Problems importing with iPhoto 5

I am having problems importing photos from my Sony DSC-T1 camera.
The import process is very inconsistent. With the first attempt at importing maybe 50% of the images have horizontal lines with color shifts. I will delete the bad imports and start the import process again.This time, of the original bad imports, maybe a third of those will import correctly. The rest will take another two or three import attempts before they import cleanly. In addition new photos will show up between imports that weren't there in the original import.
Help! Whats going on? Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
PowerBook G4 1.67 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi mhdubi,
I just read this article and even though your camera is not listed as one of the ones affected, it could still be your problem.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/chip-problem-with-some- digital-cameras-and-camcorders-1105.htm
Lori

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