noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
continuous shooting; burst mode
Photography term for taking multiple shots in rapid succession, often by holding down the shutter button.
このカメラは連写が速い。
This camera has fast continuous shooting.
動きのある被写体を連写で撮る。
I shoot moving subjects using burst mode.
連射 is used for rapid firing of weapons or shooting in games, while 連写 is specific to photography.
Compound of 連 (continuous) and 写 (copy, photograph). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern technical coinage for burst photography.