As others above have said, it'll be a while before this ruling makes a bit of a difference on the street. If you whip out your phone and start recording, you will still be at risk of some officer attempting to confiscate your phone or have you arrested. If the situation allows, it seems to me quite valid to let the officer know that "I fully intend intend to comply with any summons to court to provide this video as evidence. In the meanwhile, the chain of evidence of this video will remain as clear as possible: I will keep my camera and the footage safe until a court requires it." I suppose this will inspire some officers to add a charge of resisting arrest to your docket, but that's the cost of eternal vigilance, I suppose.
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Re: Citizen Duty
As others above have said, it'll be a while before this ruling makes a bit of a difference on the street. If you whip out your phone and start recording, you will still be at risk of some officer attempting to confiscate your phone or have you arrested. If the situation allows, it seems to me quite valid to let the officer know that "I fully intend intend to comply with any summons to court to provide this video as evidence. In the meanwhile, the chain of evidence of this video will remain as clear as possible: I will keep my camera and the footage safe until a court requires it." I suppose this will inspire some officers to add a charge of resisting arrest to your docket, but that's the cost of eternal vigilance, I suppose.