Canon Powershot SD400 not recognized by iphoto

I am trying to import pics into iphoto, just like i have done over the past 4 months, however recently my iphoto stopped recognizing the camera. I am connecting via usb, and am sire it is not the connection because it was recognized with the same cord on another mac I have. if anyone knows what could be the problem I would appreciate it.

Merry Christmas Emma,
I don't have the answer to your iPhoto problem but you may be able to get the photos off of the card using Image Capture and then importing them into iPhoto.
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