Canon's entry-level flatbed scanner, the Lide 110, offers decent image quality and an attractive price tag. While it lacks some of its more advanced siblings' features - such as automatic document feeder (ADF) support or built-in movie editing software - this shouldn't be a major issue for casual users who just want to scan their old photos in high resolution.

One minor quibble is that the Lide 120's front panel feels rather flimsy, with some of its plastic bits flexing alarmingly when you press down too hard. However, we're nitpicking here - and besides, you won't be using this scanner as a heavy-duty workhorse anyway.

In terms of actual scanning performance, the Lide 120 delivers decent results for an entry-level model like it. Texts look clear enough at resolutions up to 600x600 dots per inch (dpi), although fine details can sometimes appear slightly fuzzy if you're aiming much higher than that. Similarly, when scanning in greyscale mode with a standard A4 letter-sized document placed on the scanner bed, we found overall contrast levels were good but not outstanding - especially compared against some of its more expensive rivals.

The Lide 120's colour performance is generally better though, producing richly saturated images even from rather faded originals. However, if you're planning to use this as your main device for scanning large batches of photographs then be warned: Canon doesn't bundle it with any kind of dedicated software support - so expect to hunt around online yourself (or cough up extra cash) for third-party alternatives like Abbyy's FineReader Pro 9 or Aiptia Photo Studio SE if you need anything more advanced than the basic scanning tool that comes pre-installed out-of-the-box.

Overall, though, while it may not offer quite as much bang-for-buck value as some of its rivals when considered purely on paper alone - pun intended! -, Canon's Lide 120 remains a solid entry-level choice for anyone looking to scan their precious memories without breaking the bank.

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