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Hi there,
I am a new user of the Genius feature. I was using Pandora and other Internet radios before. But, this Genius feature excited me, so, I switched, should say.
But, there are some serious problems with iTunes Genius that I do not get it. For instance, the songs are not well arranged by iTunes. Although they call it "Genius", sometimes songs show up in a playlist that does not make sense. For instance, a new song shows up in a playlist auto-generated by Genius called "Classic Rock Mix". Is there anyway possible to manipulate the Genius results? Or, can we remove any song from the Genius list, which we think is not relevant to the playlist type?
Regards
Ritesh

It sounds like you are mixing up several different things (or not using the terminology that Apple uses).
One thing is backup. You can backup via icloud or via iTunes and there is no reason you cannot do both -- I do and the second link below from Apple gives instructions. Doing a backup will include photos from the Camera Roll in the backup but you will not be able to see the results -- all of the backup data will be stored on iCloud or on your computer in files that are not designed to be accessed by you for any purpose other than restoring to your phone in the event of a problem. More information on backup:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5262
If you simply want to transfer photos from an iPhone to a computer, the terminology Apple uses for that is "import" and it is done without iTunes. New photos (taken after you change the setting) can be done via PhotoStream which is a cloud based option. The other option is via cable. Instructions for both: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
Syncing via iTunes (with regard to photos) is used to transfer photos the other direction -- from the computer to the phone. Instructions for that http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

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