Captivate problem with artifact appear on camera previews and resulting photos [ Edited ]

[breley]

I have a feeling I may have to return my unit, but it appears my Captivate has a problem with the camera.  In the live preview screen and photos taken with the unit, a small black irregular speck appears in the image. Here's a sample picture taken with the Captivate camera:

This isn't an issue with the external lense; I have cleaned it carefully, and it is only visible when the camera application is running. Any suggestions?

I'm guess I'm going to have to exchange it at the store if it's an internal failure.

[davidusr · Accepted solution]

I would exchange it. Watch out though...they like to try to slide a restock fee in there, even for exchanges of faulty equipment. They've done it to me twice, or tried anyway.

[breley]

I certainly hope I not expected to pay a restocking fee for exchanging a defective product for a properly functioning product, especially in less than 24 hours!

[breley]

The black area changes position relative to the zoom feature, FWIW.

[breley]

I was able to exchange the unit yesterday for a new device without a restocking penalty.  Thanks to Carrie at my AT&T store.