Best document scanners with automatic document feeders
Researched by Deal.ai's shopping agent across stores on November 10, 2026. Prices below are today's.
Top pick: Epson FastFoto FF-680W. It's the only one here built for photos first — it feeds a stack of prints and scans both sides in one pass at high speed, and it handles documents just as well. If you're digitising shoeboxes of pictures, start here.
Who the others suit:
- ScanSnap iX2500 (Fujitsu/Ricoh): the document workhorse — 100-sheet feeder, 45 ppm duplex, cloud apps. Best if paper files matter more than photos.
- Epson DS-C480W: compact sheet-fed for everyday paperwork; fine for documents, weaker for photos.
- Canon imageFORMULA R40 / R30: budget-friendly duplex document scanning with a feeder; documents only.
- ScanSnap iX1300: small footprint, good for receipts and short stacks.
For mixed photo-and-document use, the FastFoto is the one to beat.
The picks
- #1
Epson FF-680W FastFoto Auto-Feeder Scanner
- Scanner type: FastFoto – 1 pass duplex colour scanner
- Optical resolution: 600 dpi
- Output resolution: 50 – 1200 dpi
- Photo scan speed: 80 ppm/160 ipm2 (300 dpi colour)
- Document scan speed: 45 ppm/90 ipm4 (300 dpi colour)
- Feeder capacity: 36 Photos (Photo paper thickness < 0.23 mm)
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