Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good point and shoot
Comment: We wanted a compact, easy to use camera with a reasonable optical zoom and this camera is just that. No bells and whistles (no audio inputs, no manual controls) but easy, nice pictures, and most important it's small. You must get a longer-life battery.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DCR-HC62 - USB Download Problems
Comment: Sony does not tell that you can't download your videos from the camera via the usb port. You have to us the Ilink / Firewire port; which ment I had to buy an $80 computer card and a $50 Sony cable. I regret this purchase.
Shirley
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camcorder!
Comment: Although this is my first camcorder, i am very impressed with this model. For $300, you get a lot, night shot plus, image stabilize, 25x zoom, many available accessories that will make your productions profession looking. The video quality is really good, along with audio, the colors are true and the camcorder focuses well. The battery they give you lasts a while, but i would recommend the FH70, it lasts a lot longer. Overall i am pleased with my purchase, it got here on standard shipping in 2 days, thanks amazon!
Customer Rating:
Summary: No video cable to transfer to computer
Comment: USB is only for still pictures, for video need to buy other cable (i-link also known as FireWire). Sony should have included this cable.
Other wise it's pretty simple and good camcorder.
I really don't see any difference between HC-48 and this one.
Summary: Good point and shoot
Comment: We wanted a compact, easy to use camera with a reasonable optical zoom and this camera is just that. No bells and whistles (no audio inputs, no manual controls) but easy, nice pictures, and most important it's small. You must get a longer-life battery.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DCR-HC62 - USB Download Problems
Comment: Sony does not tell that you can't download your videos from the camera via the usb port. You have to us the Ilink / Firewire port; which ment I had to buy an $80 computer card and a $50 Sony cable. I regret this purchase.
Shirley
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camcorder!
Comment: Although this is my first camcorder, i am very impressed with this model. For $300, you get a lot, night shot plus, image stabilize, 25x zoom, many available accessories that will make your productions profession looking. The video quality is really good, along with audio, the colors are true and the camcorder focuses well. The battery they give you lasts a while, but i would recommend the FH70, it lasts a lot longer. Overall i am pleased with my purchase, it got here on standard shipping in 2 days, thanks amazon!
Customer Rating:
Summary: No video cable to transfer to computer
Comment: USB is only for still pictures, for video need to buy other cable (i-link also known as FireWire). Sony should have included this cable.
Other wise it's pretty simple and good camcorder.
I really don't see any difference between HC-48 and this one.