Hi David!
On paper AVCHD sounds great but the fact that it is compressed takes it’s toll on the computer and what I “DON’T” want (studders etc etc) is something that isn’t smooth to edit
Memory based cams are nice but the fact that they are heavily compressed are going to be a big problem in Premiere.
For me and the budget I’m on the HV30 or HV40 (Don’t really know the difference between these two cams apart from the price) seems to be the way to go although they are not perfect (no smooth manual focusing etc etc).
Thanks for your input David!