Tried to download latest iphone update now stuck in recovery mode.

Tried wirelessly updating iPhone 4 with the lates update.  The initial attempt failed and gave me an error message.  On the second attempt it seemed to work until the screen showed it needed to be connected to itunes. When I did this itunes said the phone was in recovery mode and needed to be reset to factory settings.  The phone has not been backed up for a while.  Is there a way to get out of recovery mode without losing all photos and video that have not been backed up?

Sorted it now, took it to Apple store and explained etc. was nothing could do but restore the phone. Was told to make sure itunes on PC was up-to-date version before updating iphone which could have caused the error.

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