Kenyan homeowners, shopkeepers, and compound managers face the same problem at night: most cameras drop to grainy black-and-white footage that hides faces and number plates. The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO answers this with 24-hour full-colour capture, holding colour images out to 50 metres using its warm light. That difference matters when reviewing who entered a gate at 2 AM or which boda boda passed a shopfront.

At Mascom International, we're seeing strong demand from M-Pesa agents, hardware shops, schools, and gated estates across Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu. Buyers throughout Kenya tell us they want one camera that records detail after dark without a separate floodlight. The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO covers that need at KSh 6,300, and Mascom International ships it countrywide with pay-on-arrival delivery so you confirm the unit before paying.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO records full-colour video around the clock, not the usual black-and-white IR footage. Its 1/1.8-inch sensor gathers more light than smaller chips, and a built-in warm light reaches 50 metres, so faces and clothing colours stay visible across a yard or shopfront. WizColor tuning pulls usable colour from streetlights, security lamps, and moonlight. For a Nairobi compound gate or a Kisumu shop frontage, this means you can describe an intruder by shirt colour, not just shape, when reporting to police or insurers.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO uses a dedicated WizSense AI chip that classifies moving objects as human or vehicle before raising an alarm. This filters out the false triggers that flood ordinary motion cameras during Kenyan rain, swaying trees, dogs, or passing insects near the lens. SMD Plus, tripwire, and intrusion detection let you draw a line across a gate or a box around a parking bay. The camera then alerts you only when a person or car crosses it, cutting wasted notifications and saving recorder storage for events that actually matter.

At KSh 6,300, the Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO sits well below most 4MP full-colour cameras with AI classification on the Kenyan market. You get a 1/1.8-inch sensor, 50-metre warm light, and human and vehicle detection in one outdoor-rated unit. Spread across a typical three-year service life, that works out to under KSh 6 per day for round-the-clock cover of a gate, till point, or stockroom. For shopkeepers and homeowners weighing a single quality camera against several cheaper blurry ones, this unit covers more useful ground.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO draws power over its network cable through PoE, so it stays on as long as your switch or recorder has power. Pairing it with an NVR on a small UPS keeps recording running through short Kenya Power interruptions, a common gap in many home setups. The camera also accepts a wide input voltage, which steadies it against the supply fluctuations common in parts of the country. One cable for both data and power also cuts installation cost, since you skip running a separate mains line to the wall.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO accepts a microSD card up to 256GB inserted directly in the camera, giving local backup even if the main recorder is stolen or fails. Using H.265 compression, that card holds several days of continuous 4MP footage, and far longer when set to record only AI-flagged events. Most installations pair the camera with an NVR for longer retention, but the onboard card is a useful safety net for M-Pesa shops and homes where the recorder sits in an exposed spot.

Yes. The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO connects to the free DMSS mobile app through Dahua's P2P service, letting you watch live and recorded video on your phone over Safaricom, Airtel, or home Wi-Fi. You can check your shop from a matatu, your gate from the office in Upper Hill, or your rural home from town. Push alerts arrive when the camera detects a person or vehicle. The same feed opens on a computer through a browser or Dahua's desktop software, so staff can monitor several sites from one screen.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO carries an IP67 rating, meaning it is fully dust-tight and survives immersion in one metre of water for 30 minutes. That covers heavy long-rains downpours in Nairobi and Kisumu and the fine dust of dry upcountry seasons in places like Garissa or Nakuru. The sealed metal-and-polymer housing mounts on exterior walls, eaves, and gateposts without an extra cover. Built-in lightning and surge protection on the network port adds a layer against the storm spikes that damage exposed outdoor electronics during Kenyan rainy seasons.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO speaks ONVIF Profile S, G, and T, so it pairs with Dahua NVRs and most third-party recorders that follow the ONVIF standard. For the simplest setup, connect it to a Dahua PoE NVR and it powers up and records automatically. The camera also supports direct viewing without any recorder using its onboard microSD card and the DMSS app. Our team at Mascom International can advise which NVR and PoE switch suit the number of cameras and the cable runs at your site.

The Dahua DH-HFW2449TL-S-PRO carries a 12-month Mascom International warranty covering manufacturing and hardware defects under normal use. Our Nairobi CBD service desk handles diagnostics and replacement directly for customers across all 47 Kenyan counties throughout the warranty period.

Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate product specifications, current Kenyan market pricing, and direct after-sales support from our Nairobi CBD store. Our team can also advise on the right PoE switch, NVR, and cabling to match the number of cameras and the layout of your home, shop, or compound.