Canon - imageFORMULA R10 Portable Document Scanner - White

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  A perfect portable sheet scanner.

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  The Canon ImageFORMULA R10 is a perfect scanner for light everyday use. It is a single pass, double sided sheet scanner, that clocks in at roughly 12 pages per minute black and white and 6 pages per minute for color at 150 dots per inch, but can reach a maximum resolution of 600 dots per inch (native). So, let me tell you a story because I'm not completely unfamiliar with this type of scanner. We have Canon high end desktop scanners that I use at work regularly, and I use a Fujitsu 9 lb portable scanner for my work in the field. But, none of the scanners I use so far are as light or as flexible and with ease of use as this canon R-10 scanner. It weighs a mere 2.2 pounds, it's powered by USB and has built-in software, and for the vast majority of us end users, the scanner is perfect for our everyday use. I can take the scanner with me to work, I could take the scanner with me to conferences, and easily move around the house. The effective use of the scanner in everyday use is far greater than any of the other machines I have used currently or in the past. The scanner features unique things like a double sided business card scanner on the front, a 20 sheet variable sized auto feeder that has the ability to do scans of receipts or contracts on the go, and the ability to take from one place to another with relative ease. While the specs state that the scanner's design is for paper use only (about max 34 lb bond paper), I find that it is quite Adept at scanning photographs, and to that it's nice that the output options include TIFF files by default. This would allow for advanced photo corrections should you need to make adjustments to your scans at a later time The last few months I have been trying to scan decades of photographs and slides into the digital world. Thus far, my workflow has been loading it on my flatbed scanner on the network and then scanning them manually one by one on my desktop. It's time consuming and frustrating that the existing scanner would not scan the photos via the automatic document feeder. The reason for this is most document feeders rotate the document 180 degrees to scan the file and photographs are too small and get stuck. This canon scanner is a straight feed, with minimal bending of the document (kinda like the Fujitsu or Canon scanners at work). I was able to set this scanner up on my dining table, load up the photos and scan photos while catching up with my favorite shows. In terms of convenience, this scanner rocks. So how does it scan? Well the 150 dpi (the lowest setting) is fast, doing roughly on spec 12 pages double sided in black and white, but it slows down rather significantly to 6 pages for full color double sided scans at the same resolution. Scanning at 600 dpi (dots per inch) full resolution would put this scanner at roughly 1 page per minute. If you are not scanning at those resolutions all the time, then this is perfect. For text archival 200 dpi is plenty, 300 dpi for photos. The scans by default are a bit darker, you may have to increase the brightness of the scans after a few test runs. The software that accompanies the scanner is very easy to use. While by default, it does not have an ‘advanced’ mode, but adding additional scanner presets is rather easy, as well as changing output formats and where they are stored. The way I see it, the only big flaw to this scanner is that there is no output feed tray (to hold documents coming out the other end), and there is no way to clear jams easily. That said, at least one can be solved rather easily, removing jams, I need to look more into the manual to see how to do that. My final take on this, if your workflow / lifestyle requires you to keep digital copies, this scanner will do the trick. For me this will be traveling with me and I can see it notching up quite a bit of air miles in the coming year as part of my carry on luggage.

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  Posted 4 years ago by TheStigenator

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Amazing Portable Scanner!

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  If you are reading this review, it is highly likely that you have a need to scan documents on the go. This could be because you work with documents on the go – such as a notary, a real estate agent, a paralegal, a genealogist doing research, a nomad living on the go, etc. The great news is that you may have found that gem of a scanner that you are looking for. This review will be done in multiple parts – Key Specifications, Usage Impressions, Pros, and Cons. The key specifications for this RGB LED-based scanner are as follows: • Paper Handling: 2” – 8.5” wide and 2.8” – 14” Long paper with a weight of 17-34 lb. Bond – which should cover the vast majority of folks' scanning needs. • The Sheet feeder can hold up to 20 pages. • Scans are 8-bit greyscale and 24-bit color but can scan in Color, Grayscale, and Black and White. • The optical resolution is 600 dpi and output resolutions are 150/200/300/400/600 DPI. • The scanner weighs 2.2 lbs. and is 1.57” x 11.2” x 3.75” in size with the trays closed. • Built-in CaptureOn Touch Lite scanning software (it’s on and runs from the device) • Single-Pass duplex scanning with skew correction • Card Slot This portable scanner is quite impressive in use. Once connected to your laptop and opened the on-board software folder opens and allows one to run the CaptureOn Touch Lite scanning software. The software has plenty of features despite being considered a lite version. One of the best features is the skew correction that can help to straighten a page that was scanned crooked. In the software, you can select the document type, color options, output formats, and simplex, duplex, or auto-detection for the number of sides to copy amongst other settings. The software is automatically updated when Canon sends out updates for it. A second outstanding feature on this device is the card slot – this slot allows one to quickly scan business cards and plastic cards, such as a driver's license, easily. While the product documentation states that it is not intended for scanning photographs on photo paper/photographic media we were able to scan a picture during testing. Since this is a portable scanner there is not an output tray – thus you must capture the sheets or have the unit on a large enough surface to capture the documents as they are scanned. This is just a fact and not really a con. Pros: Size, one-pass duplex scanning, card slot, power consumption Cons: None noted during testing.

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  Posted 4 years ago by dnottingham4

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Yulanda RAMP Scanner

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  Love this easy and convenient scanner.very lightweight and user friendly. My business will grow tremendously.

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  Posted 4 years ago by YulandaRAMPScanner