Premiere CS4 + JVC GY-HM100 MP4 clips

Hello -
The new JVC GY-HM100 records video and audio to SDHC cards in .MOV or .MP4 formats. MOV is best for FCP of course, but MP4 is supposed to be best for Premiere. Well, 1280 x 720/30p MP4 footage does not play back OR burn to DVD with audio in sync. Is the setting XDCAM EX? HDV? What has worked for everyone?
http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/tech_desc.jsp?model_id=MDL101845&feature_id=02

this is not completely right.
after shooting in different compressions with this camera, 1080 25, 50, 720, etc, I have imported the folder in Premiere CS4.
the result was that in the first 2 clips recorded in 1080/50 HQ the audio was ok, but the audio on the last 2 clips recorded in 720/50 have the same problem. all the clips were recorded one after the other and nothing have been changed in the SDHC card (this was not formated).
and thinking that the project was open as XDCAM EX 720 not 1080

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