OK, after looking at the internal photos on the FCC's website, I'm pretty sure it can be done.
Here's how you do it… I think! I have only gotten as far as step 4 and I'm not going any further.
*** WARNING *** WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, SO DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU BRICK YOUR PPC
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Unscrew the two screws under the top of the battery cover. There may be some stickers over them.
4 Pry the panel over the camera off. Be careful, there are some tabs
holding it in place. Two at the top of the panel and one to the side of
the speaker. You should now see a circuit board. This looks like one
part of the camera. It has the flash LED on it. An insteresting side
note. On the top side under that panel is a flex circuit board with a
zig zag pattern on it. This must be the Bluetooth or WiFi antenna.
5 There is one screw holding the LED circuit board in place. Unscrew it.
6 Now you should be able to pry this circuit board out of it's connector which is right under the LED itself.
7 This should expose the camera module. I think the module can also
be pryed out of its connector which should be under the right side of
the (flex?) circuit board. There are four holes in the plastic housing
right where the camera should be, but I don't think they are for screws
or anything.
8 Put back the panel and screw it back on.
9 Put the battery back and also the cover.
Hit the reset button.
Viola! A PPC-6701.
Any brave soul willing to try this for real??? Take pictures as you do it and post them here.
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