Compact Body Compact body of Canon SX240 HS makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
224g This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
20.0X Optical Zoom 20.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX240 HS will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor Canon SX240 HS'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.