Today was spent trying to catch up on repairs for folk, before returning to work tomorrow. One dead laptop re-incarnated, though there's a strange issue with the graphics, but it's still usable for general computing. And here we have one digital camera that appears to have a sensor issues. The only visible fault is a tiny battery down near the bottom of the circuit board. This is badly corroded, and I was aware it had issues before dismantling the camera, as the date and time weren't being retained when the main battery was removed.

Most folk wouldn't bother fixing the like of this. Especially with newer models becoming better as the year pass. But this camera was a gift to a friend's daughter, from her now departed Father, and correspondingly has a high emotional value. A transplant from, say, a similar model with a broken screen but otherwise okay, may be in order. Off to the big auction site...

Edit: On a safety note, that black cylinder on the left side of the circuit board is a capacitor. It's used in the flash circuitry, and could have a very high voltage sitting waiting for the unwary (~300 Volts or more). So it, or parts connected to it, could give one heck of a shock... be very careful if you're thinking about tinkering inside such equipment!