How to prevent iPhoto 09 to start-up

Good day,
Whenever I plug in my Olympus recorder, iPhoto does a start-up.
Is there a way to prevent iPhoto 09 to start-up
when connecting to a camera or another device (as above)?
Nothing in iPhoto preferences, maybe a command line in Terminal?
bw, Omar K N

iPhoto Preference -> General Pane -> Connecting Camera Opens... and select No Application from the dropdown.
Regards
TD

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