Import mpg video into Premiere Pro CS6

When I try to import video taken with a Sony Handicam DCR SX63 I get a "There was an error decompressing audio or video". In searching this issue I find many people with the same issue but never a resolution. Is there one? That a novice could implement??
MPG format is clearly stated to be compatible. Copied directly from camera to computer via USB it plays just fine. Converting it to a different format (MP4) with DVDVideoSoft Free Studio I can import it into Premiere Pro and do my splicing / editing.
But.. my end result is not as clear (and files are much larger) so feel if I could use the original and stay in that format.. my results would be much better.
My project is very simple.. combine some clips, remove some bad footage and burn to a DVD.. any advice on alternate formats would be appreciated as well.
Thank you for your time
Ralph

Thank you for your time John.
Your last link deals with taking files off a SD card.. this is not my case but there is mention of renaming files creating a problem. So.. I re-download all my video from my camera using Windows Explore and copied the entire folder and root (Videos\MP_ROOT\101PNV01). My previous download using Windows Media.. did in fact rename the files. However I get the same error when trying to import with Premiere Pro.
In my previous searches for a solution I was pointed to your mediainfo applet.. running that on any of the newly downloaded video gives me this report: Open to more suggestions..
From MediaInfo:
General
CompleteName                     : D:\Videos\MP_ROOT\101PNV01\M2U00026.MPG
Format                           : MPEG-PS
FileSize/String                  : 77.7 MiB
Duration/String                  : 1mn 9s
OverallBitRate_Mode/String       : Variable
OverallBitRate/String            : 9 371 Kbps
Video
ID/String                        : 224 (0xE0)
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format_Version                   : Version 2
Format_Profile                   : Main@Main
Format_Settings_BVOP/String      : Yes
Format_Settings_Matrix/String    : Custom
Format_Settings_GOP              : M=3, N=15
Duration/String                  : 1mn 9s
BitRate_Mode/String              : Variable
BitRate/String                   : 8 929 Kbps
BitRate_Maximum/String           : 9 100 Kbps
Width/String                     : 720 pixels
Height/String                    : 480 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String        : 16:9
FrameRate/String                 : 29.970 fps
Standard                         : NTSC
ColorSpace                       : YUV
ChromaSubsampling                : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String                  : 8 bits
ScanType/String                  : Interlaced
ScanOrder/String                 : Top Field First
Compression_Mode/String          : Lossy
Bits-(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.862
TimeCode_FirstFrame              : 00:00:00:00
TimeCode_Source                  : Group of pictures header
StreamSize/String                : 74.0 MiB (95%)
Audio
ID/String                        : 189 (0xBD)-128 (0x80)
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Format_Settings_ModeExtension    : CM (complete main)
Format_Settings_Endianness       : Big
MuxingMode                       : DVD-Video
Duration/String                  : 1mn 9s
BitRate_Mode/String              : Constant
BitRate/String                   : 256 Kbps
Channel(s)/String                : 2 channels
ChannelPositions                 : Front: L R
SamplingRate/String              : 48.0 KHz
BitDepth/String                  : 16 bits
Compression_Mode/String          : Lossy
Video_Delay/String               : -70ms
StreamSize/String                : 2.12 MiB (3%)

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