Canon XA10 Recommended Sequence Settings

The Canon XA10 is new to me. I am shooting in FXP 30p.
Anyone familiar with the camera and using .MTS footage in Premiere I would appreciate your advices...
Should my sequence settings be the default (new sequence from clip) "AVC-Intra 100 1080i" or should I manually switch them to "AVCHD 1080p30" and ignore the warning about mismatch?
FYI: My output will be to DVD and also a .WMV file to play on a computer.
Thanks.

OK, doing some more research. When I look at the clip properties it is listed as 1920x1080 1.0 29.97i UFF, not progressive. If I go to Modify Clip the field order is listed as Field Order from File: Upper Field First and I have the option to Conform to: Progressive Scan
I'm confused because I thought i Interlaced was for broadcast TV and progressive was better for editing on a timeline for things like web video, adding effects and combining with other footage.
Should I modify the clip to be progressive you think? Another question, if I just change the Sequence Settings to be AVCHD 1080p is that enough or would I still need to modify the clip as well? It's so hard to find this info on Adobe's site or in any books.
Not sure why Canon would list the setting as progressive but it is wrapped as interlaced. After Googling I see this is the case and I'm not the only one who has noticed this, but I see no recommendations.
Thanks.

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OK, doing some more research. When I look at the clip properties it is listed as 1920x1080 1.0 29.97i UFF, not progressive. If I go to Modify Clip the field order is listed as Field Order from File: Upper Field First and I have the option to Conform to: Progressive Scan
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