Photos app glitch

happens now and again on my 3gs and used to happen on my iphone 4 so i'm guessing it's a software problem. has anyone else had it?
http://www.cl.ly/2M3L1g2M1n3A3O3A0I1I
basically, "Camera Roll" goes a little bit higher (as if it scrolls itself higher and stays there) and obviously the grey "Albums" frame is covering and overlaping it and i can no longer tap/access the Camera Roll. it basically stays the way it is on the screenshot. if i try scrolling it down, it goes back up again so i cannot possibly tap on the Camera Roll. i need to quit the app and relaunch it. but after a while it happens again. i haven't been able to determine why it happens, maybe after using a particular app. it happens randomly and doesn't let go until i relaunch the photos app.
it's a bit annoying having to do that every time but i'm guessing not much can be done here but to wait for the next ios update (like i mentioned, happened on two diff phones with diff ios versions).
maybe someone came across this.
thanks

This has been discussed in a couple of dozen threads already, which can be found with a use of the search box, but here is the solution yet again: Press the HOME button to exit the app, then double press it to bring up the Quick Launch bar at the bottom of the screen. Hold the Photo icon until it jiggles, then tap the "-" to terminate the app. Press Home again, then relaunch it.
And yes, it is a bug, and will probably be fixed in a future release. But at least it has a simple workaround.

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