Compact Body Compact body of Canon SX120 IS makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
285g This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
10.0X Optical Zoom 10.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX120 IS will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Body Thickness 45mm With a thickness of 45mm,Canon SX120 IS is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.5" (5.744 x 4.308 mm) sensor Canon SX120 IS's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No RAW shooting capability RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.