24.0X Optical Zoom 24.0X Optical Zoom of Panasonic FZ40 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.
Medium size Body With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Panasonic FZ40is a good compromise between size and functionality.
494g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 92mm With a thickness of 92mm,Panasonic FZ40 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.33 sensor Panasonic FZ40's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.