Photos not very sharp

[cameraz]

I was hoping that with the ability to take 48MP RAW images, the pictures taken with my Mini 3 would have better quality than those taken with my Mavic Mini. But that doesn't seem to be the case. In this crop of the full photo, the brickwork on the building and bridge has very little definition. The camera was in default settings; I haven't changed a thing. Although maybe I should ...

 

[cameraz]

I was hoping that with the ability to take 48MP RAW images, the pictures taken with my Mini 3 would have better quality than those taken with my Mavic Mini. But that doesn't seem to be the case. In this crop of the full photo, the brickwork on the building and bridge has very little definition. The camera was in default settings; I haven't changed a thing. Although maybe I should ...

For comparison, here is a shot taken with my Mavic Mini.

 

[cameraz]

BTW, while I'm talking about my Mini 3, I was flying about 800-1,000 feet away under sunny, clear skies, with no obstructions in between me and the drone. However, when I moved the controller sticks to turn or do other functions, there often was a big lag (I mean several seconds) before the drone would respond. Sometimes the response was so long that I was wondering if I was pressing on the stick hard enough. And then the drone would suddenly jerk into position. If I had been taking a video, it would have been impossible to make a smooth transition in directions. I never had this problem with my Mavic Mini, no matter how far away from me it was. And yes, I was pointing the controller's antennas directly at the Mini 3. I am very disappointed with this drone.

 

[Meta4]

I was hoping that with the ability to take 48MP RAW images, the pictures taken with my Mini 3 would have better quality than those taken with my Mavic Mini. But that doesn't seem to be the case. In this crop of the full photo, the brickwork on the building and bridge has very little definition. The camera was in default settings; I haven't changed a thing. Although maybe I should ...

Can you upload the original image file to Google Drive, Dropbox or similar and post a link so we can check tha actual image rather than a cropped and shrunken version here?

 

[cameraz]

Can you upload the original image file to Google Drive, Dropbox or similar and post a link so we can check tha actual image rather than a cropped and shrunken version here?

I'll try. Here is the full photo in a Dropbox folder:

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

 

[Meta4]

I was hoping that with the ability to take 48MP RAW images, the pictures taken with my Mini 3 would have better quality than those taken with my Mavic Mini. But that doesn't seem to be the case. In this crop of the full photo, the brickwork on the building and bridge has very little definition. The camera was in default settings; I haven't changed a thing. Although maybe I should ...

The image isn't as bad as you suggested.
The section of the image you cropped is overexposed, so it looks a little hazy.
But after adjusting the exposure, it shows plenty of detail considering that you are looking at <2% of the image.

After correcting the exposure it looks like this: click twice on the image to see it at full size.