Importing Only New Photos from iPhone?

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Importing Only New Photos from iPhone?

Is it possible to import just the new photos from my iPhone to my computer using iPhoto? Every time I connect my iPhone it wants to re-import every photo in my camera roll-- not just the ones that are new since the last import. I don't want to delete the older photos from the iPhone and I'm tired of re-importing the same photos over and over and having to delete the duplicates.

iPhoto 6.06, iPhone 3G

(Message cross-posted to iPhoto 6 forum)

Quicksilver Dual G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jan 18, 2009 1:11 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 18, 2009 1:46 PM in response to Greg Parks

No, there is not (in iPhoto 6 - there is in iPhoto 7, part of iLife '08). Delete the old ones during the sync, but add the imported pics to an album that's set to sync to the iPhone, that way they will still be available on the iPhone.

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Answer 2

Jan 18, 2009 1:53 PM in response to Greg Parks

I using iPhoto version 7 included with iLife 08 which allows for this, but I delete all photos from my iPhone after being imported by iPhoto - as I usually do with any other digital camera after the import process is complete.

If I want any of the most recent imported photos available on my iPhone for viewing, I add the photos to an existing iPhoto album that is selected to be transferred to my iPhone followed by a sync, or I create a new iPhoto album for the photos, select the new alum under the Photos tab for my iPhone sync preferences followed by a sync.

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Greg Parks Author

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Jan 18, 2009 1:52 PM in response to neuroanatomist

Thanks-- If I do that, will iPhoto resample the images or "optimize" them for iPhone before syncing?

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Answer 4

Jan 18, 2009 2:05 PM in response to Greg Parks

Yes, but it won't change their resolution (and there's no effect on the pics in iPhoto).

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