Olympus IS-1 - Manual (Page 24)

* Press the shutter release button fully to start
the selftimer.
The shutter will be released 12 seconds later.
*To cancel the selftimer during operation, press
the SELF button.
NOTE: To prevent light from entering the viewfinder,
do not remove your eye from the viewfinder
until the selftimer has been activated.
The viewfinder indicators will disappear, and the
red AF illuminator on the front of the camera and
on the LCD panel will blink.
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