Portable scanner

2026-02-21    -Jerry

Compact. Works fast. Not as easy as you would expect to set up but it got done.

Extreme performance and built for office use

2026-01-10    -Old Barnacle

The last couple of months have been hectic at work as we are reorganizing our company and this means a lot of paperwork needs to be done. It's, of course, easier to file everything electronically, so I have scanned quite a number of pages in order to clean up my files. This allowed me to give the scanner a good workout.The most impressive thing is the speed at which this operates and still provides clear text and images. Every time I use it, I'm reminded of just how slow the last scanner from Canon was. I was originally impressed with that one.The setup was quick and easy. I encountered none of the issues other reviewers mention. In all, it took about 15 minutes. The quick start guide is a nice walkthrough of all the required steps. The use of images is a definite bonus vs' just an explanation of each step. While I wouldn't suggest this someone who's new to computers, I don't think anyone who computer literate would have any problems. The guide includes a URL for the Canon website. From there, I downloaded the setup software and let it do its thing. There were a few steps but no hiccups. The site offers both Windows and Mac versions. I used the USB connection as I prefer wired solutions over wireless any day.► Any user who has set up a printer shouldn't have any problem getting this working. Printers are a lot more work than this.The software does require some attention and setup. This, too, took about 15 minutes, and since the initial setup, I have maybe spent another 15 minutes tweaking the options. Fortunately, the way it's laid out, the steps are logical.Having the LCD screen is nice, and it is touch-enabled, but thumping is a better description of how it's used. They could really make it more sensitive.The phone app works but isn't the most intuitive to use. I'm surprised that Canon didn't come up with something better.The OCR service works great and fast, and so far, it hasn't miss-spelled or misread any wording.I have printers that include nice scanners as well, even double-sided, but they don't do the job anywhere as fast, and I can state that the scanned documents aren't as good-looking as those from this machine. It doesn't scan pages as fast as those machines that count money but the performance isn't much slowerThis isn't a low-cost option, but like anything else, if you want quality, you pay for it. It's also the difference between a device that's meant for occasional home use and one that's going to be used regularly in an office.

Sooo much better than my all in one

2026-02-20    -AllGoodNamesRGone

So i sign a ton of documents, especially since working at home during this virus period. I was using another brands all in one printer, which is an office model and expensive but it never did scan documents properly and jammed constantly making me have to redo it since i wanted them pre done in a pdf. This Canon R50 is unbelievable, ive been using it constantly for the past week and it has had absoutely zero errors, issues, jams or problems whatsoever.It has saved me time, repeated printings of documents having to sign again and preventing me from being at my nerves end. I don't know how i did it before.All of the documents scanned are much better than my workforce all in one on default settings and extremely fast too. You can program it for higher quality scanned if desired such as for photos or extremely small print. i found that default was a good balance between speed and quality though. It can scan up to 40 pages at a time, does 2 sided too.The software is easy to install and hook up, instantly being sent over wifi which i had zero issue setting up. Make sure that if your computer is on a 2.4 ghz connection, you sign the scanner up on the exact same band or your computer might not pick it up properly(something with firewalls in the router).Overall its a great buy for anyone who signs and scans documents daily. Its a real lifesaver.

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally disappointing!

2026-03-02    -Amazon Customer

One problem after another. Hard to get working. Document detection continuously fails to detect a document in the feeder. Drops driver configuration over and over. Capture on Touch software looks and feels like it's from 3 decades ago.

5.0 out of 5 stars Way better than the "NEAT" Scanner. Wish I would have switched years ago.

2026-01-23    -Mr Jeff S

Wish I would have purchased a long time ago. Great Scanner!!!! Fast, double side, huge capacity, great Apps included.....If you have a "NEAT" scanner, get rid of it and get this!

Don't waste your time.

2026-02-26    -Jim

Terrible product. Doesn't match the description provided. Service is horrible.

Don't buy ! the scanner software won't let the user to edit or view scanned images after #200

2026-01-13    -VC

The media could not be loaded. Short story:The scanner software has a major bug/flaw. The user can scan as many pages as he/she wants, but the scanned images after #200 will not be viewable and editable in the software. When the user scrolls down to the thumbnail of image #201 ~ 202, the viewer will scroll itself up to image #1 (see attached video). In order to know what is being scanned, the user must first saved the first 200 images and restart the scanning process again for the next 200 images. I Will never pay for a 700 dollars high speed scanner to scan 100 pages (duplex) a time if I know this flaw in advance.Long story:I bought the Canon R50 high speed scanner to help a local non-profit organization to archive its 25 years of documents which is a massive project. I picked the faster, more expensive R50 instead of the R40, hoping extra money can speed up the process. I installed the latest scanner driver/utility from Canon CA website and did a test scan of 60sheets with the new arrived scanner. It worked as quick as advertised. The bundled software showed all the scanned thumbnail on the right side and let me view/delete/rotate and arrange the images before saving them into a PDF file. I was very happy and thought I have the right tool for the archive work. Then I went back to clean up the mass amount of source materials that need to be scanned (remove all the tapes, staple and other obstacle that will jam the scanner). A few weeks later, all the papers are cleaned up and I began the scanning. The auto-feeder can hold 60 sheets at once. Within 2 mins, I got 120 images in the scanner app on the computer screen. I removed the images that are not needed and fixed the orientation of some pages, then I loaded in another stack. I press the continue button, and 120 new images are appended to the first scan. I scroll down to check out the new added image but when image #201~202 is reached, the viewer will pop back to image #1. I can't view/delete/rotate, nor arrange any image over #200. I CAN ONLY SAVE A BUNCH OF IMAGES THAT I DON'T KNOW IS GOOD OR NOT (See attached uncut video). I contacted Amazon but since it is a bit over 1 month, there is nothing they can do about it. Canon Canada has NO solution to fix the flaw. As a result, I am stuck with a sucker that can only process 100 sheets of page at a time.Thank you for reading the long story. Don't repeat my stupid mistake for keeping the scanner more than a month.

Sooo much better than my all in one

2026-02-02    -AllGoodNamesRGone

So i sign a ton of documents, especially since working at home during this virus period. I was using another brands all in one printer, which is an office model and expensive but it never did scan documents properly and jammed constantly making me have to redo it since i wanted them pre done in a pdf. This Canon R50 is unbelievable, ive been using it constantly for the past week and it has had absoutely zero errors, issues, jams or problems whatsoever.It has saved me time, repeated printings of documents having to sign again and preventing me from being at my nerves end. I don't know how i did it before.All of the documents scanned are much better than my workforce all in one on default settings and extremely fast too. You can program it for higher quality scanned if desired such as for photos or extremely small print. i found that default was a good balance between speed and quality though. It can scan up to 40 pages at a time, does 2 sided too.The software is easy to install and hook up, instantly being sent over wifi which i had zero issue setting up. Make sure that if your computer is on a 2.4 ghz connection, you sign the scanner up on the exact same band or your computer might not pick it up properly(something with firewalls in the router).Overall its a great buy for anyone who signs and scans documents daily. Its a real lifesaver.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent scanner

2026-02-12    -Missi

Perfect for scanning multiple documents. More convenient and faster than using my phone scanner. Plus I can send direct to my computer and pick which file it’s scanned into. Huge help when scanning lots of documents.

5.0 out of 5 stars High speed and quality

2026-03-02    -Christine Teneyck

I work from home but scan large files daily, often 100+ pages per file. This scanner was easy to setup, doesn't take up a lot of desk space and is very fast. The quality of the scan is good and can be changed depending on how fast you need to scan and the size of the file you want. You can connect via wifi or usb, which is a nice feature when needed. It's also very light weight. Overall, this is a very good option.