<s>
The	O
Mattel	B-Algorithm
Vidster	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Algorithm
tapeless	I-Algorithm
camcorder	O
that	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
toy	O
and	O
sold	O
around	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
LCD	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
2x	O
digital	O
zoom	O
,	O
and	O
records	O
into	O
AVI	O
320x240	O
video	O
files	O
encoded	O
with	O
the	O
M-JPEG	B-Application
codec	O
at	O
15	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
with	O
22kHz	O
monaural	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
four	O
AA	O
batteries	O
,	O
and	O
records	O
onto	O
SD	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	O
(	O
512MB	O
maximum	O
capacity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1/8	O
"	O
jack	O
for	O
an	O
external	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1/8	O
"	O
jack	O
that	O
provides	O
NTSC	O
composite	O
video	O
output	O
with	O
audio	O
,	O
a	O
mini-USB	O
connector	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
data	O
on	O
the	O
SD	O
memory	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tripod	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
is	O
appreciated	O
for	O
the	O
unique	O
aesthetic	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
footage	O
it	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
M-JPEG	B-Application
video	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
is	O
so	O
highly	O
compressed	O
,	O
the	O
footage	O
exhibits	O
constantly	O
visible	O
macroblocks	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
square	O
blocky	O
artifacts	O
from	O
encoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
only	O
has	O
auto-exposure	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
exposure	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
is	O
constantly	O
automatically	O
white-balancing	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lens	O
of	O
the	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
is	O
extremely	O
small	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
image	O
with	O
slight	O
vignetting	O
of	O
image	O
sharpness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
media	O
projects	O
by	O
experimental	O
filmmakers	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
Fisher-Price	O
Pixelvision	O
camera	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
artistic	O
effect	O
by	O
a	O
previous	O
generation	O
of	O
media	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixelvision	O
friendly	O
film	O
festival	O
,	O
PXL	O
THIS	O
,	O
inspired	O
a	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
film	O
festival	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
VIDSTER	B-Algorithm
THIS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
—	O
A	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
user	O
on	O
YouTube	O
created	O
a	O
community	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
Corner	O
where	O
people	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
can	O
share	O
their	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
videos	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
indie	O
rock	O
band	O
Girls	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
for	O
their	O
song	O
which	O
was	O
shot	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
on	O
four	O
Vidsters	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
simultaneous	O
channels	O
of	O
Video	O
(	O
shot	O
on	O
a	O
Vidster	B-Algorithm
)	O
documenting	O
his	O
life	O
in	O
Olympia	O
WA	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
