Official Canon warranty & serial services
Identification guide · official services
Find the serial on your camera, lens, printer or other Canon device, then choose an official Canon checker for your region.
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Choose the service for your product and region.
European Economic Area / Canon Europe
Checks whether a supported product and serial were originally intended by Canon for sale in the EEA.
Available for selected cameras, lenses, video products and imaging accessories; other products may be unsupported.
Have ready: Product name selected from Canon's list · Serial number · Country · CAPTCHA.
This checks intended EEA sales region. It does not prove authenticity, ownership or manufacture date.
India
Checks warranty status in Canon India's service records.
For products imported or marketed by Canon India. Some cameras and camcorders sold through Canon Singapore’s authorized network qualify with a valid Singapore–India Warranty Card.
Have ready: Product category · Product group where available · Model · Serial number.
Regional warranty records, rather than a manufacturing-date decoder.
United States
Register owned products and access Canon U.S.A. product services and support.
Have ready: Canon ID account/sign-in · Product details during registration.
Account service; sign-in required.
Singapore
Account-based warranty registration.
Have ready: Canon ID sign-in · Product details during registration.
Account service; sign-in required.
Malaysia
Register products and view warranty information in the My Product Warranty account area.
Have ready: Your Life With Canon membership/sign-in · Product details and relevant local warranty documentation.
Account service; sign-in required.
Worldwide directory
Choose the official Canon site for the user's country or region.
Have ready: Select country/region.
Official forms and scope checked 2026-10-16. Canon determines eligibility and results. Manuals+ is independent of Canon.
Keep your details together
Enter the serial and, if known, the model printed on your device. Get a manual search and a shareable link to these details.
This step does not query Canon or decode the serial. The official tools above ask you to enter the details on Canon’s own site.
50 illustrations · 16 product families
Choose your product family. Locations vary by model; compare your device with the examples. The model name, regulatory code, serial number and separate date code can be different markings.
Serial-location photographs and diagrams: Canon Europe’s illustrated serial-number guide. Captions and layout by Manuals+. Images remain Canon material.
Printers
Label format: 4 letters followed by 5 digits (9 characters).
Check the label on the back or inside the printer. The original carton also has a serial label.
The FCC ID on the regulatory label identifies a radio device approval, not your individual printer serial.
Printers
Label format: Print-only: 4 letters + 6 digits. Multifunction: 3 letters/digits + 5 digits.
Canon illustrates the label on the rear or inside the machine, depending on the model.
The hyphen shown in some format examples separates the prefix; do not confuse it with an extra serial character.
Printers
Label format: 4 letters followed by 5 digits (9 characters).
Find the serial sticker on the back of the printer.
Printers
Label format: 10 digits.
Look for the label underneath the printer. A preceding bracketed number such as (21) is not part of the serial.
Printers
Label format: Canon does not specify a universal serial length in this guide.
The illustrated copier has its label on the back.
Cameras, lenses & accessories
Label format: Usually 12 digits; some older cameras use 6 or 10 digits.
Check the underside of the camera or behind its LCD screen. The original carton also carries a serial label.
The serial may be printed in black, grey or white. Use the photograph that matches your camera design.
Cameras, lenses & accessories
Label format: Usually 12 digits; some older models use 9 or 10 digits.
Look underneath the camera or behind the LCD screen. Check the original carton label if available.
Cameras, lenses & accessories
Label format: Depending on model and age: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 or 12 digits.
Look along the lens barrel or on the plastic or metal section of the electronic mount. The original box also has a label.
An alphanumeric company code is a separate marking. The final illustration compares that code with the serial number.
Cameras, lenses & accessories
Label format: Battery grips generally use 10 digits; this guide gives no common Speedlite length.
Battery grip: use the position highlighted in the first illustration.
Speedlite: inspect the flash head for a label or stamped number; the original box may also carry the serial.
Other products
Label format: 4 letters followed by 5 digits (9 characters).
Look at the back or underside for a sticker marked Serial Number or S/N.
Other products
Label format: Often 12 characters; the serial may be numeric or alphanumeric.
Look underneath the camcorder or beneath the removable battery for the S/N sticker.
The carton may carry another serial label. Do not include a preceding bracketed number such as (21).
Other products
Label format: A combination of letters and digits.
Inspect the label on the underside of the projector.
You can also open the projector menu and choose Information to display its serial number.
Other products
Label format: Canon does not specify a universal serial length in this guide.
Read the S/N box on the label underneath the camera.
Other products
Label format: Canon does not specify a universal serial length in this guide.
Check underneath the binoculars. On image-stabilised models, inspect the battery door. The original box may also have a serial label.
Canon provides text instructions for binoculars in this guide, without an illustration.
Other products
Label format: Canon does not specify a universal serial length in this guide.
Check the white underside sticker, where the serial is preceded by NO. The original packaging may also carry it.
Other products
Label format: Canon does not specify a universal serial length in this guide.
Look at the back of the fax machine for its serial label.
Reading the label
No general Canon-documented manufacturing-date formula was verified for this tool. Some older lenses carry a separate date code, which must not be confused with the unique serial number.
Its stated purpose is to check intended sales region for a supported product and serial. A matching region result alone is not proof of authenticity, ownership or warranty.
Canon's regional and service tools use the product identity as well as the serial number. Read the model name from the device or its packaging; it may differ from the regulatory model code.
No. This guide does not access Canon registration, ownership, repair or stolen-device records.
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