+1 on Rick's comments in regards to looking at mirrorless
Perhaps look into the Olympus or Panasonic Micro Four Thirds range of cameras? Great performance and lightweight.
I carry my Olympus E-M10 MkII with me when I go out, but don't necessarily want to take a great deal of camera gear with me, as it is small and lightweight.
Here is my E-M10 MkII with a 14-42 EZ lens on (showing the lens extended) with a pencil for size reference.
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It shoots in RAW mode, and produces nice results (
check out this AP thread).