We have evaluated the performances of the following six interpolation schemes used for win-dow deformation in particle image velocimetry (PIV): the linear, quadratic, B-spline, cubic, sinc, Lagrange interpolations. Artificially generated images comprised of particles of diameter in a range pixel were investigated. Three particle diameters were selected for detailed evaluation: pixel with a constant particle concentration $0.02particle/pixel^2$. Two flow patterns were considered: uniform and shear flows. The mean and random errors, and the computation times of the interpolation schemes were determined and compared.