Camera Doesn't Show Up in iPhoto

OS 10.6.7
Canon G11
I never had any problem with iPhoto recognizing the camera before.
I would connect it with the USB cable, the icon would show on the Left side panel and the Import button would show, allowing me to get the photos from the camera into iPhoto.
Now all of a sudden - nothing and I'm sure that it's not the cable that's faulty.
Any ideas as to why, out of the blue, iPhoto does not recognize the camera?
I've got a lot of photos trapped in the G11 !
     Thanks
     John

Possibilities:
Damaged Cable
Damaged port on the Computer
Damaged port on the Camera
Damaged Directory on the Card
Software on the Mac
Software on the Camera
You can eliminate many of the possibilities simply by trying the camera in another computer. If it works there, then we know the issue is with your Mac, if not, then we can guess the camera.
Or, use USB Card reader - if it fails there, we can suspect the camera or the card etc.
Have you tried Image Capture (in your Applications Folder)?
Regards
TD

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