Can't add photos to iphoto wrong format warning

I have a new IMAC my photos were transfered from my old IMAC to iphoto but when I try to import new pics I get a warning that says" unrecognizable format" It's the same camera that worked fine with the old unit.

Hello:
Please post your iPhoto question here:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto
There are a number of people who post there that are expert in iPhoto problems.
Barry

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