? Preserve raw .mp4 quality on export?

Hi.
I am using a Sanyo FH1 that saves files with the .mp4 extension.
I can edit video files within the camera and it creates new files with the exact same quality as the original footage.
My feeling is that if a little camera can edit footage so well then my PC + premiere should be able to do the same.
The problem is that I can't seem to find the settings that will give me the same quality as the original footage while retaining approximately the same file size. I have been trying to keep it all in the same extension (.mp4) so I am choosing the H.264 option when exporting and then fiddling with the settings under that.
I have tried with small 10 second clips and many different export media options in premiere, but there is a noticeable loss of quality AND the playback in both Windows Media Player and Quicktime is a little choppy compared to the smooth original footage.
Help.
Thanks.

The source video is coming directly from my camera.
I selected recording mode:
Frame size: 1280 x 720
Frame rate: 30p  (29.97 fps)
Field Order: Progressive
Codec: The manual says "Video clips conform to the ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264"
None of the default export settings match this exactly so I've been picking H.264 first then changing frame size and frame rate to match the source video. One setting that puzzles me is at the very bottom called bitrate and it's on sliders.
I just want to be able to cut and paste the source video in Premiere the same way I do in the camera without loss of quality or making the file size much bigger. The camera can do it so I know it's possible.
Thanks

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