IPhone 5 Camera no longer focusing

So my iPhone 5 back camera is no longer focusing. I tried everything, from restarting it to updating to iOS 6.0.2 but no luck. The front camera still works fine but the back camera does not focus at all and every picture is super blurry.
Does anyone know what might be wrong? Thanks.

Incredibly this worked for me too.  For a few days my iPhone 5 camera has not been focusing correctly.  After reading a few recommendations on this site, I dropped the phone a distance of about 4 inches on its back onto my desk (it has a bump case) and immediately the problem was fixed.

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