NEW DELHI: Canon's imageCLASS MF469x II has an India MRP of Rs 96,635, inclusive of taxes, and a duplex scanning claim of up to 100 images per minute in monochrome or 80 in colour. Those figures describe scanned sides of originals, rather than sheets printed. This is a monochrome laser multifunction printer that can capture colour documents.
| Item | Official specification |
|---|---|
| India model and MRP | imageCLASS MF469x II: Rs 96,635, including taxes |
| Functions | Print, scan, copy and fax |
| Document feeder | 50 sheets, single-pass duplex |
| Duplex A4 scanning | Up to 100 ipm mono; 80 ipm colour |
| Scan speed test setting | 300 x 300 dpi, two-sided A4 originals |
| A4 printing | Up to 40 pages per minute |
| Recommended monthly printing | 750 to 4,000 pages |
Price as of 10 November 2026, 00:17 IST. The figure is Canon's listed maximum retail price for this model, rather than a dealer quotation or a temporary card offer. The II suffix matters when matching an invoice, a specification sheet or a driver download.
Read the scanner figure as images, not sheets
A duplex document has information on both sides. Counting those sides as images allows a scanner's image rate to look much higher than the number of physical sheets moving through it. That distinction is especially useful for an office digitising signed agreements: the important question is whether the backs are captured without somebody turning the stack over.
Canon specifies a single-pass duplex feeder for this machine. Its regional announcement explains that the quoted scan speeds come from internal tests using two-sided A4 documents at the stated resolution. The company also says actual results vary with the system, interface, scan settings and usage environment. A large advertised rate therefore cannot be treated as a guaranteed time for uploading an entire office archive.
Nor does the feeder capacity mean that every stack will be ready for unattended processing. A sensible office workflow separates loose originals from documents needing individual attention before scanning. That is an operational implication of using a feeder, rather than a claim that this model has been tested with every type of receipt, stamp paper or bound register.
Colour scans do not make it a colour printer
The MF469x II combines a colour scanner with monochrome laser output. An organisation can preserve colour annotations in a digital file while continuing to print correspondence in black and white. It cannot use the scanner's colour capability to produce a colour paper copy from this machine. That difference should be settled before a procurement request describes it simply as an all-in-one.
The practical use case is quite specific: incoming documents need digital colour capture, while outgoing paperwork is predominantly text. A small accounting practice could use that combination for document intake and routine office output. A team whose deliverable is a printed colour presentation would have a different requirement, irrespective of how quickly this scanner captures the original.
Plan the route from paper to the right file
Canon's manual lists sending scanned data through email, SMB and FTP among supported functions. These are different destinations for a document workflow. Capturing an original is only the beginning; staff still need a consistent destination and naming convention so a scanned agreement can be found by the person handling the case.
The manual also lists Department ID Management and Application Library support. These features make the machine more relevant to a shared workplace than an isolated home desk. Before installation, an office administrator should decide who manages settings and how staff reach their regular functions, instead of leaving each employee to invent a separate process at the panel.
Canon maintains a model-specific support page with printer and scanner software. Match the complete model name and the computer's operating system before selecting a download for each office computer. Establishing that software route is part of assessing scanning suitability, because a fast document feeder does little for a workplace that has not prepared the receiving computers.
Who it is for
This specification fits a workgroup with repeat document intake, two-sided originals and regular monochrome output. It is less persuasive for somebody whose only task is an occasional standalone scan. The original context here is the gap between scanning capacity and print colour: the machine can suit an archive workflow without replacing a colour printer.
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Official sources: Canon India specifications and MRP, Canon's scan-test conditions and supported functions manual.
