I'll tell you about the situation in Italy. A friend of mine has a G9 and at some point the top dial got stuck. The camera was under warranty so he sent it to the official repair center. After an hour he returned with the ring working, with the sensor full of dust and the upper display with air bubbles. He sent it back another month. Everything ok but they had lost the flash sync cover. He gave up

I've had my bought new ZS200 for a year. It arrived with non-functioning touch screen settings. Sent it to Panasonic's contractor repair facility in Florida. No issues; it was returned within 10-12 days fully functional. I've had two instances of dust on the sensor which I removed myself with a DIY process shown on KZfaq here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNF3mpqYm6_dXY0.htmlsi=179ZOGrYps1l71vv It worked both times!! 😁 I don't think my copy has the sharpest lens which is a bit soft in the corners but I can live with it. Thanks for your reviews. 👍👍