50.0X Optical Zoom 50.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX50 HS will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
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.
Medium size Body With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Canon SX50 HSis a good compromise between size and functionality.
595g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 106mm With a thickness of 106mm,Canon SX50 HS is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor Canon SX50 HS's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.