Awesome camera, but can be a hassle to clean

After reading countless reviews on various websites and forum, I decided to invest in the Sony Cybershot DSC p200. Other than college, this was one of my biggest investments that I was going to make (being a college student), so you can be sure I looked around. I bought the camera back in October of 2005 and have been using it since.
So here's my review, upfront and honest:

The GOOD:

Ok, bottom line... if you want the highest amount of detail and color in a photo without buying a $900 Digital SLR, then get this camera. The image quality on this camera is incredible. You can take pictures from vga (email) to 7.2 megapixels. I use 3 MP as a standard. The pictures have superior color in every shot. Half of my pictures I take are in black and white or sepia, which turn out excellent. The BEST feature about this camera IS the Details. The macro feature is very nice. When you look at a picture you took on your computer, you can notice every grain of sand on the beach, and every strand of hair on a persons head. Another thing I like is the size. The camera is quite small and can fit into any pocket very easily. The battery life for this camera is surprisingly long. I charge the camera over night, and it's usually good for a week or more. However I turn it off frequently and us it almost entirely for photos and not videos, so that may be a reason.

The BAD:

The file size for the pictures are pretty big. 3MP in fine mode is about 1.5 megs a pic, and 7.2 can be almost 3 megs. This adds up after a while and can take up precious harddrive space. The built in steady feature is excellent in standard mode, but is almost non-existence in manual or preset mode. Slightest hand shake, and your pictures will come out fuzzy and blurry. The flash is pretty bright, but does not expose the background so well and can expose a little too much of the subject (ie. extreme details of your face). The zoom is pretty good, but again, very hard to steady a shot in zoom mode unless you're really good or using a tripod.

The UGLY:

Ok, here's the reason why I rate this camera as good and not excellent. After 4 months of use with not a single problem, I noticed that my pictures had a spot in it. This spot wasn't really that noticeable but after a few months, one spot turned into 3 and a thin line appeared as well. Turns out this camera can get dust bunnies stuck in the CCD and the inner lens. Some say that when the lens retracts after shutting off (esp. if from zoom), it has the tendency to suction in and trap dust particles in the inner lens and CCD. Now Believe you me when I say this, this is VERY VERY ANNOYING and IMPOSSIBLE to clean. You go from taking pro quality photos to pictures that have a black dot/line on it... everytime. This instantly ruins your picture quality and experience. I contacted Sony, and they said that they would fix the problem for me... but I have not sent in my camera to be cleaned yet.

Conclusion:

Just based on the size of the camera, the various features, the great battery life, and the incredible picture detail, I recommend anyone to purchase this camera. I paid almost $400 for it, and it was worth the money. If it wasn't for the CCD dust bunny problem, I would've rated this a perfect score. However, if incase it does happen to your camera, it can be cleaned and sony will most likely do it for free. If you are curious about sample pictures, you can search for me (mistamoni) on flickr. Many of the recent pictures, you can see the dust particles... but the older ones don't have that problem. All my pictures are using this camera.
I hope to get my camera cleaned soon so I can go back to enjoy this neat little device.