Duplicate photos in import

Hello,
When importing photos each photo is duplicated. I checked preferences in iPhoto but don't see where this is an option to uncheck. It's wierd and annoying. Is this a normal function of iPhoto? Any way to stop this?
Thank you.

My bad let me correct my statement: I insert the card into the laptop, open iPhoto and the photos come up. Each photo has an exact duplication. So, I see them BEFORE importing into iPhoto.
Is my camera creating the duplicates?

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