Kenya's content creators, church media teams, online tutors, and mobile gamers all hit the same wall: the console or camera produces a clean HDMI feed, but the laptop has no way to see it. The UGREEN CM716 USB HD Video Capture Card closes that gap for KSh 2,800 instead of the KSh 18,000 an internal PCIe capture card costs locally. Videographers shooting weddings in Karen use it to feed a DSLR into Zoom as a proper camera. Lecturers at JKUAT and Kenyatta University record lesson demonstrations straight from a document camera.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya who stock unbranded capture dongles with no warranty paperwork, Mascom International supplies the genuine UGREEN CM716 carrying model code 25854. Users consistently report stable three-hour streams with no dropouts and no audio drift, which cheap no-name units rarely manage. At Mascom International, we're seeing steady weekly demand from Nairobi's live-streaming churches and from esports organisers who need dependable gear at a workable price. Walk into our Kimathi Street shop to test the UGREEN CM716 against your own laptop, or order it countrywide with pay-on-arrival delivery.

The CM716 takes an HDMI signal from a device your computer cannot normally read and turns it into a standard webcam feed. Plug a PS5, a Canon DSLR, or a decoder into the HDMI port, connect the other end to your laptop, and the footage appears in OBS Studio or Zoom as a selectable camera source. Your computer then records it to disk or pushes it live. Nothing installs, and no wall adapter is involved anywhere in the chain. One cable in, one cable out, and the source device carries on working normally.

The 4K at 30Hz figure describes what the HDMI port tolerates, not what reaches your recording. The CM716 hands your computer up to 1080p at 60 frames per second, or 2K at 30 frames per second. That means a PS5 running in 4K still connects without a black screen, because the console signal is scaled down before capture. For YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, and Zoom, 1080p60 is the resolution most Kenyan upload lines can realistically sustain anyway. Higher capture resolutions would need a costlier USB 3.0 card and far more bandwidth.

Yes, with one condition on PlayStation. The CM716 captures Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series consoles straight away. PS4 and PS5 need HDCP copy protection switched off first, a toggle inside the console's HDMI settings menu. Once HDCP is disabled, gameplay records normally. HDCP-locked sources such as Blu-ray players, streaming sticks, and pay-TV decoders showing protected content will produce a blank screen, and that restriction comes from the content owners rather than the hardware. Every capture card sold in Kenya behaves the same way here.

Android phones and tablets on Android 5.0 or later work, and iPads work once updated to iPadOS 17 or higher. iPhones do not, because Apple has never enabled UVC camera input on iOS. UVC simply means the device treats the CM716 as an ordinary webcam with no driver needed. This matters for Kenyan creators shooting on location, where an iPad becomes a monitor for a DSLR or a portable screen for a console at a gaming event. Bring your tablet to our Kimathi Street counter and we will confirm it detects the card.

OBS Studio, XSplit, PotPlayer, and QuickTime Player all pick up the CM716 as a video source, and so do Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Because the card follows the UVC standard, any application that can select a webcam can select this one. OBS Studio is free and remains the choice for most Nairobi streamers. Add the CM716 under Video Capture Device, set 1920x1080 at 60fps, and the feed appears in the preview window. Audio arrives on the same source, so there is no second device to configure.

At KSh 2,800, the CM716 undercuts what most Kenyan retailers charge for the same UGREEN 25854 unit, which commonly sits nearer KSh 3,200. Internal PCIe capture cards start around KSh 18,000 and demand a desktop with a spare slot. For creators streaming a few hours weekly, recording tutorials, or pushing a church service to Facebook Live, the CM716 handles the job at a small fraction of that outlay. Buyers throughout Kenya tell us the pricing is what decides it, especially for creators building a first streaming setup on a limited budget.

Plan for 6 to 10 Mbps of steady upload for a clean 1080p60 broadcast. Safaricom Home Fibre, Faiba, and Zuku packages from 20 Mbps upward generally cope, though upload figures vary by plan and should be confirmed. Mobile hotspots on Safaricom or Airtel 4G manage 720p streams but fluctuate during busy evening hours. Recording locally to your hard drive needs no internet at all, so you capture first, edit later, and upload overnight when bandwidth frees up across the household.

Mobile gamers streaming console sessions, videographers using a DSLR as a meeting camera, church media volunteers broadcasting Sunday services, online tutors demonstrating on a second screen, and journalists pulling feeds from a decoder. At Mascom International, we're witnessing steady sales to Nairobi's small production houses and to schools building recording corners. If your source device has an HDMI socket and your computer has a spare USB port, the CM716 fits. It suits anyone who needs one clean feed rather than a full studio switcher.

The UGREEN CM716 retail box from Mascom International contains the capture card with its attached 2-in-1 USB-A and USB-C tail, a printed user manual with quick-start diagrams, and UGREEN warranty documentation. No HDMI cable ships inside, since the HDMI port is female and takes a standard cable. Mascom International stocks UGREEN 1-metre and 2-metre HDMI cables separately for buyers who still need one.

The UGREEN CM716 USB HD Video Capture Card carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects under normal use, alongside UGREEN's 12-month regional cover on materials and workmanship. Keep your Mascom receipt as proof of purchase. Our Nairobi CBD service desk handles claims directly, with no need to ship the unit to a distant processing centre.

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Every unit ships with the 6-month Mascom warranty stated above, with claims coordinated from our Nairobi CBD service desk.

Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate specifications, current Kenyan pricing, and practical setup help. Our team walks new streamers through OBS Studio configuration over WhatsApp after purchase.