Panasonic AVCHD HA format HDC-SD900

I've read many posts around this topic but I remain unsure about the formats to use when editing and exporting. Despite years of home editing with Premier Pro.
Current Environment is CS6 , Panasonic HDC-SD900 camera. Recording in HA mode.     UK.   PAL mode.   Laptop Dell.  8Gig RAM. W7.  GE Force GT555M gaphics card.
My issue is marrying up the formats of the original recordings and keeping the quality in my epxorted editied 'sequences'. 
SO several questions...
Just what are the characteristics of Panasonics AVCHD HA  -  I know its  1920*1080 ,  17Mbs VBR.  But ....
Is it Anaorphic or not ?
Is it Interlaced or not ?
Is it Square Pixels or not ?
What Sequence settings should I use for editiing ?
My Requirements.
To be able to edit  footage (in CS6) and export edited "SEQUENCES"  (via Media Encoder 6) in the closest format to orginal recorded so that I have a  "MASTER version of the Sequence, that is also viewable in PC players.   Eg. an  .mp4  (in H264 format - if that is the best)
I want to be able to select and view these "Sequences" from a HDD  (eg NAS or laptopn) for playback on PC, Laptop or streamed to a HD TV  via DLNA or whatever... 
I also want to be able to use these same MASTER Sequences, import them into ENCORE 6,  to create Blu-Ray Disc in the future. 
I currently output the sequences as M2v for DVD creation.  So all is fine there.  Cant avoid that quality drop.
My problem.
If I view the edited sequence (based on the 1080i 25 preset I am currently using), via Media Player, then pausing a moving (panning) camera shot of people  will show a paused image with each individual person having a ghost shadow of themselves.  Whereas if I play the original AVCHD clip then a paused screen at the same spot shows an perfect clear  quality image. No ghosting.
Where am I losing the quality ? 
Thanks
Kev

I realise the camera can record in 1080p50.  This is selected by  physical Button on the camera.  That is its highest setting. But I AM NOT using this.
I am recording in HA 1920 setting. Its not clear what this mode properties are. It is settable on the touch screen menu (and greyed out if/when the 1080p50 mode is selected).  
Bringin me back to one of my initial questions...  is HA 1920  interlaced or progressive.  I can find no way of determining this other than PPro will select 1080i25 if I leave it to decide the 'sequence settings' for the m2ts clip.
As a test....
I tried creating a 'sequence' in PPro CS6 at 50p mode but, as expected, when I drag my HA1920 .m2ts clip into it, it tells me the sequence settings do not match.
SO...
I accepted the settings that PPro auto sets up... (1080i25) for the 'sequence' and then I exported  using H.264 / "HD 1080p 25" preset. It seems to solve the issue. 
i.e. Its' easier to watch a panning shot and it pauses with a perfect image (unlike the image above).
THIS IS PROGRESS....  THanks.
However.....
Having the Ppro "Sequence" settiings at 1080p25 ALSO seem to give excellent results when exported at H.264 / "HD 1080p 25". Same output quality. No blurring and identical file sizes.
So this leaves me still slightly confused. What is the difference in edit mode ? Does it actually matter for editing and is it all in the export mode used?
I'd just like to ensure that I edit and export in a mode that is as close to shoot quality and minimal conversion/degradation/recoding or whatever, from the original M2TS file.
Still slightly confused but thanks for the help..

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