Sync Camera roll photos using iTunes?

So I did my first sync after the initial set up. In iTunes, I chose to only sync photos from a couple of folders. Once the sync was complete, I was surprised that the photos from my camera roll was not copied to my mac. I went to the photo tab and wanted to choose to sync the camera roll photos, but there is no option for doing that.
The only work around I did, was to launch iphoto and import the photos from my iphone 3G. How do I set it up in itunes so that the photos from the camera roll will be sync'd automatically each time??

When the iPhone includes photos that were captured by the iPhone, it is also detected and treated as a digital camera when connected, so such photos are not included with the iTunes sync process.
If you use iPhoto for storing photos, you can use iPhoto for the import. If not, you can also use the Image Capture application located in your Applications folder to import these photos to the designated location on your hard drive.
How do I set it up in itunes so that the photos from the camera roll will be sync'd automatically each time??
You can't, but you can have iPhoto launch automatically when your iPhone is connected which will occur only when your iPhone includes photos that were captured by your iPhone. The import process by iPhoto or Image Capture is not automatic, but you can have either one launch automatically.

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Do you have a Mac or Windows PC?
If a Mac, you can import the photos taken by the iPhone into iPhoto as with any other digital camera deleting the photos from the camera roll and then add select photos back to the iPhone via iTunes.
If you have a Windows PC, what do you use to import photos taken by a digital camera? Whatever that is can be used in the same way to import photos taken by the iPhone.
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Hi marawschino,
If you are having issues syncing photos back from your iPhone to your PC, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
Regards,
- Brenden

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