Compact Body Compact body of Kodak Z980 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
24.0X Optical Zoom 24.0X Optical Zoom of Kodak Z980 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.
445g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 105mm With a thickness of 105mm,Kodak Z980 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.33 sensor Kodak Z980's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.