Blurry Camera issue - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently bought a a fairly used Z1 from a local dealer.
After a few days of use, I started noticing that the rear camera randomly gets blurry for distant shorts. Nevertheless, if you take close up shots i'ts fine. The front Camera is also fine.
At first I wondered if the issue was with the Background defocus app, I installed. I have removed it cleared the device and camera cache but the camera is still as it is.
Also some days the camera is fine with no issues as I've taken great photos with it.
I need help to sort out the issue if it's a hardware or software issue and if I can fix it or I should return it since I have a 3 months of guarantee.
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it appears I can't post an image link to dropbox.
Thank you for your help in advance.

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Try Google Camera. If it keeps getting blurry, it can be a physical problem.

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