The question I have, is why would the girls not have asked the guy who was filming this to take their picture? He should have been easily the best choice. When I have asked others to take my picture (always someone I know, by the way), I have observed that often they do not hold the digital camera steady and I get a blurry photo, or they push the movie button on my Nikon Coolpix.
I am sure that many a camera and phone has been stolen in this way, even though this film might be staged and bogus.