Should You Buy a Canon Scanner?

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

We've collated all the key information on Canon scanners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 4,000 user and expert reviews and 50+ 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 $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 $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 $1,573.

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.

Canon have better reviews than the typical scanner brand, with the average rating of a Canon scanner being 79%. Canon also have a number of great features including my image garden which sets them apart from the competition.

There's a smaller selection of Canon scanners available compared to other scanner brands, with only 14 Canon scanners currently on the market in the US. Canon scanners also 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		7
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		485
4 stars		184
3 stars		41
2 stars		41
1 star		57

Over 100% of expert reviews and 83% of user reviews for Canon scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 86% and 86% 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	HP	Epson	Xerox	Canon
	64% 12 reviews	80% 3 reviews	73% 7 reviews	80% 6 reviews	76% 8 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	40% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	60% 1 review		90% 2 reviews
	73% 4 reviews	80% 1 review			80% 1 review
	70% 1 review		80% 1 review	85% 2 reviews		70% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews				75% 2 reviews
		80% 1 review	82% 2 reviews		100% 1 review
	84% 1 review	88% 1 review	72% 1 review	72% 1 review
			85% 1 review	83% 1 review		79% 2 reviews
	83% 3 reviews			80% 1 review
	50% 1 review	83% 1 review			83% 2 reviews
		90% 1 review		90% 1 review	90% 1 review	70% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews				100% 1 review
			65% 2 reviews		60% 1 review
	82% 3 reviews
			85% 1 review	83% 1 review		83% 1 review
		80% 2 reviews		80% 1 review
		66% 1 review		59% 1 review
	75% 1 review				63% 1 review
	90% 2 reviews
	74% 1 review	80% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	71% 13 reviews	74% 17 reviews	64% 7 reviews	57% 4 reviews		92% 7 reviews
Average	71% 47 reviews	81% 31 reviews	76% 23 reviews	75% 20 reviews	73% 18 reviews	80% 16 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Scanners Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 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	HP	Epson	Xerox	Canon
		2	1	2	3	1
	3			1
		1		1	1
			1			2
		1			1
	2
			1		1
						1
		1
		1
			1
	1
					1
					1
					1
		1
				1
	1
				1
		1
Total	7	8	4	6	9	4

How Reliable Are Canon Scanners?

We checked over 4,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon scanners. 20 of these reviews mention reliability of which 62% 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

Good build quality

We have been needing one of these since our overpriced Nikon negative scanner broke for the second time

Scanner seems sturdy

NOT RELIABLE

So not impressed with the reliability of this machine or with Canon's customer service

I want to say that more than half are broken

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 LIDE220 ($96) and the Canon CanoScan LiDE 120 ($59).