Lumia 1520 camera seems to have dyed on me

I got this phone just over a month ago so unfortunately I can't take it back but the camera seems to have died on me. When I try to use the camera the screen goes black for a couple seconds then jumps back to my home screen .
I did the camera reset, phone soft reset, and the phone hard reset and had no luck the camera was one of the biggest selling points about this phone and it no longer has one.

Hi, jrjtiger. Sorry for the late response. Before sending the phone to a Nokia Care Point, you can try the Nokia Software Recovery Tool:
http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/support/faq/?action=singleTopic&topic=FA142987
Note: The source is from the Nokia UK. Please check your local Nokia website for your future reference.
@lukepjUK - Have you tried to perform some basic troubleshooting steps like @jrjtiger did?

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