No AirPlay functionality in Photos App

Hi,
I've read that many have been able to transfer photos from the camera roll using AirPlay, it's also previewed in Apple's video. But after upgrading to 4.2.1 I have no AirPlay button in my photos app at all. It works everywhere else it should be. Any thoughts on this? I don't have an Apple TV on my network yet but surely the button should still be there, it is everywhere else.
Cheers

It will play your photos slideshows after the 4.2.1 update, but there is a bug in the iOS software. The slideshow(s) play over Apple TV using AirPlay, but only play with the basic cross dissolve transition and all photos only show for 2 seconds. All user defined slideshow options are disabled when the AirPlay slideshow is enabled, but reappear on the iphone, ipod touch, etc. once the photos slideshow is played on the iOS device. Definitely a bug in 4.2.1, as I'm sure other things will be noticed and hopefully fixed soon.

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