3 cameras filming and editing

Hello,
I need to shoot interviews with 2 people for my website. My budget is limited, but it's important for me to make it look professional as I can.
My plan is like this: I'll use 3 cameras - one as main and the other 2 - c.u for each person. For audio recording I'll use 2 wireless lavalier microphones - which I'll connect to one of the cameras. I'll record it on SD card, and than edit the footage with premiere, using the multy camera editing.
From the research I did in the internet I've found that for our budget the best camcorder is: Canon VIXIA HF R200 - the only one in that price range that has audio input port.
Microphones - I'll use the Azden 330LT UHF On-Camera Dual Bodypack System.
For the editing I'll use laptop - Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 15.6".
This is my plan, consider my budget and other limitation.
I'll be happy to hear opinions about it, and if anyone has suggestions of other ways to do it.
Thank you.

Your plan and equipment sound up to par to me.
Your screen real-estate may be a bit tight but remember; you only need windows open that you are using. You don't need every Premiere Pro window option open. You can always hook up an external monitor if need be.
Since you plan on shooting AVCHD, I would suggest you look into editing with intermediates as they may give you better performance during a multicam edit.
Take extra time to match your camera colors as best you can during the shoot so you don't have to apply any FX to your angles on the timeline. If you want a certain look you can then nest and add it to the final Multicam mixed (flattened to one track) timeline effecting all shots equally.

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