Camera Flash stuck ON, even when powered off

Got an iPhone 4 last weekend. I took a few photos with the camera app and somehow the flash LED is now stuck "on". All the time. I can switch it to camera mode or video mode and it stays on. I turn the phone off (holding down the On/Off button and Slide to Power Off) and the LED stays on. I reset the phone (Settings/General/Reset/Reset all settings) and it is still on. Selecting any of "Off/Auto/On" in the upper left of the camera screen changes the text to "Off", "Auto", or "On" appropriately, but the LED stays on. The only way I can affect the output of the LED is to select "On" in video mode, which makes it brighter. Selecting "Off" again makes it less bright.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I just got an iPhone 4 today and by the time I got it home (hadn't called anyone or used it at all yet) the light was on before I even got it out of the box. I turned it off... hard reset... downloaded a flashlight app (which made it dim after turning it on and off once but it doesn't go away) ... Pretty much the same issues everyone above is having...
Any input on this would be great... Thanks and goodluck!

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