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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
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| Two Sony MZ-DH10P O_O |
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| The first screw to remove is the one by the headphone jack |
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| The next two are on the bottom edge |
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| Just the two end screws here - we don't need to remove the middle one unless you're taking off the whole side plate |
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| If you need to remove the side panel, you can just pull the battery door straight out |
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| Slide the eject lever over and pry away from the headphone jack side |
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| There's the sensor and the two flex cable connections |
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| sensor close-up - note that left flex cable and how it is routed |
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| 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