Electronic camera with over-sampling filter and method for over-sampling and interpolating electronic camera image data

An electronic camera generating output image data representing an image of an object, the output image data being for display by a display device including an array of display pixels each having a square aspect ratio, the electronic camera comprising:

• solid-state imaging means for generating analog image data in response to light received from the object and in response to a sampling clock having a sampling clock rate, the solid-state imaging means, including an array of imaging pixels each having a rectangular aspect ratio;
• analog-to-digital converting means for converting the analog image data into digital image data at a clock rate corresponding to the sampling clock rate;
• digital video processing means, connected to the analog-to-digital converting means, for processing the digital image data to generate video image data;
• over-sampling means for over-sampling the digital image data N times to generate over-sampled image data;
• interpolating means for interpolating the over-sampled image data from the over-sampling means to provide the output image data at a display clock rate, the display clock rate being different from the sampling clock rate and being chosen, in relation to the sampling clock rate, such that, when the output image data are displayed by the display device including the array of display pixels each having a square aspect ratio, the image is geometrically undistorted.