12.0X Optical Zoom 12.0X Optical Zoom of Fujifilm S1500 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,Fujifilm S1500is a good compromise between size and functionality.
345g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 68mm With a thickness of 68mm,Fujifilm S1500 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor Fujifilm S1500'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.