Oscar's MiniScan for HP photo scanner 1000

Oscar's MiniScan is a lightweight and fairly simple to handle piece of software created to handle images generated by the HP photo scanner 1000 device, a small-sized scanner that behaves similar to a USB drive.

The utility experiences a brief and uneventful setup operation, subsequent to which it allows you to start working with it right away, enabling you to configure its functioning in just a couple of clicks.

The main window of Oscar's MiniScan comprises all of its functions and customizable parameters, so you will not need to look too far in order to figure out how to use it to the best of its abilities.

For starters, you will need to connect the HP photo scanner 1000 to your computer, pressing the ‘Refresh’ button until the drive letter appears and you can select it from a drop-down menu.

Despite claiming it only works with that precise type of scanner, during testing, it was found that Oscar's MiniScan actually detects any USB drive connected to the PC, identifying all JPG pictures stored on them; however, this feature may not have been intended.

In terms of output preferences, the program allows you to define the destination folder, optionally letting you rotate them right or left by ninety degrees. It also features an ‘Auto-Crop’ component that you can use, should certain images need to be cut down.

Once it detects the device, Oscar's MiniScan will automatically begin copying the photos from the scanner (or the USB stick) to the previously defined location, without you having to click any buttons or confirm its actions. However, you do not have the possibility of modifying the name of the imported files, all of them being saved as numbered ‘Scan’ JPGs.

To conclude, Oscar's MiniScan is a straightforward application intended mainly for automatically transferring pictures from the HP photo scanner 1000 to your PC; nonetheless, it can also be used for removable memory drives, with equal success.