Displaying Images with the Image Element
The Image is a FrameworkElement that makes it easy to display both local or remote images on the phone.
The Image element supports two image formats: PNG and JPEG, and displays indexed images with 1, 4, or 8 bit color-depth, or true color images with 24 or 32 bit color-depth.
The Image.Source property is used to set the URI of the image file location. This value can be either an absolute or relative URI. A URI can be used to specify a source file from a variety of locations, including the following:
The current assembly
A referenced assembly
The XAP file
An external network, such as an image on the ...
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