Project settings for Nikon D3100 HD-Pro CS3

Hey everyone, I'm totally new to all of this, and recently got a Nikon D3100. I was able to get a license of Premiere Pro CS3 from work, so I decided to start playing with the HD video on the Nikon.
So my question is, which new project settings should I be using to maintain the quality of the original content from the camera? I'm currently shooting 1080p at 24fps. I'm asking because when I go to edit the video, there seems to be a drop off in quality when I'm editing it. And then when I go to export it with Media Encoder, there is also quite a drop off in quality as well. I've tried a bunch of different settings, but since I'm so new to this, I don't really know what I'm doing when I adjust the settings.
All I really want right now is to be able to maintain the quality of the original footage while I'm working with it, and then when I export it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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