Updating to ios 6.0.1, failed, wants me to restore.

I've tried turning my iphone on and off but it just shows the image of the cord with an arrow towards itunes. When I plug it in it says it's in recovery mode, that it's unamed (I had named it), capacity is n/a and so is software version and serial number. Should I do what it says and restore it? It doesn't give a "restore from backup" option, just to factory settings. And would I be able to get my photos (camera roll) back if I restored to factory settings, then from a backup?

Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
To minimise loss... Connect to iTunes on the computer you Usually Sync with and Restore from the most recent Backup...
Details here...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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