Should You Buy a Canon Scanner?

Canon is well known for its inkjet printers, digital cameras, camcorders and photo printers.

We've collated all the key information on Canon scanners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 6,800 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 380+ scanners to impartially compare each scanner brand.

Canon are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular scanners. Their scanners start at $55 for the LiDE 300 which is a 2400 x 4800 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and a flatbed scanner and go up to $6,477 for the DR-G1130 which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has an A3 max scan size and a sheetfed / adf scanner. The average price of a new Canon scanner is $1,495.

Is Canon the Best Scanner Brand?

So are Canon scanners any good? We give every scanner a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all scanners we are able to impartially rank all the scanner brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Canon is the 5th best scanner brand out there.

Let's look at how Canon scanners compare to the other scanner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a wide selection of Canon scanners available compared to other scanner brands, with 10 Canon scanners currently on the market in the US. Canon also have better reviews than the typical scanner brand, with the average rating of a Canon scanner being 75%.

Canon have a number of great features including my image garden which sets them apart from the competition.

However Canon scanners tend to be more expensive than most other scanner brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Canon Scanner Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Canon scanner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Canon and then compared this to the other scanner brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		11
4 stars		16
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		852
4 stars		286
3 stars		87
2 stars		62
1 star		185

Over 100% of expert reviews and 77% of user reviews for Canon scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% and 80% respectively across all Scanner brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Canon scanners by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other scanner brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Plustek	Fujitsu	Kodak	HP	Iris	Canon
	65% 10 reviews	80% 2 reviews	79% 10 reviews	74% 8 reviews	77% 3 reviews	78% 5 reviews
	80% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews	76% 5 reviews	82% 2 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review	80% 1 review	60% 1 review	90% 2 reviews
	65% 2 reviews		80% 1 review	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews
	73% 4 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review		80% 1 review
	84% 1 review	88% 1 review		72% 1 review	61% 3 reviews
	50% 1 review	83% 2 reviews	83% 1 review
		90% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
				85% 1 review		79% 2 reviews
	83% 3 reviews
	74% 1 review	80% 1 review			73% 1 review
		85% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	70% 1 review			80% 1 review		70% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews					100% 1 review
	82% 3 reviews
		88% 2 reviews			46% 1 review
				85% 1 review		79% 2 reviews
		93% 1 review				85% 1 review
	86% 1 review	82% 1 review
	100% 1 review	100% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	72% 19 reviews	76% 22 reviews	63% 4 reviews	61% 7 reviews	57% 13 reviews	88% 7 reviews
Average	74% 53 reviews	85% 41 reviews	77% 26 reviews	77% 25 reviews	67% 24 reviews	83% 23 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Scanners Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 5 industry awards for Canon scanners. The table below compares the number of awards received by Canon to other popular scanner brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning scanners

Number of Awards	Plustek	Fujitsu	Kodak	HP	Iris	Canon
	1		1	1		2
		2	1
		1	2
	3
		1		1
					2
	2
				1		1
					2
	2
					1
			1
					1
		1
					1
						1
					1
				1
		1
					1
Other Expert Sites	1		1			1
Total	9	6	6	4	9	5

How Reliable Are Canon Scanners?

We checked over 6,800 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon scanners. over 30 of these reviews mention reliability of which 76% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Canon scanner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Canon scanners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Canon scanners that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

Reliable scanner with fast performance

simple scan built into Linux served me fine

Likes Reliability Color Performance Ease of use

I tried to open the lid to suddenly realize that I had gotten a printer with no built in scanner

NOT RELIABLE

I want to say that more than half are broken

Not only is this a very fragile piece of kit

Likes Instructions Value for money Design Dislikes Setup Copies Performance Reliability Scans Pictures Quality

Features to Look Out For On Canon Scanners

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Canon scanners that set them apart from the competition. These include my image garden.

Canon My Image Garden

Canon scanners that feature my image garden include the Canon CanoScan LiDE 120 ($59) and the Canon CanoScan LIDE220 ($96).

What is the Best High End Canon Scanner?

Canon imageFORMULA DR6010C

600 X 600 DPI

119 X 356MM MAX SCAN SIZE

60ppm ADF SCAN

If you're looking for a high end Canon scanner then the Canon imageFORMULA DR6010C takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 80, but is a bit more expensive at $2,171.

Features We Love:

Supports colour scanning

Duplex scanning

A4 (long)mm max scan size (119x356mm)

Big auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity (100 sheets)

Fast scan speed (auto document feed) (60)

A classic and fully featured 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf flat-bed scanner. It supports colour scanning and has a duplex scanning.

95 Reviews	4 Reviews
83 Features	Fully-Featured
74 Popularity	Quite Popular
69 Value for Money	Good
80 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Purchasers report that Canon imageFORMULA DR6010C has great user reviews with an average user rating of 90%.

The cheapest price that we could find for the imageFORMULA DR6010C in the US is $2,171.00 and in total we found 3 prices for it.

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What is the Best Budget Choice Canon Scanner?

Canon CanoScan LIDE300

2400 X 4800 DPI

4ppm ADF SCAN

At only $50.95 and with a Kagoo Score of 84 the Canon CanoScan LIDE300 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Supports colour scanning

A4 / us lettermm max scan size (216x297mm)

A fully featured and critically acclaimed 2400 x 4800 DPI flatbed scanner, with a fair price. It supports colour scanning and has an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size. Our review analysis indicates that it's very easy to use and to setup, and lightweight.

93 Reviews	198 Reviews
85 Features	Fully-Featured
78 Popularity	Quite Popular
85 Value for Money	Very Good
84 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Purchasers report that Canon CanoScan LIDE300 has great expert reviews and good user reviews with 100% of buyers recommending this scanner to others.

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The cheapest price that we could find for the CanoScan LIDE300 in the US is $50.95 and in total we found 3 prices for it.

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