To me it doesn't seem like a mindgame. I often go off camera to do stuff, so if I lose my spacing due to that or hit someone because they messed up because of that I would think it was a messup. That's why I don't expect it to work I guess, because I defend myself well even off camera.
And when your both off camera a little luck is involved, since you can't be absolutely certain where your opponent is when you go for the hit.
If people mess up there spacing because of that's it's not your fault and your taking advantage, but you can't deliberately shift the camera to create the opportunities. You can use it when you see it, but since you can't control it like say a wavedash back I don't consider it something that you can control as a mindgame.