Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD

I am planning on purchasing two Panasonic HDC-MDH1 cameras for weddings and events. These cameras record in AVCHD ; MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant) as the supplier says. Is this compatible with Adobe Premiere?
I have read some threads that said that it is not really supported by Premiere and can use some advice.
Thank you.
Jonah

Ok guys, I am not too good of an expert here. So I hope you can bare with me on this.
I am gonna be shooting weddings mostly with these cams. Actually, it is the price that was very tempting being around $1000. My other option is Canon XF100 which should be around double that price. Anyway here are my questions:
1. Should I go for Panasonic or Canon XF100?
2. Knowing that I might need to deliver on BluRay, what resolution should I shoot at? 1080p, 1080i, or 720p or any other res? Compatibilty with PP is important.
3. Saying I did go for Panasonic which shoots in AVCHD, what format can I convert my footage to, and which converter should I use so I can maintain as much quality as I can?
I am a PC uder with windows 8 Premiere 6.
Again, thank you all for the feedback and the time.
Jonah

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