How do I check that my photos have synced from my phone to my mac air?

I've not backed up my phone in ages so I backed it up and tried to sync a new playlist to it, then it came up saying "this iPhone is synced to another iTunes" and that I need to completely erase my phone to be able to put one playlist on it.... I've had my mac over a year and my phone for maybe 9 months and it has never been plunged into another laptop or mac?
Is there anyway of bypassing the "erase everything" button?
I dont trust it because overtime this happens I lose a year of photos and all my music I've bought and its really annoying.
Can anyone help?
Thanks xx

Hello Fudge94,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand your concern for you photos when trying to sync or backup to your computer and you are given the prompt to erase your device. To ensure that your photos are stored in your Mac, please follow the instructions in the attached article to import your photos into iPhoto. This process does not use iTunes and will not erase your iPhone. You will be given to keep the photos on your iPhone or delete them after import, however. Please let me know if you have further questions about this process.
iPhoto '11: Import your photos
Have a great day,
Joe

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