<s>
The	O
Sony	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
analog	O
video	O
and	O
still	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
was	O
considerably	O
smaller	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
camcorder	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
at	O
124	O
mm	O
×	O
66	O
mm	O
×	O
44.1mm	O
and	O
380	O
g	O
.	O
This	O
made	O
the	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
small	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
inside	O
a	O
shirt	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
Recording	O
Unit	O
by	O
Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
user-replaceable	O
,	O
the	O
cartridge	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
service	O
part	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
removable	B-Device
media	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
contained	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
considered	O
innovative	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
also	O
featured	O
mechanical	O
linkages	O
for	O
zoom	O
optics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
an	O
engineering	O
marvel	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
achieved	O
only	O
mild	O
success	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
certain	O
engineering	O
trade	O
offs	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
smaller	O
size	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
two	O
AA	O
batteries	O
for	O
power	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
plug-in	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ruvi	B-Algorithm
was	O
briefly	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
