Our new A2 has arrived and our first impressions with it are very good. Image stabilisation works really well and autofocus is very fast. I took some more photos of the Juncos a couple of days ago and they turned out very well.
Obviously, we still need to put the camera through its paces, but I already think we're going to be very happy with this purchase.
I've ordered a telephoto lens and a wide-angle lens to improve the versatility of the camera. A quick flash of the firmware was enough to add support for these attachments via one of the camera's menus.
Now I just have to put the 7Hi up on eBay at the weekend and try to recoup some of our money.