diff --git a/modules/core/include/visp3/core/vpImageFilter.h b/modules/core/include/visp3/core/vpImageFilter.h
index 2af1b1513c..a977d73509 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/visp3/core/vpImageFilter.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/visp3/core/vpImageFilter.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class VISP_EXPORT vpImageFilter
     CANNY_COUNT_BACKEND = 2 //! Number of supported backends
   } vpCannyBackendType;
 
+  static std::string vpCannyBackendTypeList(const std::string &pref = "<", const std::string &sep = " , ",
+                                                         const std::string &suf = ">");
+
   static std::string vpCannyBackendTypeToString(const vpCannyBackendType &type);
 
   static vpCannyBackendType vpCannyBackendTypeFromString(const std::string &name);
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@ class VISP_EXPORT vpImageFilter
     CANNY_COUNT_FILTERING = 2 //! Number of supported backends
   } vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType;
 
+  static std::string vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeList(const std::string &pref = "<", const std::string &sep = " , ",
+                                                         const std::string &suf = ">");
+
   static std::string vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeToString(const vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType &type);
 
   static vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeFromString(const std::string &name);
diff --git a/modules/core/src/image/vpImageFilter.cpp b/modules/core/src/image/vpImageFilter.cpp
index f2fc84a2da..ad33a28fd3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/image/vpImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/image/vpImageFilter.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@
 #include <visp3/core/vpIoTools.h>
 #include <visp3/core/vpRGBa.h>
 
+/**
+ * \brief Get the list of available vpCannyBackendType.
+ *
+ * \param[in] pref The prefix of the list.
+ * \param[in] sep The separator between two elements of the list.
+ * \param[in] suf The suffix of the list.
+ * \return std::string The list of available items.
+ */
+std::string vpImageFilter::vpCannyBackendTypeList(const std::string &pref, const std::string &sep,
+                                                  const std::string &suf)
+{
+  std::string list(pref);
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < vpCannyBackendType::CANNY_COUNT_BACKEND - 1; i++) {
+    vpCannyBackendType type = (vpCannyBackendType)i;
+    list += vpCannyBackendTypeToString(type);
+    list += sep;
+  }
+  vpCannyBackendType type = (vpCannyBackendType)(vpCannyBackendType::CANNY_COUNT_BACKEND - 1);
+  list += vpCannyBackendTypeToString(type);
+  list += suf;
+  return list;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Cast a \b vpImageFilter::vpCannyBackendTypeToString into a string, to know its name.
  *
@@ -83,6 +106,29 @@ vpImageFilter::vpCannyBackendType vpImageFilter::vpCannyBackendTypeFromString(co
   return type;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Get the list of available vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType.
+ *
+ * \param[in] pref The prefix of the list.
+ * \param[in] sep The separator between two elements of the list.
+ * \param[in] suf The suffix of the list.
+ * \return std::string The list of available items.
+ */
+std::string vpImageFilter::vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeList(const std::string &pref, const std::string &sep,
+                                                  const std::string &suf)
+{
+  std::string list(pref);
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType::CANNY_COUNT_FILTERING - 1; i++) {
+    vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType type = (vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType)i;
+    list += vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeToString(type);
+    list += sep;
+  }
+  vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType type = (vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType)(CANNY_COUNT_FILTERING - 1);
+  list += vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeToString(type);
+  list += suf;
+  return list;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Cast a \b vpImageFilter::vpCannyFilteringAndGradientType into a string, to know its name.
  *
diff --git a/tutorial/image/tutorial-canny.cpp b/tutorial/image/tutorial-canny.cpp
index 6e133f5da9..e75e6c16cb 100644
--- a/tutorial/image/tutorial-canny.cpp
+++ b/tutorial/image/tutorial-canny.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void usage(const std::string &softName)
     << std::endl;
   std::cout << "\t-f, --filter" << std::endl
     << "\t\tPermits to choose the type of filter to apply to compute the gradient."
+    << "\t\tAvailable values = " << vpImageFilter::vpCannyFilteringAndGradientTypeList() << std::endl
     << std::endl;
   std::cout << "\t-r, --ratio" << std::endl
     << "\t\tPermits to set the lower and upper thresholds ratio of the vpCanny class."
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ void usage(const std::string &softName)
     << std::endl;
   std::cout << "\t-b, --backend" << std::endl
     << "\t\tPermits to use the vpImageFilter::canny method for comparison."
+    << "\t\tAvailable values = " << vpImageFilter::vpCannyBackendTypeList() << std::endl
     << std::endl;
   std::cout << "\t-h, --help" << std::endl
     << "\t\tPermits to display the different arguments this software handles."