The invention relates to a conveyor dishwasher (1) for cleaning wash ware, wherein the conveyor dishwasher (1) has at least one wash zone (6, 7, 8, 9) and at least one final rinse zone (10), as well as a transport device (2) for transporting wash ware through the at least one wash zone (6, 7, 8, 9) and the at least one final rinse zone (10). According to the invention, it is particularly provided that the conveyor dishwasher (1) has a camera
system (34) which is arranged above or below or laterally to the transport device (2) and is designed to
record at least one image of an area of the transport device (2), preferably continuously or at predetermined or definable times and / or events, wherein an evaluation device (35) is also provided, which is designed to determine a preferably average degree of soiling of the wash ware,which was present in the area of the transport device (2) at the time of the
image capture, and / or to determine a preferably average type of soiling of the items to be washed that were present in the area of the transport device (2) at the time of the
image capture, wherein the evaluation device (35) is further designed to carry out
machine diagnostics, preferably automatically and even more preferably optionally automatically, depending on the determined, in particular average, degree of soiling of the items to be washed and / or depending on the determined, in particular average, type of soiling of the items to be washed.