This is the much requested Tutorial to my mod that has be posted all over the web. you can find my original release thread
HEREPart 1 - Taking the Chotto (Go!Cam) ApartI will now go on to the dissection of the camera.
first get familiar with this picture, that way you will know the major parts of the Chotto and you will be able to know what I am talking about.
Firstly there are two screws on the bottom of the faceplate that has to be removed. Get your screwdriver and take those out. By taking out these screws you can now remove the camera faceplate. The faceplate has clips on the very top of each camera “huggers” Be careful not to break them when removing the faceplate.
After you got the faceplate off there is a tricky little clip that’s waiting for you. It’s located on the Chottos(Go!Cam) left side right under the left shoulder. (The right shoulder has the big screw to fix the Chotto on the PSP) Use a small screwdriver or tweezers to pop the clip out.
Take off the side cover (The round cover that has the “Mic” sign on it.) Use some force and it will come right off.
At this point you will be able to separate the camera from the backplate.
On the right you will find a coiling ribbon cable that connects to the USB plug. On the left you will see a switch that flips the image depending on where the camera is facing while plugged into the PSP. Be cautious because the switch breaks off really easy.
To remove the camera back you need to remove a black ring that hold the coyly ribbon in place on the left of the camera head.
On the right side of the camera head is a screw that is hidden behind the mic. Again use a small screwdriver or tweezers to pop the mic out and remove that screw.
You now have the access to the places where the camera back has been welded to place. Use a scalpel blade to gently loosen the weld spots. The weld spots are the places where the plastic is melted around the edge of the camera back.
Now you can take off the camera back and get access to the camera and its lens.
Part 2 Taking PSP Apart and Installing the Chotto (Go!Cam)You now have a Chotto (Go!Cam) in its raw form
Refer to KenshinFFX's TUT on PSP Disassembly to take apart your PSP.
http://www.acidmods.com/Wiki/tiki-index.php?page=PSP%20Disassemblynow make a hole using your dremel to fit the lens through the umd door like where the camera is placed above.
now with this method you cant have a umd drive as well as the camera so don't put the umd drive in. place and fix in position the camera and its related boards so that it lines up using hot glue.
now make a hole where indicated for the mic to be pushed into from the inside so that sound can be picked up - this will compromise one of the screw holes for the psp add on devices.
now be careful when soldering your wires from the usb port on the camera to the usb port on the psp as to not damage them as we don't want that.
now if you feel it is fix your wires in place with hot glue but it will make it harder to remove.
now you should be done with the mod using this simple TUT and ready to go out snapping pics and video with your new internal cam.
Thanks to Rex For The Mod And Basic TUT, Cyber For The Site, The Other Admins For Promoting The Mod, The Whole Site For There Support.
