The Manhattan Optical Night Hawk is a late-19th/early-20th-century American detective camera, a class of compact box-form plate cameras designed to be used discreetly. Manhattan Optical Company of New York produced cameras of this type during the period when detective-style designs were a recognised category in the US market.

Sales data for the Night Hawk is extremely limited: a single UK auction hammer result in 2020 sells for £208, which on its own gives no meaningful range or median for what the camera is worth today in 2026. With only one wholesale saleroom data point available, the price a Night Hawk fetches at auction now would depend heavily on completeness, cosmetic condition and whether the original case and plate holders are present.