IPhoto imports pictures in small resolution!

This issue wasn't happening until a couple of weeks. When connecting my iPhone 4 to the computer and starting iPhone to import my photos, the result files are smaller than the original files. The information consigned in the iPhoto panel is that my pictures are 2592 x 1936 px. The final output is 360 x 269 px.
Any ideas of what's happening? What can I do to solve it?

Try importing photos from Applications --> Image Capture. Does it occur if you email the photos using the 'Actual Size option?'...is it new photos or old photos too?

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