Annoying iPhoto sync

Have a 3G iPhone, how can I get it to stop opening iPhoto and attempting to import every time I dock the phone? (I have everything unchecked in iTunes under Photo)
My library is pretty big and my computer's not all that fast so it's becoming somewhat annoying that I have to wait for it to open and then close each time I want to charge my phone.

Since your problem tends to be more with computer speed and having to wait for iPhoto to load, but you still want a way to download photos from your other camera, you might use Image Capture instead. You can set Image Capture to be the default App that runs when a camera is connected. It will load up much faster for when iPhone is connected. When your other camera connects, you just have one added step after importing. Image Capture puts your photos into your iPhoto folder, not into the iPhoto app. So drag your newly imported photos onto iPhoto in your dock, and you're done.
This will save you some hassle from having to load iPhoto all the time.

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