MacBook won't recognize my camera

I have a MacBook white unibody 2010 running the latest OSX and when I connect my Olympus E-500 to my Mac it will not recognize it. It shows up under USB in system preferences but it wont show in iphoto, image capture, or my desktop. It plugs into windows computers fine but my Mac doesn't seem to recognize it. Anyway to fix this? Thank you!

Hi iDerion, 
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that it can be very frustrating when your computer is not recognizing your camera. In this situation I would recommend troubleshooting the connection with iPhoto. Please use the following article for troubleshooting instructions. 
iPhoto: Troubleshooting Camera Connections
Have a great day, 
Joe

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