How do I go about fixing my rear camera lens? It's all foggy (maybe scratched)

so every time i go into the camera setting for the rear camera it is always foggy and takes horrible pics. is it possibly scratched or broke somehow?
any way to fix this? how much it costs? covered under warranty?

Hiya, your iPhone 4 may have condensation on the camera, this would cause it to take foggy photos. Mist may appear underneath the glass on the back of the iphone where the camera is. You can get rid of condensation or water in the iPhone 4 by putting it in a bowl/bag of uncooked rice, put the iPhone in it (completely covered in rice) and leave it for at least a couple of hours possibly even a day. This will absorb moisture and hopefully solve the problem, if they are scratches, as the previous comment states, it isn't covered by the warranty. Apple would have to replace the glass backing and would give you a price once they've had a look at it. If it isn't condensation and it's not scratched, it could possibly be that the autofocus on the iPhone 4 has stopped working, this would cost a lot more because the camera would need replacing (unless it's just a software issue). Best thing to do after trying everything you can is to take it to an Apple Store and have them take a good look at it and tell you what the problem is.
Hope this helps!

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