A man who pretended to be talking on his phone while appearing to 'upskirt' a woman with his camera was caught out - when then flash went off.

In the footage, the shifty man in a green shirt keeps looking around while he was supposedly talking on his phone at the mall in Quezon City, Philippines, last Sunday afternoon.

Another person started recording him when he noticed that the alleged pervert's phone camera was actually on, instead of it showing the call settings.

He appears to be pointing the camera at the legs of a woman sitting on the steps behind him when the smartphone's camera flash illuminates.

The woman behind him is wearing a set of tights and skirt which are the uniform of one of the shops in the mall.

The filmer, David Ventura, 22, said: ''He was pretending to be on a call but I could see that the camera screen was showing on his phone.

''He was acting suspiciously and kept looking around. Then the flash went off when he was pointing the camera at the woman's legs. I think he has been caught out.''

The man quickly disappeared after his camera flash lit up the area and the woman he was allegedly photographing has not been identified.

Footage of the incidents alarmed locals who viewed it on social media.

One said: "You son of a b***h. You are embarrassing. I would enjoy strangling you!"

Another commented: ''Haha. You can see on the phone’s screen that he was using the camera. He was probably scared, that is why he ran down the steps!''

A man who pretended to be talking on his phone while appearing to 'upskirt' a woman with his camera was caught out - when then flash went off.

In the footage, the shifty man in a green shirt keeps looking around while he was supposedly talking on his phone at the mall in Quezon City, Philippines, last Sunday (16/09) afternoon.

Another person started recording him when he noticed that the alleged pervert's phone camera was actually on, instead of it showing the call settings.

He appears to be pointing the camera at the legs of a woman sitting on the steps behind him when the smartphone's camera flash illuminates.

The woman behind him is wearing a set of tights and skirt which are the uniform of one of the shops in the mall.

The filmer, David Ventura, 22, said: ''He was pretending to be on a call but I could see that the camera screen was showing on his phone.

''He was acting suspiciously and kept looking around. Then then flash went off when he was pointing the camera at the woman's legs. I think he has been caught out.''

The man quickly disappeared after his camera flash lit up the area and the woman he was allegedly photographing has not been identified.

Footage of the incidents alarmed locals who viewed it on social media.

One said: "You son of a b***h. You are embarrassing. I would enjoy strangling you!"

Another commented: ''Haha. You can see on the phone’s screen that he was using the camera. He was probably scared, that is why he ran down the steps!''