Canon imageFORMULA P-208II Portable Scanner | Double-sided Scanning | USB Powered for Home, Office or when Mobile | 10 Sheet Feeder | Driverless Scanning with Canon CaptureOnTouch Lite Software

This is such a good little portable scanner. In a world of CamScanner and similar, sometimes people can think "what's the point of something like this", but actually it's such an amazing device, I wanted to go into a little more detail about it. PROS 1. It's lightweight and very portable (more about that below) 2. It scans as well as other more expensive high quality scanners 3. It can scan duplex (double sided) 4. It can scan more than one document at once (believe it or not, it has like a small sheet feeder) CONS 1. It's not a high speed scanner like in an office (but it's not slow either). USES (as promised) 1. We used it in the office to scan everything from A4 to little petrol receipts 2. I use it when going to help relatives with scanning important documents - here is the even better part - within the scanner is a small disk drive which will get found when you plug it in to a USB port of someone's computer. On the drive is software and the drivers to run the scanner, so no need to take discs, download software, search for drivers, take a separate USB etc, it's all within the scanner. 3. It's robust, and because it's so simple to use (one button operation) it's easy for anyone.....however, the software allows you to configure so many options, so when the button is pressed, you are getting exactly what you want and how you want it. I would have given it 5 stars on "Easy to Use", except it took a little while to realise about the scanner having the internal drive with everything you need on it - once you figure that part out, it's 5 stars across the board. This is definitely worth the money, and highly recommended.

I unpacked and commenced setting it up today. It took 5 mins. But I posted a community question saying I had Windows 10, it scanned but wouldn't save the photos. One response said it was a waste of money. Well, I'd like to report that my own stupidity was the reason. I wasn't fully following the instructions. Once I'd got over the teething problems, I scanned about 150 photos in no time. Easy to pop into files so I'm hoping to complete 7 boxes of photos onto my PC in about another 4 days of scanning. It is so quick at scanning. And senses if a document is double sided so scans back and front just by popping the document in. I could scan multiples of photos - just feed them through one after the other. It's quiet, efficient and has capability of altering the clarity, brightness etc of images. Also you can rotate the images. I would thoroughly recommend it for sorting all your photos. We have a scanner within our printer but this little one just connects right next to my laptop without me having to leave my desk. Added advantage is because it only needs to connect with my PC I can use it anywhere. A brilliant buy and I would thoroughly recommend it.

in my tech life i used so many different scanner, but this one is my favourite: * it's compact * easy to use * and good value for money definitely i live in a small house where i don't have enough space so i was looking for a compact scanner without all the drama of connecting to mains and having massive desk. So after a intense research i decided to buy this one and i am writing this review after a prolonged use and i can suggest anyone is looking for a portable scanner this one is one of the best. pro: * lots of scanning option EX: receipt, bank card, even odd shaped paper. NO PROBLEM * no power cord required. LIFE SAVING * Duplex enabled (front and rear scanning at the same time) Con: * because is very compact you have to be very careful with cleaning

Biggest concern was the software to run the device would be slow, for me if the device slower then using a mobile app ( taking picture converting to pdf and emailing to myself) then the product would be a fail. To my relief its great. Out the box it has some paper work (quick start guide, instructionmanul and cd). I use the device one 2 pcs running windows 10, a personal pc and my work laptop. I installed the driver and software on my personal pc but not on my work laptop as it doesnt have a cd rom plus i dont have the permission as an administrator to run. Luckily the product works right out the box no need to actually install the cd. You plug the device after windows does its thing it work. In your windows (10) explorer the device will appear as though it a seperate device, click the icon and your into user interfa e its pretty simple and self explanatory. The scan quality is good, the character regocnition work good depending on the source scanned and overall the scanning is quite quick. Ive probably scanned over 250 a4/letter paper and it picked up by the feeder with very few snags. Ive only scanned paper that are no fold or only a few folds, the most paper ive fed the device in one go was 10 and it picked each sheet with no snags or picking up 2 sheet instead of one. It much quicker then using a mobile app as especially if your scanning double sided. The default software you get to choose the scan quality whether its colour greyscale etc, whether you scan in simplex duplex or skip a page so pretty does all i need it to, the scanner (or maybe windows) remeber the setting you last scanned on so remeber to change if you scanning requirement change. A minor gripe but not really a major issue is it usesold mini usb in on the device with pc end usb 2.0, wish it used a type-c or even mico usb as the the older wires are now not as readily avaible so try not to loose the wire. If you scan infrequently but when a bunch at a time and are using apps on a phone this (for me at least) is a time efficient option i wouldnt recommend if your job require daily bulk scanning as there a quicker options out there. Overall happy with the device.

The package reads or infers cable connectivity to Windows or Mac; but the package that I received presented only a cable for Mac. Disappointing in the extreme!

I bought this to replace a previous Canon scanner that I had stolen. This is better than before - plug and play (but has driver disc included) and powered by the USB cable. The options for scanning are easy to follow - you can pick the quality for text or photos and it is quicker and easier to file than the previous model. Also gone are the little sticky out paper feed arms - but at no detriment to the feeder. I use this daily for work and would not be without it. You can put up to 10 pages in the paper grab and it will feed happily. If you are sneaky you can top this up as it goes along if you have more pages. You can single sheet feed and file multiple pages into one document and it is easy to delete any pages that are not right, re scan and reorder them. It is no good if you wish to scan from books or magazines unless you tear the pages out! The carrier bag (which is extra) is well worth the money for keeping dirt and dust out of it in your bag and keeping the cable with it! To me, comparing it to a flat bed scanner, would be like comparing wifi to dial up! Slick, quick, quiet, light and easy to use. A winner winner in my book!

A brilliant product that has worked near flawlessly for years. Until Canon decided they no longer wanted to support it on OSX. It's now just another piece of plastic to add to the mountains of plastic waste. Awful. Do not buy this.

This is a portable scanner. I needed a scanner for A4 documents quickly as apparently no one sends paper any longer. A one-off use in an emergency but so glad I have this little gadget now. Plug and use. It has its own software. Image quality is fine for its portable quality. I was ill and at home when using this and I managed to work it. I felt so pleased with myself. Scanned one sheet at a time just to be sure of quality but I’m sure it can do so much more. I didn’t play around with all the functions. I needed the job done quickly at home and it worked fine for me. Suitable for someone working from home/hotel rooms/on the move (train) where no office equipment is available.