Jittery footage with Sony NX5u

Not sure if this is a camera question or editing, but I'll try the question in this forum first.
I've filmed a dozen projects with my new Sony NX5u cameras but am just now getting around to editing the first one (big mistake ).
Video is SD 720x480 60i. When I play it back it is fine on the computer monitor as well as the HD preview monitor (although the interlacing is bad - separate question probably) but when I burn it to DVD using iDVD and play it back on a regular SD television (not flatscreen / HD) it plays back very jittery, as if I filmed it with 1/30 shutter speed or in 24p and wasn't smooth. Even the static shots jitter but it's much worse with pans. The above setting on this camera should be the same as my older tape cameras (Panasonic DVX 100 series), right? 30 fps equals 60i.
First off, could this be a camera issue or an editing/settings issue? Secondly, is there a fix?
Oh, I have tried adding the deinterlace filter and MAYBE there is a slight improvement but not much.
Thank you very much,
Eric

The exported clip:
Format: Apple ProRes 422, 720 x 480 (640 x 480), Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz
FPS: 29.97
Data Rate: 42.73Mbit/sec
Current size: 640x480 pixels (actual)
The original clip:
Format: Apple ProRes 422, 720 x 480 (640 x 480), Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Left, 48.000 kHz
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Right, 48.000 kHz
FPS: 29.97
Data Rate: 42.89
640x480 pixels (actual)

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