Should You Buy a Canon Scanner?

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

We've collated all the key information on Canon scanners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 4,200 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 370+ scanners to impartially compare each scanner brand.

Canon are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular scanners. Their scanners start at $59 for the CanoScan LiDE 120 which is a 2400 x 4800 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and a flatbed scanner and go up to $4,663 for the DR-G1100 which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has a misc max scan size and a sheetfed / adf scanner. The average price of a new Canon scanner is $1,114.

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 4th 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 79%.

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		10
4 stars		8
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		496
4 stars		189
3 stars		42
2 stars		43
1 star		59

Over 100% of expert reviews and 83% of user reviews for Canon scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 87% and 85% 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	Fujitsu	Plustek	HP	Iris	Xerox	Canon
	78% 4 reviews	64% 13 reviews	71% 7 reviews	80% 1 review	76% 8 reviews	78% 4 reviews
	80% 2 reviews	73% 4 reviews		80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	82% 2 reviews		90% 2 reviews
	89% 3 reviews	50% 1 review			83% 2 reviews
	88% 1 review	84% 1 review	72% 1 review	61% 3 reviews
	80% 1 review	40% 1 review	80% 1 review	60% 1 review		90% 2 reviews
		70% 2 reviews			75% 2 reviews
		75% 1 review		73% 2 reviews
		70% 1 review	80% 1 review			70% 1 review
			65% 2 reviews		60% 1 review
		83% 3 reviews
	80% 1 review	74% 1 review		73% 1 review
		88% 2 reviews			63% 1 review
	90% 1 review				90% 1 review	70% 1 review
		82% 3 reviews
	88% 2 reviews
pcproffesionale.it	90% 1 review	70% 1 review
		90% 2 reviews
		80% 1 review			100% 1 review
				100% 1 review		90% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	73% 30 reviews	66% 9 reviews	68% 9 reviews	55% 10 reviews		90% 8 reviews
Average	83% 48 reviews	73% 47 reviews	74% 23 reviews	73% 20 reviews	72% 19 reviews	81% 17 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	Fujitsu	Plustek	HP	Iris	Xerox	Canon
	2		1	1	3	2
	3				1
	1		1		1
		3
			1			2
	1				1
				2
		2
		2
				1
				1
				1
	1
	1
	1
					1
				1
					1
				1
					1
Other Expert Sites	2	1	1			1
Total	12	8	4	8	9	5

How Reliable Are Canon Scanners?

We checked over 4,200 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon scanners. 20 of these reviews mention reliability of which 55% were positive. Therefore the 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

The scanner built in software can bring back faded B

scratches not being eliminated on scanned picture consider it is a newly developed negative 35mm film

So if you are looking for a reliable product I suggest trying one from a different company - not Canon

NOT RELIABLE

Not only is this a very fragile piece of kit

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 220 ($55) and the Canon CanoScan LiDE 120 ($59).

What is the Best Mid-Range Canon Scanner?

Canon imageFORMULA DR-C225 II

600 X 600 DPI

25ppm ADF SCAN

A great mid range choice, priced at $337 is the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C225 II, which has a Kagoo Score of 78.

Features We Love:

Supports colour scanning

A4 / us lettermm max scan size (216x297mm)

Duplex scanning

RoHS compliance

A fully featured and low cost 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf flat-bed scanner. It has a duplex scanning and an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size and supports colour scanning.

82 Features	Fully-Featured
79 Value for Money	Very Good
78 Kagoo Score	Very Good

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