Unrecognized Format when importing

Recently, when I try to import photos from my camera, I receive a message that they cannot be imported because of an unrecognized format. In the past, I have imported photos from my camera without any trouble. I have used a USB cable between my camera and my iMac. Also, I have imported the same photos from my camera into another photo program without difficulty.
What can I do to import these photos into iPhoto?
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
Vernon

It could be a corrupted memory card. First see if you can use Image Capture up upload the files to a folder on the Desktop or use a card reader.
Once you have them on the hard drive reformat the card using the camera (I do that after every upload rather than have iPhoto do the deleting), take some test shots and try again.
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