Dark grey circular smudge in iPhone 5 camera

This afternoon I noticed when using my iPhone camera that in the left lower half there is now a circular dark grey smudge. This appears when using any camera app and appears on the images too. In the example below you can see it in the lower left of the MBP track pad. I'm a food blogger and I really don't want a smudge all over my images that I use in my blog.
I bought the iPhone 5 from JB HI-FI in January 2013 so it's still under the one year warranty. If I take this to the Apple store in Canberra will they fix this or replace my iPhone 5 handset? [For those with a sharp eye, yes this image was captured in a ACST time zone today, I'll be back in Canberra tomorrow].
Appreciate any help and advice from forum users, especially Australian users who have experienced this problem.
Thank you
Regards
Gary

I had this problem with my first iPhone 5.  I went to the Genius Bar, and they said it appeared to be a burn on the inside of the lens - they swapped the phone straight out.  I guess it depends how old the phone is and if you have apple care though?!
Good luck.

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