46.0X Optical Zoom 46.0X Optical Zoom of Fujifilm S8500 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 S8500is a good compromise between size and functionality.
670g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 116mm With a thickness of 116mm,Fujifilm S8500 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor Fujifilm S8500'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.