IPhone4 makes strange clicking noise Not from speakers

Hello all,
Recently my iPhone 4, which is nearly a year old, started making a strange sound. The sound is a single click that comes from INSIDE thephone! (Around the silent switch and volume buttons)
It happens when:
I press the standby button (Not every time, after a period of it not clicking)
I press the home button (Not every time, after a period of it not clicking)
I press the silent switch (Not every time, after a period of it not clicking)
When I turn the phone on
When I reset the phone (clicks twice)
Randomly when I'm not using it, sometimes a few in succession (while on standby), usually after I have pressed one of the buttons or switch, that i said above, it will click again soon after
Every time I press the standby button while the phone is off (Very weird)
I have a short time left on my 1 year warranty and intend to send it for repair, however I don't really know what to say is wrong with it....
All advice is apreciated!
- Ozzy

Ok, final update for anyone who comes across this thread with the same issue.
I sent it to the apple for a service who, unexpectedly, repaired it and sent it back the day it arrived!
It turns out it was a faulty camera, as that got replaced and I have had no problem since.
- Ozzy

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