Ipod seen as digital camera??

when i plug in my ipod it doesnt show up in itunes but it does show up in my computer. the problem is its seen as a digital camera. ive tried every usb port on my computer, reinstalling itunes, and switching the autoplay thing to take no action. it still wont show up in itunes though.

Exactly. Since I took a couple of screen shots (just for fun) whenever I synched it opened iPhoto and it showed my Touch with a blank photo. I then went to (on my Touch) Photos>Photo Albums>Saved Photos>Delete Photo. Once I did that, it no longer opened my photo program on my computer.
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