My compouter only recognizes iphone as camera

I am trying to sync my iPhone 3GS to my computer so that I can update teh operating system, etc. 
When I plug my iPhone into hte USB, it recognizes my iPhone as a camera, and I cannot sync

iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows - Support - Apple
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X - Support - Apple

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