A weird circle is appearing on my photos

A weird circle is appearing on all of my photos that I take.
It's really odd and gets annoying after a while. I've been on holiday recently and they're litterally EVERYWHERE. Same size and same spot.
It's not the LCD and it's not the lens (from what I can see).
http://min.us/mvbnwMN#1
(The example album)
It happens everywhere.. Even when it's dark!
Should I send this back to Apple?
I'm also having trouble with cracks above the 'silent mode rocker', there's a crack in the plastic there.

Doubt it's the weather conditions then but it's still possible something like that could have affected it at one point so don't be suprised if they check the white tabs are still white at the bottom of the headphone jack and inside the 30-pin dock connector. They turn red due to moisture. One other thing, it could simply be a tiny piece of dust on the inside of the camera lens or on the sensor. This could be really hard to spot too except in the photographs. The main issues with the camera that I'm familiar with is a green or bluish tint in photographs which can happen under certain lighting conditions...
You shouldn't need insurance to sort this out though, since it should be covered under the manufacturer warranty if it's less than a year old. Plus, I have a friend who purchased an iPhone 4 from Vodafone but had problems with it and took it to the Genius bar in the local Apple Store. He had the original box and everything and they just swapped it out for another brand new phone. He had his since September last year.
Good luck sorting it out, enjoy your holiday and let us know the outcome.

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