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YouTube MiniDisc Repair - Sony MZ-DH10P Hi-MD MiniDisc Recorder and Digital Camera Sensor Swap


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The Sony MZ-DH10P (2005) is one of the most unique and rare of Sony's MiniDisc Recorders. It combined MD, Hi-MD, and a DIGITAL CAMERA into one unit, just a bit thicker than the similar-looking MZ-NH1. Sure, the 1.3 MegaPixel resolution doesn't sound like much now, but back then it was probably like a piece of the future to combine everything into one device.

Thanks to MDcon.Live, I was able to get a chance to work on these beautiful units. The silver one could write to disc, but it had a bad sensor. The black one couldn't write to disc, but had a good sensor. I think you know what's about to happen... 

If you want to see more MD units in-person - check out the schedule at https://mdcon.live !

Please check out the video for details, but I've added some pics here for reference


Two Sony MZ-DH10P   O_O

The first screw to remove is the one by the headphone jack

The next two are on the bottom edge

Just the two end screws here - we don't need to remove the middle one unless you're taking off the whole side plate

If you need to remove the side panel, you can just pull the battery door straight out

Slide the eject lever over and pry away from the headphone jack side


There's the sensor and the two flex cable connections

sensor close-up - note that left flex cable and how it is routed

To remove the sensor, lift from the bottom










Chapter markers
00:00 - beginning 
1:02 - checking out the camera
2:14 - testing camera - artifacts
3:14 - the donor
4:00 - disassembly - case screws
5:07 - disassembly - prying open
5:56 - sensor
6:35 - lifting sensor
7:13 - closer look at sensor
7:44 - disassembly - silver unit - case screws
9:17 - disassembly - prying open
10:03 - lifting sensor
10:45 - inserting working sensor
13:24 - closing case
13:47 - testing 
15:39 - reassembly - case screws
17:02 - music testing

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