cover back on because I didnt have the right screwdriver to get further, and decided to manually close the lens, and it worked but the focusing isnt working, so I wonder if the reason is the cable or the lens itself. Btw thank you for the video.

[@DavidEsteban]

Hi there, I'm sorry to hear you ripped the connector from the board. I'm not an expert so I don't know exactly what it does. My guess is that it has something to do with the optical viewfinder not the focus. I think the focus is controlled by a motor placed closer to the lens and it has more wires coming out of it. Was it focusing before?

[@alexius194]

​@@DavidEsteban Hello, thank you for replying. I bought it used, a few days ago, and I didnt get the chance to see if the focus works because of the lens error. So its most likely to be the focus motor (13:17), that is causing the problem? Okay, thanks for helping. Ill order the replacement parts and try to repair it.

[@spidythe]

Thanks for the detailed video. It's really helpful. I opened up my G12 to clean debris on the sensor. Everything seemed to work well, until I connected everything back, and now the camera won't turn on. I think I've connected all of the cables back correctly. I can also see a tiny switch that gets pressed when the battery door is closed, so don't think that is a problem. I can't figure out what went wrong. Any idea why camera might be not turning on? Thanks again.

[@DavidEsteban]

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you found the video useful. It happened to me once and it was that the lcd screen was not connected properly. I don't know if that's your case or not, have very little experience with it

[@kaip3260]

@@DavidEsteban hi thanks for the video. Quick question if you dont mind. I have a G11 that works perfectly with everything takes pictures flash everything ok. But when i open the lcd screen the whole camera shuts down, do you think something is wrong with the lcd screen cable or do you think the motherboard is broke? I'm trying to fix the camera because its so new and barely used, but i can not find anything related on this issue, while the screen is folded in the camera works 100% fine, the moment i open the camera lcd screen til the point where the screen supposed to light up, the whole entire camera shuts down, any ideas on this? thank you

[@DavidEsteban]

@@kaip3260 Hi! I'm not a technician, so I wouldn't be able to tell you with certainty where the problem is. If everything else works fine I'd be more inclined to think it's an issue either with the screen or the screen cable. Have you tried turning it on with the screen open and in different positions? If it's the cable maybe there's an specific point/angle where it works. You wouldn't be able to use the camera like that, of course, but maybe it will give you a hint of where the problem is.

[@theothertonydutch]

The whole thing has to come apart to replace the front lens? Mine has a nasty scratch and it really needs replacing. I tried other fixes but nothing worked.

[@DavidEsteban]

Hi! Yes, as far as I can tell (I'm not a expert) this is how you have to disassemble it. There might be another way to get to the front lens, but I don't know it and I don't longer have the camera to try it out.

[@hugolyppens2754]

Is it easy to get to the Canon G11 image sensor to remove the infrared filter? This is to convert the camera to full-spectrum.

[@DavidEsteban]

It's relatively easy, I reach to that part at 11:30. That being said, I wouldn't know much about the infrared filter. Do you have a link that shows how to remove it? either from this camera or any other. I'm curious

[@shabbaricks]

How to remove the coin cell battery in the front? I am unable to retain date/time every time I turn my camera on and off..

[@DavidEsteban]

Hi! Sadly, I don't know how to do that, I'm not a technician