The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera records 2560 x 1440 video, connects over 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi with Bluetooth pairing, accepts microSD cards up to 256GB, and is in stock at Mascom International for KSh 6,100. Find it at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD, open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera runs on a USB Type-C cable at DC 5V, so any spare phone charger keeps it live. Motorised pan reaches 355 degrees horizontally and tilt reaches 180 degrees vertically, letting one unit watch a full room.
Landlords in Kileleshwa, shopkeepers along Tom Mboya Street, and parents leaving children with a house help all face the same gap: nobody watches the room when they leave it. The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera closes that gap for KSh 6,100. Two-way audio with echo cancellation lets you speak into the room from your phone, whether you are in a Westlands meeting or driving Mombasa Road. Human detection sends a phone alert only when a person moves, not when a curtain does, so your notifications stay useful instead of noisy. Infrared night viewing reaches 8 to 10 metres in a fully dark room.
Most cameras under KSh 7,000 in Kenya are fixed 1080p units that see one corner and nothing else. The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera records at 2560 x 1440 roughly 1.8 times the pixel count of 1080p and rotates to cover the rest. Customers at Mascom International consistently report that the wider view removes the need for a second camera, which is where the real saving sits. Buy the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera at our Nairobi CBD counter, or order on +254 708 852 521 for pay-on-arrival delivery to any of Kenya's 47 counties.
Common Questions About the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera
Is the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera worth KSh 6,100 in Kenya's market?
Yes, mainly because of what it replaces. A fixed 1080p indoor camera costs KSh 3,500 to KSh 4,500 and watches one angle only. Two of them cost more than KSh 7,000 and still leave blind spots between views. The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera covers 355 degrees from one mounting point at KSh 6,100, and records at 2560 x 1440 rather than 1920 x 1080. That extra resolution is what lets you read a face or a number plate on playback instead of guessing at a blur.
How much of a room does the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera actually see?
Effectively all of it. Horizontal rotation runs to 355 degrees and vertical tilt runs to 180 degrees, both driven by a motor you steer from the phone app by swiping. Mounted on a shelf in a 4-metre by 4-metre sitting room, one Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera reaches every doorway, window and corner. The 5-degree gap in the horizontal sweep sits behind the mount itself. Place the unit against a wall and that gap faces the wall, so nothing useful is lost.
Does the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera work with Safaricom Home Fibre and Airtel routers?
It works with any standard home router, including Safaricom Home Fibre, Faiba, Zuku and Airtel 4G MiFi units. Dual-band support matters here. The 2.4GHz band travels further through Kenyan block walls and reaches a camera two rooms from the router. The 5GHz band carries more data, so live 1440P playback stays smooth when you are on the same network. Pick 5GHz if the camera sits near the router; pick 2.4GHz if walls sit between them.
How clear is the footage after dark?
Clear enough to identify a person across a normal room. Two infrared LEDs light the space invisibly to the eye, reaching 8 to 10 metres in complete darkness. Output switches to black and white in this mode, which is standard for infrared. In a bedroom or shop with the lights off, that range covers the full room. 3D noise reduction cleans grain from the low-light picture, and wide dynamic range balances a bright window against a dark interior during the day.
What memory card do I need, and how many days of recording fit?
The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera takes a microSD card up to 256GB, sold separately at Mascom International. Buy a Class 10 or U3 card rated for continuous recording; ordinary phone cards fail early under 24-hour writing. On motion-triggered recording, a 128GB card typically holds three to four weeks of clips for a normal household. Continuous 1440P recording fills the same card in roughly seven to nine days before the oldest footage is written over automatically.
Can I speak to people in the room through the camera?
Yes. A built-in microphone and speaker carry two-way audio with echo cancellation, so voices come through without the howling feedback cheaper units produce. Hold the talk button in the Powerology app and your voice plays through the camera speaker. Parents use this to check on children after school. Shop owners in Nairobi CBD use it to speak to staff at the counter. Duka owners at home use it to answer a customer standing at the door.
How much internet data does the camera consume monthly?
Standby uses very little. The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera only streams when you open the live view or when it uploads a motion clip, so background use stays under 2GB monthly on a typical setup. Live 1440P viewing consumes roughly 1GB per hour. If you watch the feed for ten minutes daily on Safaricom Home Fibre, monthly use lands near 5GB. Recording to the microSD card locally uses no internet data at all.
What happens during a power cut or internet outage?
The camera has no internal battery, so a blackout stops recording until power returns. Kenyan homes with a small UPS or an inverter keep the unit running through short KPLC cuts, since it draws only DC 5V over Type-C. If power stays on but internet drops, local recording to the microSD card continues without interruption. Remote viewing and phone alerts resume automatically once the connection returns. Nothing recorded to the card is lost during the outage.
Who should buy the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera?
Parents with young children and domestic staff at home; shopkeepers watching a counter or stockroom in Nairobi CBD, Nakuru or Kisumu; landlords securing a common corridor; and small office managers in Westlands or Upper Hill covering a reception area. It suits anyone who needs one indoor unit to watch a whole room rather than a single fixed angle. It is not built for outdoor use there is no weather rating, so keep it under a roof.
Technical Specifications
Image Sensor and Video Output
- 4MP sensor records at 2560 x 1440, holding facial detail a 1080p camera loses at the same distance
- 1440P video at 20 frames per second, smooth enough to follow a person walking across a room
- 3D noise reduction strips grain from low-light footage, keeping evening recordings usable rather than mushy
- Wide dynamic range balances bright windows against dark interiors, so daytime doorway shots stay readable
- H.264 compression keeps file sizes small, stretching how many days fit on one microSD card
- Fixed lens covers a standard room without optical zoom; digital zoom crops into recorded footage
Motorised Pan, Tilt and Zoom Coverage
- Horizontal pan spans 355 degrees, letting one mounting point replace the coverage of three fixed cameras
- Vertical tilt spans 180 degrees, reaching from ceiling corners down to the floor directly beneath
- Motor steering runs from the phone app by swiping, no ladder or manual repositioning needed
- Preset positions save frequently watched spots such as a doorway, till point or cot
- Human tracking follows a moving person across the room automatically once detection is switched on
- Digital zoom pulls closer into a saved clip during playback for face or object identification
Night Vision and Low-Light Handling
- Two infrared LEDs reach 8 to 10 metres in complete darkness, covering an ordinary Kenyan bedroom or shop floor
- Infrared output switches the picture to black and white automatically as room light drops
- Invisible infrared light produces no visible glow, so nobody in the room notices the camera working
- Automatic day and night switching needs no schedule setting from the app
- Effective range covers a 4-metre by 4-metre room corner to corner without extra lighting
Detection, Alerts and Alarm Features
- AI human detection alerts only on people, cutting false pings from curtains, fans and passing insects
- Adjustable sensitivity levels let you reduce alerts in a busy sitting room or raise them overnight
- Custom activity zones limit detection to a doorway or till area, ignoring the rest of the frame
- Built-in alarm sounds a siren through the speaker, enough to interrupt an intruder mid-search
- Motion-triggered clips push to your phone within seconds through the Powerology app
- Video calling support lets you check the room from the app the way you place a normal call
Wireless Connectivity and App Control
- Dual-band WiFi runs on 2.4GHz for wall penetration or 5GHz for smoother live 1440P streaming
- Bluetooth-assisted pairing finds the camera automatically during setup, skipping QR code scanning
- AP mode setup with QR scanning remains available if Bluetooth pairing fails on older phones
- Powerology app runs on Android and iOS, free from Google Play and the App Store
- Multiple phones view the same camera, so both parents watch one feed from separate handsets
- Works with Safaricom Home Fibre, Faiba, Zuku, Airtel MiFi and standard Kenyan routers
Storage, Power and Build
- microSD slot accepts cards up to 256GB, sold separately at Mascom International from KSh 1,200
- Cloud storage available as a subscription option through the Powerology app for off-site backup
- Loop recording writes over the oldest footage automatically once the card fills, no manual clearing
- USB Type-C input at DC 5V runs from any spare phone charger or a small UPS
- Working temperature range of -10°C to 50°C covers Mombasa humidity and Nyandarua cold alike
- Indoor-only white housing with no weather rating; mount under a roof, never on an open wall
Package Contents
Every Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera from Mascom International ships with:
- Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera in white
- USB Type-C power cable
- Mounting screws and bracket for wall or ceiling fitting
- QR code card linking to the full user manual
- Warranty documentation
Note:The microSD card is not included. Mascom International stocks 64GB, 128GB and 256GB SanDisk cards rated for continuous recording, and our counter staff will format and fit one for you before you leave.
Warranty
The Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera carries a 12-month Mascom International warranty covering manufacturing defects under normal indoor use. Our Nairobi CBD service desk handles claims directly no shipping the unit abroad and waiting months for an answer. Bring the camera and your receipt to Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, and we resolve it in person.
Where to Buy the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera in Kenya
Mascom International stocks the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera in white at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. Walk in Monday through Saturday between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to test the pan and tilt controls on a live unit before committing, and our team will help you install the Powerology app on your phone at the counter.
Three ways to order:
- Call or WhatsApp +254 708 852 521
- Email info@mascomintl.com
- Order through www.mascomintl.com
Pay-on-arrival delivery reaches every Kenyan county. Nairobi and its environs receive the Powerology 4MP Indoor PTZ Camera the same day. Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Thika, Machakos and other major towns receive delivery within 1 business day, with Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River and Turkana taking 2 to 3 business days. You inspect the sealed box and pay only once the camera reaches you.
Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate specifications, current KSh pricing and after-sales support handled by people you can walk in and talk to. Every camera we stock comes with the same honest spec sheet, whether you collect it from Kimathi Street or receive it in Kakamega.
