How to fix frozen shutter on touch 4g? have tried reboot / restore factory settings / delete apps etc...

hello
I have tried everything I can think of and still no joy!
The camera on my ipod touch 4th gen is broken. The shutter won't open and I can't switch it from camera/video. The only button that responds is to view the camera roll.
I have tried Settings / General / Reset  several times. I have also carried out a system restore via itunes twice and no luck..
Can you help me?
Thanks

See this long-runinng discussion on the problem. An appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is probably in order.
Camera shutter issue: Apple Support Communities

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