Image reader

An image reader includes a document table having a platen plate placed on an upper surface of the document table; a document table cover supported at an upper end of the document table in a pivotable manner; a first image sensor which is provided in the document table and is actuated in parallel with the platen plate by means of a sensor drive mechanism; a document moving mechanism for causing the document to move along a document transport path formed in the document table cover; and a second image sensor fixed to the document table cover so as to be situated at a position above the document transport path. A track of the document, which moves through the document transport path, passes through a focal point (scan point) of the first image sensor achieved when the first image sensor is situated at a standby position.