Iphoto thinks my sony psp is a camera... What do I do?

I just upgraded from ilife '06 to ilife '08 today, and I'm having lots and lots of unpleasant surprises. The latest is that iPhoto now thinks my Sony PSP is a camera.
***? This certainly wasn't a problem with iPhoto 6; how do I prevent this while still letting iPhoto recognize my real cameras?

Evidently the formatting of the PSP is such that iPhoto thinks it's a memory card in a camera. You will have to open Image Capture, go to its Preferences and set None as the application to open when a camera is connected. Then manually launch iPhoto when you connect your camera to upload. That's your only option.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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