Cannot delete orphaned photos on the ipad

Using iTunes in Windows 7. I had to reinstall iTunes (on a new computer), set it up w all my media and re-sync my iPad to this new installation of iTunes.
As a result of some confusion and syncing that were cancelled etc, I now have 4+ GB of pictures on my iPad that I cannot find any way to delete!!.
The "sync photos from" option for Photos for the iPad in iTunes is disabled. If I enable it, it copes t new set of photos. On unchecking the box, it deletes these newly copied photos and leaves the original ones on the iPad.
On the iPad, I can see the photos taking up space in Settings-General-Usage, but I have no option to delete them in there.
Even inside the Photos app, I see the albums, and photos collections, but if select some pictures, there is no Delete option to delete the pictures!!
How do I get rid of these pics and free up space on my iPad? but not delete them on my PC.
Plus, If I could, how do I select entire albums to delete them?
Aloke

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Hi.
I've been using the iPad to collect photos form my digital cameras.
I have a few thousand of such photos on my iPad.
Today I wanted to delete them (because they take a lot of memory and are synched anyway after correction).
I could only find how to delete them by selecting them one by one on the iPad .
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How stupid is that that you can import thousands of photos on the iPad and not delete them in under 1000 clics?
I just found out that I still have iPhoto on my Mac, so I am going to import pictures from the iPad to iPhoto and use the option to delete them.
Anyone with a less ridiculous solution?
Thanks in advance,
Jerome.

Michael Superczynski wrote:
Care to clue us in on how you do that?
The iPad's file system is hidden and not accessible unless perhaps you have jailbroken the iPad.
Not jailbroken. The OP asked about photos that were imported, not sync'ed.
Quote: "I've been using the iPad to collect photos from my digital cameras.
I have a few thousand of such photos on my iPad."
The import photo albums generated using the CCK are accessable just like the "Saved Photos" album.
As far as "clueing you in on how I do that", see my previous post.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
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Wow. That's weird.
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