The raw sensor data for a digital camera looks something like this https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Normal_and_Bayer_Filter_(120px-Colorful_spring_garden

The raw sensor data for a digital camera looks something like this https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Normal_and_Bayer_Filter_(120px-Colorful_spring_garden).png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Normal_and_Bayer_Fil... In addition to the colour grading and interpolation, lens defects might be 'fixed' before you ever get data on disk. ML is just really good interpolation.