A thermographic camera control method for controlling a thermographic camera (2: 2a), the thermographic camera control method comprising: starting at a time c0 and then periodically correcting (S102; S112; S122; S132; S142; S202; S212; S222; S242; S252) a display temperature of a temperature distribution image every time a first interval elapses from the time c0; and starting at a time t0 and then acquiring (S103; S114; S124; S133; S143; S207; S215; S218; S225; S230; S247; S257) the temperature distribution image by periodically imaging a temperature measurement target by the thermographic camera (2; 2a) every time a second interval elapses from the time t0, wherein the acquiring (S103; S114; S124; S133; S143; S207; S215; S218; S225; S230; S247; S257) the temperature distribution image includes imaging the temperature measurement target after elapse of a standby time, the standby time being shorter than the second interval and starting from the correcting (S102; S112; S122; S132; S142; S202; S212; S222; S242; S252) the display temperature, and the first interval and the second interval are the same N seconds, characterized in that the standby time is a time during which imaging the temperature measurement target is waited until k seconds have elapsed from the start of the correction of the display temperature and decided based on a display temperature of a temperature distribution image of a reference object different from the temperature measurement target before the correcting the display temperature, the time t0 is a time after the k seconds have elapsed from the time c0, and the method further comprising changing the standby time based on the display temperature of the temperature distribution image. starting at a time c0 and then periodically correcting (S102; S112; S122; S132; S142; S202; S212; S222; S242; S252) a display temperature of a temperature distribution image every time a first interval elapses from the time c0; and starting at a time t0 and then acquiring (S103; S114; S124; S133; S143; S207; S215; S218; S225; S230; S247; S257) the temperature distribution image by periodically imaging a temperature measurement target by the thermographic camera (2; 2a) every time a second interval elapses from the time t0, wherein the acquiring (S103; S114; S124; S133; S143; S207; S215; S218; S225; S230; S247; S257) the temperature distribution image includes imaging the temperature measurement target after elapse of a standby time, the standby time being shorter than the second interval and starting from the correcting (S102; S112; S122; S132; S142; S202; S212; S222; S242; S252) the display temperature, and the first interval and the second interval are the same N seconds, characterized in that the standby time is a time during which imaging the temperature measurement target is waited until k seconds have elapsed from the start of the correction of the display temperature and decided based on a display temperature of a temperature distribution image of a reference object different from the temperature measurement target before the correcting the display temperature, the time t0 is a time after the k seconds have elapsed from the time c0, and the method further comprising changing the standby time based on the display temperature of the temperature distribution image.