This camera suits Nairobi homeowners, shop and duka owners, M-Pesa agents, landlords running rental compounds, and small business managers protecting godowns or offices. Many Kenyan premises still rely on cameras that only record after a break-in has happened. The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO flips that order. When it detects a person crossing a boundary line at night, it flashes red and blue lights, sounds a siren, and lets you speak through the built-in speaker. That warning often stops an intruder before any loss occurs, which matters for unattended shops and gated estate gates.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya who sell cameras without setup guidance, Mascom International stocks the Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO with full pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties. Users consistently report clear colour footage at night thanks to WizColor low-light imaging, plus fewer false alerts because the camera separates people and vehicles from moving leaves or stray dogs. At Mascom International, we are seeing strong demand for active-deterrence cameras across Nairobi estates and county towns. Visit our Kimathi Street store to test the Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO live before you buy.

This camera actively scares intruders away instead of only recording them. It pairs red and blue flashing warning lights with a built-in siren and a speaker for two-way talk, so you can warn a trespasser in real time from your phone. A standard CCTV camera gives you footage only after the damage is done. The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO adds deep-learning detection that tells people apart from vehicles, cutting the nuisance alerts that flood basic motion-only cameras at night.

The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO records colour video in low light using WizColor technology and a warm white light reaching up to 30 metres. When light drops further, it switches to infrared, also rated to 30 metres, for black-and-white footage. This dual illumination means you read faces, clothing colours, and number plates at your gate at 2am, not just grey shapes. For Kenyan compounds during KPLC outages, the camera keeps watching as long as your PoE switch or router has backup power.

Yes. The camera connects to the free Dahua DMSS app on Android and iPhone for live viewing, playback, and two-way talk from anywhere with internet. Set it up on your Safaricom Home Fibre, Faiba, or Airtel router, and you watch your shop or home remotely. The app sends push alerts when a person crosses a tripwire or enters a marked zone. You speak directly through the camera speaker to warn intruders or greet visitors, all without standing in the room.

The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO uses H.265 and H.265+ coding to shrink file sizes and bandwidth, so continuous recording stays affordable on a home fibre line. Footage saves to a microSD card of up to 512GB inserted in the camera, to a Dahua NVR, or to a network drive. A 256GB card holds many days of motion-triggered clips at 4MP. AcuPick lets you search recorded video for a specific person or vehicle in seconds rather than scrubbing through hours of footage.

Yes, it carries an IP67 rating, meaning it resists dust and heavy rain and works from -40 to 60 degrees Celsius. That covers Nairobi's wet seasons, Mombasa humidity, and dusty upcountry compounds without trouble. The eyeball housing mounts on a wall or ceiling at a gate, shopfront, or parking bay. The 800-gram metal body with a 122mm by 116mm footprint stays firm in wind once bolted to the supplied bracket.

The 4MP 1/1.8-inch sensor captures roughly twice the detail of a 2MP camera, so you zoom into a face or number plate and still read it clearly. Cheaper cameras blur at that point. This model also adds active deterrence, person and vehicle filtering, and two-way audio that budget units lack. For a shop, duka, or rental gate where evidence quality decides whether police can act, the extra resolution and the live warning features earn back the KSh 16,500 quickly.

Yes. A single Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable carries both power and data, so you run one network cable to the camera instead of a separate power line. This simplifies installs on gates, perimeter walls, and high mounting points. The camera also accepts a 12V DC adapter where PoE is not available. It sips only 4.5 watts on PoE, so it adds almost nothing to your power bill even running 24 hours a day.

The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO is in stock at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD, for KSh 16,500. Walk in Monday to Saturday between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to see the night colour footage and test the siren and two-way talk yourself. Our team helps you pick the right microSD card, PoE switch, or NVR for your home or business. We also arrange pay-on-arrival delivery countrywide.

The Dahua IPC-HDW3449H-ASE-PV-PRO carries a 12-month warranty through Mascom International covering manufacturing defects under normal use. [WARRANTY UNVERIFIED: confirm whether Dahua's official Kenya warranty for this model runs 24 months before publishing the heading figure above; adjust both the heading "24 Months Warranty" line and this paragraph to match.] Our Nairobi CBD service desk handles any warranty claims directly.

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Our Nairobi CBD service desk handles after-sales support directly, including help with DMSS app setup and PoE wiring. Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for honest specifications, accurate pricing, and reliable warranty backing on every security camera we stock.