Xbox 360: How to view pictures on an Xbox 360 console (909161)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Xbox Video Game System

SUMMARY

This article describes how to view pictures or images by using an Xbox 360 console. You can view pictures from a portable USB device, from a computer on a home network, or from a disc like a CD or a DVD.

MORE INFORMATION

To view images by using the Xbox 360 console, follow these steps:
  1. In the Media section of the Xbox Dashboard, select Pictures.
  2. Select the picture source. After you select the appropriate picture source, you can preview the pictures.
  3. Select the picture that you want to view, and then press the A button.

    Notes
    • You can play your pictures in a slide show, apply a picture as a background image, or move among different picture folders. You cannot copy pictures to your Xbox 360 console.
    • To start a slide show, press the Play button on the menu.
    • The console maintains the folder hierarchy of any attached storage devices, computers, or CDs/DVDs.
  4. Use any one or more of the following options when you view pictures:
    • Pause
      When you use this option, the current image remains in view.
    • Go to previous picture
    • Stop
      When you use this option, the images no longer appear.
    • Go to next image
    • Toggle shuffle on/off
      When you use this option, you view random images.
    • Toggle repeat on/off
      When you use this option, you view the same images repeatedly.
    • Rotate image clockwise
    • Rotate image counterclockwise (anticlockwise)
You can view pictures on your Xbox 360 console in the following ways:
  • From a portable device
  • From another device on your home network
  • From a CD or from a DVD

View pictures from a portable device

To view pictures on your Xbox 360 console from a portable device, you must have a USB cable, a compatible portable device such as a digital camera or a mass storage device. Additionally, you must have pictures in the correct file format. You view the pictures from the Media section in the Xbox Dashboard.

Note Some cameras may appear as portable devices and not as digital cameras. This behavior is by design. Cameras that use USB mass storage appear as portable devices.

For more information about how to view pictures from a portable device, visit the following Web site:

http://www.xbox.com/media

View pictures from another device on your home network

You can stream pictures over your home network by using Microsoft Windows Media Connect or Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender. For more information about how to stream pictures over your home network, visit the following Web site:

http://www.xbox.com/media

View pictures from a CD or from a DVD

You can view pictures from a CD or from a DVD in the disc drive of the Xbox 360 console. For more information about how to view pictures from a CD or from a DVD, visit the following Web site:

http://www.xbox.com/media

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/20/2006
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