Large Type 1.4 (18.4 x 12.3mm) sensor Large sensor in Canon V1 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
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.
426g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 53mm With a thickness of 53mm,Canon V1 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
X Optical Zoom Having a camera with higher zoom ratio would be more practical.