An image enhancer device for use with a mobile electronic device, the image enhancer device comprising: a housing configured to attach to a mobile electronic device having a digital camera; an image manipulator comprising a reflective surface, the image manipulator being coupled to a first region of the housing to reflect incoming light from an object of interest from a first axis directed towards the first region of the housing towards a second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are arranged at an angle to one another, and wherein the second axis is aligned with an image sensor of the digital camera; an aimer having an aiming element comprising an aiming light source configured to emit at least one aiming light beam; an illuminator having an illumination element configured to direct at least one illumination light beam from the housing towards the object of interest, wherein the illuminator comprises an illuminator light source configured to emit the at least one illumination light beam; and electronics that provides, via a port of the mobile electronic device, bi-directional communication between the image enhancer device and the mobile electronic device, wherein the image enhancer device allows for scanning of images and bar codes using the image enhancer device with the digital camera of the mobile electronic device; characterized in that: the aiming element is arranged relative to the housing to direct the at least one aiming light beam towards the object of interest along the first axis; the housing of the image enhancer device incorporates at least one input configured to initiate a scan sequence of the object of interest; the bi-directional communication carries, via the port, first data from the image enhancer device regarding activation of the at least one input to initiate the scan sequence of the object of interest and control the mobile electronic device and wherein the bidirectional communication carries, via the port, second data from the mobile electronic device to control the aimer and the illuminator of the image enhancer device. a housing configured to attach to a mobile electronic device having a digital camera; an image manipulator comprising a reflective surface, the image manipulator being coupled to a first region of the housing to reflect incoming light from an object of interest from a first axis directed towards the first region of the housing towards a second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are arranged at an angle to one another, and wherein the second axis is aligned with an image sensor of the digital camera; an aimer having an aiming element comprising an aiming light source configured to emit at least one aiming light beam; an illuminator having an illumination element configured to direct at least one illumination light beam from the housing towards the object of interest, wherein the illuminator comprises an illuminator light source configured to emit the at least one illumination light beam; and electronics that provides, via a port of the mobile electronic device, bi-directional communication between the image enhancer device and the mobile electronic device, wherein the image enhancer device allows for scanning of images and bar codes using the image enhancer device with the digital camera of the mobile electronic device; characterized in that: the aiming element is arranged relative to the housing to direct the at least one aiming light beam towards the object of interest along the first axis; the housing of the image enhancer device incorporates at least one input configured to initiate a scan sequence of the object of interest; the bi-directional communication carries, via the port, first data from the image enhancer device regarding activation of the at least one input to initiate the scan sequence of the object of interest and control the mobile electronic device and wherein the bidirectional communication carries, via the port, second data from the mobile electronic device to control the aimer and the illuminator of the image enhancer device. the aiming element is arranged relative to the housing to direct the at least one aiming light beam towards the object of interest along the first axis; the housing of the image enhancer device incorporates at least one input configured to initiate a scan sequence of the object of interest; the bi-directional communication carries, via the port, first data from the image enhancer device regarding activation of the at least one input to initiate the scan sequence of the object of interest and control the mobile electronic device and wherein the bidirectional communication carries, via the port, second data from the mobile electronic device to control the aimer and the illuminator of the image enhancer device.