Fair enough, but I'd wager most articles written about the benefits of the M43 format do bring up the size and weight savings compared to full frame systems. T

Fair enough, but I'd wager most articles written about the benefits of the M43 format do bring up the size and weight savings compared to full frame systems. To me, the smaller sensor in M43 does have a few unique benefits over FF. * faster readout (less rolling-shutter) * less power-consumption and therefore less heat-generation (longer record-time limits, more power for computational photography) * less inertial mass for the sensor & assembly (better sensor-stabilization for hand-held video) * higher wafer yield in manufacturing (hopefully lower cost , if economies-of-scale allow for it)