Unlocking an iPhone without a hard reset. Only for the photos.

My friend recently died and has left behind his locked iPhone. His widow doesn't have the pass code but just wants the photos from the device, is there any slim chance someone could help me help her. This is totally legitimate and I just want to help. As I say, we only want the photos if that makes it easier.
Thank you

Your only hope is if your friend regularly syncs, and synced while the passcode was in effect on the phone. If so, connect to the computer the phone normally syncs with & restore from backup. This will remove the passcode. Before doing that, connect to the same computer & try importing the photos, as described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

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