OSX not recognizing digital camera

Suddenly, neither iPhoto nor Image Capture are opering with or recognizing my Canon digital camera when I connect it. The camera has worked with both programs flawlessly until now.
I've changed the batteries in the camera and have tried the connector cable in both USB ports on my MacBook Pro, no luck. I don't believe there's any preference in my camera for choosing whether the device will appear as a hard drive when connected to the computer. There aren't any error messages, other than in Image Capture: "no camera or scanner detected." More detaiil:
- version of iPhoto '09: 8.1.2
- version of the Operating System: Snow Leopard, 10.6.8
- 13" MacBook Pro
I'm in the process of repairing permissions through Disk Utility. Any other ideas in case that doesn't work?
Thanks!

Okay--after repairing permissions and restarting, removing the image storage card and putting it back in, the finder does recognize the camera. Whew! I really didn't want to reformat the card and lose my photos!

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