50.0X Optical Zoom 50.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX540 HS will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Medium size Body With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Canon SX540 HSis a good compromise between size and functionality.
442g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 92mm With a thickness of 92mm,Canon SX540 HS is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor Canon SX540 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.