IPhone 4S no longer recognizes back camera or flash after updating to iOS 7.1.1

I tried force quitting the camera app, then resetting, and restoring.
The camera app displays a black screen and is nonfuncitonal.
Any other apps that use the back camera are unable to use it.
Flashlight app, which uses the flash, reports that no flash is detected.
This happened right after installing iOS 7.1.1 so I don't believe it is a hardware problem.
I think it is a bug in iOS 7.1.1 for the iPhone 4S.
What can I do?

Hello DanMBoston,
It sounds like you are unable to use the flash or the rear camera since updating to iOS 7.1.1 even after quitting the app, restarting and restoring from a backup. That is where I would have started as well. I would next restore your device one more time, but as a new device rather than from a backup with this article:
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
If it works when set up as a new device, restore from your backup to see if it still works, or if there is an issue with the backup file.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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