SanDisk Cruzer 8Gb Thumb Drive treated as camera - iPhoto launch...

Hello all.
Recently got a new SanDisk Cruzer 8Gb Thumb Drive, usually these drives are pre-formatted to run on both Win PC and Macs.
When I plug the drive into my iMac at home or my MacBook, iPhoto will launch, regardless if I have files in it... normally I would have jpeg picture files, and once in a while, some movie files. All these times, iPhoto will launch, treating it like a camera.
The interesting thing is when I launch Image Capture, inside the thumb drive info, it is listed as a camera!
So how do I or how can I go about it changing the thumb drive's "identity" from a camera to a thumb/flash drive?
Thanks and cheers

So how do I or how can I go about it changing the thumb drive's "identity" from a camera to a thumb/flash drive?
Reformat it to something different using Disk Utility. The reason iPhoto/Image Capture is making the mistake is because it's the same format as a camera.
Or
iPhoto -> Preferences -> General -> Connecting Camera Opens... and choose 'No Application' from the drop down. This way nothing will happen when you connect the card unless you manually launch iPhoto or Image Capture.
Regards
TD

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