Ipod being recognised as a camera

I have recently downloaded the latest version of i-tunes.
However when now I plug in my ipod it is stating that the device is a camera and I cannot update anything.
Anyone got any ideas?
Very annoying!

Hello wrelts84,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Your iPod is most likely being recognized as a camera because you have saved photos on it. If you remove them and try to reconnect your iPod, it should appear correctly in iTunes. Saved photos could include saved email attachments as well as screen shots you have taken on your iPod Touch.
Go to the "Saved Photos" album under Photos and delete all the photos from that album and see if that helps.
B-rock

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