Lost pics to accidental sync... Help!

I was recently given a used iPod Classic by my wife when she upgraded to the iPhone4. I downloaded iTunes and was working my way through set up when I discovered that the iPod had started syncing my photos from my computer, REPLACING some 700+ pictures from my 4yo son's past, some of which only existed there. (Yeah... I know. They should have been backed up, but that is a discussion I have had a hundred times with the Mrs and has fallen on def ears.)
I stopped the sync as soon as I had noticed it, but her pictures are gone. Is there any way to recover them?

Thanks. I had just switched to disk mode when I noticed the sync happening. I did not do this manually, so it sounds like a lost cause. Apple makes some great products, but it really shouldn't be this easy to lose your data. Maybe they're too smart. There was no warning about erasing anything, no "Are you sure" prompts, and now a huge chunk of my son's life in pictures is gone.
Thank you again for your response.
Feeling dejected,
MaskedManVT

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