Method for optimizing a noise of a camera, in particular a handheld thermal imaging camera

The invention relates to a method for a noise optimization of a camera (10), in particular a handheld thermal imaging camera (12), by means of the camera (10) are detected in at least one step (62) images, wherein in at least one step (64) at least one movement parameter by means of at least one sensor unit (22) of the camera (10) is detected and wherein in at least one step (68), an averaging of image data is carried out by images acquired by means of a computing unit (56) of the camera (10). It is suggested that at least a number of to be averaged images is determined in at least one step (66) at least in dependence of an intensity, in particular a rate of change of the detected movement parameter by means of the computing unit (56) of the camera (10).