Aperture of 1.8 is not all great

[kave]

I have tested the Mini 5 now for two days. For landscape photos it is quite unsharp I am afraid. I compare it to my old Mavic 2 Zoom side by side.
The 1.8 aperture gives us a very short depth of field, so when taking landscape photos, a large part of the photo might not be in focus when viewing it at 100%.
When taking photos of something flat, the Mini 5 is sharp. and in focus.

 

[GadgetGuy]

The wider fixed aperture has a much shallower depth of field, so you have to choose your focus carefully, or focus stack multiple images, depending upon your point of interest in the photo. Auto focus will likely select the background rather than the foreground. One or the other will be slightly out of focus in aerial landscapes.

 

[kave]

In fact, I haven't seen reviewers mentioning this as an issue even with the Air 3S with it's fixed aperture.
I will have to save up to a Mavic 4 then.

 

[Meta4]

The 1.8 aperture gives us a very short depth of field, so when taking landscape photos, a large part of the photo might not be in focus when viewing it at 100%.

That doesn't sound correct.
The lens should have plenty of depth of field whether the aperture was f2.8 or f1.8.
It's a wideangle lens and wideangle lenses have lots of DoF.

In fact, I haven't seen reviewers mentioning this as an issue even with the Air 3S with it's fixed aperture.

Doesn't that suggest that this isn't a problem?

Can you post a couple of examples?
Upload original jpg files to Google Drive or similar and post a link here.

 

[kave]

I will try to find som photos that compares my Mavic 2 with my Mini 5, but here is one of the reviewers I found now when searching for it:

DJI Mini 5 Pro Review: Should You Get One For Drone Photography?

I tested the DJI Mini 5 Pro before its release, allowing me to thoroughly find out what this little powerhouse has to offer from a photographer's perspective!

jvn.photo