Problem Loading Photos into iPhoto

I recently started downloading my pictures from my digital camera into iPhoto 5. I don't like deleting the pictures from my memory card because I print them from my card and also download them to other computers. Every time I plug in my camera it goes through every single picture. Every time I tell it not to download duplicates and to apply this to every picture, but it takes a lot of time to go through the hundreds of pictures on my card before it gets to the 3 at the end that I want to download. Also, I don't want some of the pictures on my mac and delete them from iPhoto (because I don't know how to prevent it from downloading them in the first place), but the next time I plug in my camera it downloads them all over again! Are there ways to bypass these problems? Thanks!
By the way- my camera is the Canon Powershot A75

hi newmacusers,
I download my photos with Image Capture (you can choose which images to download).
I then put them in a dated folder and import that folder into iPhoto. I keep all my dated folders of images till I have enough to burn them to DVD as a backup of just my images.
Using Image Capture to download images and video clips:
Open up Image Capture which is found in the Applications folder.
When it is opened, go to Image Capture/Preferences
Under the General button choose
Camera: When a camera is connected, open Image Capture.
The next time you connect your camera Image Capture will open.
In the window that opens you will see an Options button. Click on that button to set your options.
To find out more about Image Capture (it can do a lot more) Click on Help in the menu bar when Image Capture is open.
iPhoto: How to Change the "Open Automatically" Preference
If you find you can't change any of Image Captures preferences or can't access any drop down menus or they are greyed out, check to make sure Image Capture is loose in the Applications folder and not within a sub folder.
Lori

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