Camera in 3gs no longer takes photos -- only videos

Since a recent upgrade (don't know which one, but currently running 4.3.5 (8L1) my iPhone no longer takes photos... it only takes videos.
Videos which Iphoto can't email... and can't won't break them up into individual frames.
Why?

This is your first post to this thread, so I don't quite see what point you were making.
Did it ever switch, or has it never worked?
Have you tried rebooting the phone?
Have you tried restoring iOS?

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The only way you can do that is to import them into your library first, but you may have done that already.
The easiest way to tell is to select a photo from the photostream album in iPhoto and ctrl-click on it, if it gives you the option to import it isn't in your iPhoto library, if it offers you the option to show in library it has already been imorted.

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iCloud storage has nothing to do with remaining memory on the phone - only memory for backups and Photostream. The photo has to first be stored on the phone and copies sent to iCloud. If there is not enough available memory on the phone, the photo can't be taken.
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Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this. Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
Take photos and videos - iPhone
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iph1e767793c
Choose a mode. Drag the screen left or right to choose, Video, Photo, Square, or Pano.
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So you want to take a photo when playing a video? Or when recording? Because the second one is possible from the camera app.
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