I took apart my trusty Casio Exilim EX-S10 today, to see if I could make it produce digital light leaks.
It went well for the most part. The shell came apart easily, and the the lens housing came out nicely. Splitting the Lens from the CCD was simple as well, with the disconnection of two ribbon cables.
I took a few pictures with the lens point one direction, CCD another, and flash in another.
The last picture it ever took:

After that the gears for the lens extractor popped out, and the camera would no longer power on. :-(

Sadly this is a poor send off for the compact camera that has out lasted every other point and shoot I have owned, even with its cracked LCD screen...
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