Canon imageFORMULA R10 Portable Document Scanner, 2-Sided Scanning with 20 Page Feeder, Easy Setup for Home or Office, Includes Software, (4861C001)

I love the combination of the small, fold-up form factor and the existence of the fold-out guides for the paper(s) to be scanned. I also like that if I feed it a double-sided document, it knows to scan both sides without me having to find a setting in the software. The on-board software is pretty intuitive in general, although I sometimes forget to click “Finish,” which leads to PDFs that appear to exist on my computer but can’t be accessed until I click “Finish.” Also, the software doesn’t launch automatically for me when I open the device – the scanner appears like a USB drive in Windows Explorer; I have to open that “drive” in Explorer and double-click the software .exe to start it, but that’s no big deal. And the software starts up faster than scanning software I’ve used with previous, otherwise better scanners.

A bigger deal is that the scanner has trouble sensing and gripping the paper after it’s placed in the proper place; I end up doing one sheet at a time so I can place it, start the scan, then give it a tap to help the scanner grab it. Fortunately, my scanning needs are usually minimal – a two-page bill, the signature page of my otherwise PDF’d tax return, etc. For that, it’s great to have such a small, handy gadget around that can produce something more professional looking than what I can do with just my phone. But if you scan a lot of multi-page documents, you should consider something more substantial.

For a while I thought the device didn’t work with Windows 11, because it worked initially (when I had Windows 10) but recently could not be recognized by the computer. I eventually realized that was because it didn’t like the USB to micro-USB cable I had switched to. (The instructions say to use the cable that came with the device, but mine got stepped on or something and would no longer fit in my computer’s USB port.) I tried again with a different (Anker brand) cable and it worked again, so Windows 11 was not the problem.

Very convenient, excellent quality.

Small, portable. Easy to use. Perfect for quick scanning. Relatively accurate if you don’t overload it too much. Wicked Fast setup. BUT with wire connection issues with Mac adapter. And multi-page scanning doesn’t always work as one continuous document. It can fail, I could pick up where I left off if I don’t cancel but annoying. This one is lotto ticket. Not a big deal for some but I need that feature to work smoother.
MAC TROUBLESHOOTING: I have a macbook air 2019 and yesterday the scanner stopped recognizing the scan utility which is not downloaded onto the computer. Honestly, I really liked that part previous to this because it meant quicker connection and made for light work on my HD space. BUT yesterday flat out stopped recognizing the native driver/ utility program. Said no scanner could be found, which also meant I couldn’t update the utility. I couldn’t understand what went wrong. On the Canon site there were no fixes listed other than to check the USB is not connected to an adapter. So after reading a review on here it was a firewall. Struck out. Then reading that it was the third party toggle and a known issue, I switched multiple mac adapter combinations around. Nothing worked. It finally dawned on me it was probably the USB end of the wire failing to connect to the female USB to USB-C Mac adapter. Talk about 1st world aggravation over the dumbest and simplest thing ever. To test my theory. Stole my headphone wires that are like 3 years old and that worked but this wire didn’t. Go effing figure. It wasn’t the adapter at all. I tried all of them again and voila. Worked, no matter what combo I used. So if you have a Mac, Switch the damn wire, not the adapter. Problem Solved, for now. Hope it doesn’t screw up again. No one has time to solve something this simple that should be on the website troubleshooting section!

I have a lot of different documents I have to scan, many of them 2-sided. I love this scanner because it has saved me so much time. It scans both sides of a document simultaneously and quickly. The scanned files are very sharp. Setup is easy. There is no software download as it is part of the scanner. This is definitely the best investment I have ever made on a scanner. I highly recommend this scanner for its easy of use; its many capabilities; and the quality of the scanned documents. It is the only scanner I use. And, it’s portable.

J’aime tout de cet appareil. Il fonctionne sur Windows et sur Mac avec très grande facilité. Les logiciels d’application sont intégrés et ne requièrent aucune installation, ils sont prêt à être utilisés. Il scanne recto/verso et en couleur et de plus on peut y insérer plusieurs documents à la fois. Ses logiciels très faciles à utiliser.
Je suis simplement estomaquer des performances de cet appareil.