Can I change iTune's accounts without losing everything?

I want to switch phones to sync to my iTunes/computer instead of a shared family computer. I now have the bigger computer so it makes more sense to do this instead of eating up space on a laptop. However, is there a way to do that without losing all the pictures,contacts, and APPS that I already have?

Pictures and contacts aren't touched unless you select to transfer photos from the new or different computer and select to sync contacts with a supported address book app on the new or different computer.
All iTunes content on the iPhone will be erased first when transferring iTunes content from a new or different computer  unless you transfer the iTunes library from the computer being used to sync the iPhone per the instructions included with this link.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
All photos on your iPhone that were transferred from the shared family computer need to be transferred to the new or different computer.
Apps can be re-downloaded.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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