Canon imageFORMULA R10 - Portable Document Scanner, USB Powered, Duplex Scanning, Document Feeder, Easy Setup, Convenient, Perfect for Mobile Users

Updated review 8-18-2025: Once I upgraded my Mac Mini to Sequoia, the scanner no longer worked on my Mac and I had to use my Parallels Windows 11 partition to use it (and it was quite awkward about where it’d post the scan). BUT, the good news is when I plugged the scanner in yesterday I was offered an update to the firmware of the scanner (R10_UpdateTool.app) which took 20 minutes to complete. They warn you not to allow your Mac to sleep and not to unplug the scanner during the update process (standard fare for firmware updates). (After I copied the R10_UpdateTool.app to my applications folder I noticed the date on the file was March 18, 2024 (see picture of this attached to this review) which suggests this existed last year but wasn't released until recently? - Odd.) After that it worked perfectly on my Mac again. As before when you plug it in to a USB port on your Mac (or to a powered USB hub attached to my Mac which I tried, and it worked just as well) you get the pop up with the CaptureOnTouch Lite software which appears to be the same as before - dated Mar 30, 2020. Double click on that icon and the scanning interface appears. Select Color/Black & White/Automatic, and you can edit the location where the scanned document(s) are saved. Click SCAN and you’re good to go. I ALMOST bought a new scanner from another company and was very pleased to see the updated firmware offered up. Back to quick double sided quick and good (not excellent) quality scanning. (BTW, I found no mention of this firmware update on Canon’s support website). Thanks for the update, Canon! ------ Prior Review: Once I plugged this in to my Mac Mini (M1) chip, a popup indicated an update was required to work with an M1 computer. After update was completed, there was software "CaptureOnTouch Lite" that was installed on the Mac. Then I just loaded max of 20 pages, and selected my options in the software app, then [SCAN] it quickly scanned (both sides at once) all the documents flawlessly. Then it gives you the option to [SCAN MORE PAGES] so that if you have a document more than 20 pages, it will add them to your first scan so you end up with just 1 PDF in the end. It is very small, light, and portable. At one point after my computer had entered sleep mode, and I then tried to scan additional documents it said "DRIVER NOT FOUND" - I rebooted the Mac and it was back to scanning documents again. Duplex scanning and the simplicity of the scanning interface (and high quality scans) make this a sure fire winner. Addendum: I plug the scanner into a USB A port on my Mac Mini - I have not tried it on a USB hub, but would suspect it’d be less reliable through a hub.

What a great little scanner. The computer sees it as an external drive. So, when you turn it on, it connects and opens that "drive" folder and that's where the application to scan is. Just run that - very easy to customize - when your done, turn it off and your computer disconnects. Nothing to install. Scans both sides at once and auto detects color or black and white. Of course, you can override to what you want very easily if you need to. Very compact and easy to take with you - we work from the RV some so it's perfect. Also got the case for it.

If "no stars" was a choice, that would be my rating of this piece of garbage scanner. When it arrived, I installed it exactly as the directions stated. It worked . . . for about a week. Then, it stopped communicating with my laptop. After a lengthy phone conversation with various "experts" at Canon, one person agreed to send a replacement scanner to me to see if it would pair with my PC. No such luck. Same problem. I even replaced the "new" connecting cord with an even newer cord. Useless. For a while Canon was sending me emails telling me I needed to return the first unit. I responded by telling them I'll return BOTH defective units once they've refunded my full purchase price. Guess what? I haven't heard from Canon since. Tells me all I need to know about this company.

I'm coming back a year and half after buying this for a review. First I'll explain my personal purpose for it. I wanted it so I could use something for over the road traveling in an RV. I wanted something that didn't just use wifi as that can be a challenge on the road sometimes. I wanted something that could do multiple pages and both sides of pages. My level of technical ability: LOW. When I bought this and opened it, I began the trial at home to get used to it. I love the size - it's perfect. I love that the program pops up everytime I open it, making it easy to start using. I dislike At first I struggled with how to save my stuff. Like everything once you figure it out, it's very easy. RESOLVED It eats pages, you can't do more than about 3 pages. However once you accept that and work with it, it is very easy to scan 3 then continue to add more and click the scan more pages to continue. I've come to terms with this and accept it. RESOLVED. It will eat just a single page and scan it crooked. It's not hard to re-scan it and continue on. I've come to terms with this and accept it. RESOLVED. I'm still learning things about it and I honestly don't use it much, however it is my primary scanner and overall I'm very happy with it, I've really learned to like it and accept it's imperfections because at the end it gets the job done, it's never quit (so far), it's been reliable, it's very small and compact. OVERALL I do recommend the purchase. Maybe bundle it with a package of patience and realistic expectations.

This is the best and easiest tool I have purchased in months! It is plug and play, and all I had to do was connect it via the USB cable provided to my laptop. I loaded a two sided document, chose black and white and hit scan. A few seconds later I have a duplexed image scanned and all I had to do was choose the folder where I wanted to store it. The font in their control panel is very small, but can be adjusted to a larger size. That's my only negative...and it's really not a significant issue. It is so small, it is fast and super easy to use. When you plug it in you are able to see and launch the executible file for it's app and that's it.

I'm VERY satisfied with my scanner. Very good quality, easy to install (even if it works with my laptop but not my surface pro which is sad). I love the fact that I can set a scan standard with my own terms, also the Save setting so I have my standards ready to use. The scan goes up to 600 dpi which is more than a lot of models from other brands. I like that it's not a flat scanner, it fits better my art scans because the ligth is more even (flat scan can allow light to come in certain spots. It's super small so when I don't use it, I can easily store it and have my small workspace ready for art again. For this quality, I'm happy with the price, I think it's usefull for my pro needs. The only thing is that if the paper is a little bit to thick, I have to help the scan to "grab" the paper...

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.

I'll admit I was concerned about this purchase. The price was very attractive but I had low expectations on function and effective scans. I WAS TOTALLY WRONG! This is a great scanner - and surprised me 100%. I had always purchased another brand (used it for 15 years!!!!) and never dreamed a less expensive - name brand would beat that performance. Perfect for taking on trips - just the right size for easy use or use it for the home office as well. Amazing quality scans! Totally simple software - and a work horse for me!