Continuous shooting rate is the number of frames per second (FPS) that a camera can capture. The higher the rate, the better the camera. Be aware that many camera brands out there play around with this value to give us the illusion that it's higher than it really is. While it is useful to have a high FPS, it's not essential to taking good quality photos.
Thanks to major technological advances over the last few decades, virtually every modern digital camera also gives you the capability to record video. Some of them even let you record in HD and even 4K. Some cameras offer frame rates over 60fps. In this event, you can record video in slow motion.