A model displays a Casio camera in an underwater case one day before the opening of the Photokina 2006 World Fair for Imaging in Cologne September 25, 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Casio unveiled a digital still camera capable of shooting up to 60 full-resolution images in one second, media reported Monday.

    The high-speed shooting and super slow-motion features are a first in consumer cameras, being typically found on much more expensive and dedicated professional models. Their inclusion in the Exilim Pro EX-F1 tops a two-year development project by Casio that sought to come up with just such a new feature, said Takashi Onoda, an engineer at Casio's research center that developed the camera.

    Among the top features of the EX-F1 is the fast-shooting mode that will snap up to 60 images at the camera's full 6-megapixel resolution. The length of time over which they are shot is set by the user, and can be between one second and one minute. After the images are shot, the user can browse through them to find, for example, the exact moment at which a baseball player's bat hits the ball, or a baby gives a perfect smile.

    To further help get that perfect picture, the camera can record up to 60 images before the shutter button is pressed. It does this by constantly recording and overwriting pictures as soon as the shutter button is pressed halfway down.

    The maximum number of images recorded in burst mode remains 60, but the feature allows those slow on the shutter to have, for example, 20 images saved from immediately before the shutter is pushed and 40 from immediately afterwards.

    The high-speed mode slows down when the flash needs to be used. With the camera's built-in flash it's possible to shoot up to 20 pictures at seven images per second.