Change background image onclick with easing

Question

I am implementing a site and I would like to change background images on click but with ease, like fade in fade out or whatever.

The onclick part is implemented with Jquery but I am struggling with the easing part.

I have searched the Web for this but every solution is using a div only in a small part of the page.

The problem for me is that I use these divs as a whole page, 100% width and height and I have content in front of the divs.

I thought about using sprites and animate the background position but that doesn't help because I want my page to be responsive and I have percentage on background url and sprites need you to declare fixed width (correct me if I'm wrong).

Also I must add that behind the divs there is an other div, so changing opacity solution can't help. I am implementing a site like this: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote3-gear/

HTML:

<div class="Page" id="feauture3">
    <div id="feauture3_content">
        <div id="feauture3_1"><strong>Menu1</strong></div>
        <div id="feauture3_2"><strong>Menu2</strong></div>
        <div id="feauture3_3"><strong>Menu3</strong></div>
        <div id="feauture3_4"><strong>Menu4</strong></div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS:

#feauture3_1:hover {
        background-color:#f2af95;
        cursor:pointer;
}

#feauture3_2:hover {
        background-color:#f2af95;
        cursor:pointer;
}

#feauture3_3:hover {
        background-color:#f2af95;
        cursor:pointer;
}

#feauture3_4:hover {
        background-color:#f2af95;
        cursor:pointer;
}

#feauture3 {
        position: fixed;
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
        background: url('http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/gallery/2013-kawasaki-ninja-z800-z800e/2013-kawasaki-ninja-z800-02.jpg') 50% 50% no-repeat;
        left:0; 
        background-size: cover;
        background-color:#e18764;
        color:red;
}

Jquery:

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
       $("#feauture3_1").click(function(){
       $("#feauture3").css('background-image','url("http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20B/Kawasaki%20Ninja%20650R%2013.jpg")');
    });

    $("#feauture3_2").click(function(){
        $("#feauture3").css('background-image','url("http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31700000/HOT-BABE-KAWASAKI-Z1000-motorcycles-31778270-1920-1200.jpg")')
    });

    $("#feauture3_3").click(function(){
        $("#feauture3").css('background-image','url("http://b296d35169b22ec514a7-3f0e5c3ce41f2ca4459ddb89d451f8d9.r21.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Kawasaki-Z1-by-Ac-Sanctuary-.jpg")')
    });

    $("#feauture3_4").click(function(){
        $("#feauture3").css('background-image','url("http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ar4zyO_Ws4M/UekF8jk7nRI/AAAAAAAA1q4/ugQZlRGTLkk/s1600/Kawasaki-Z-1000-.jpg")')
    });

});

Fiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/9pWhN/1/

Thanks for your time.

Edit: I finally used a simple $("#feauture3").css('background-image','url("image")') and set a background-color to the whole div that matches the images(the real project dont have motorcycles as images). This was quite acceptable and I used this solution.

Answer 1

How about css transitions ?

#feauture3 {
    position: fixed;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    background: url('http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/gallery/2013-kawasaki-ninja-z800-z800e/2013-kawasaki-ninja-z800-02.jpg') 50% 50% no-repeat;
    left:0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-color:#e18764;
    color:red;
    -webkit-transition:all 1.4s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition:all 1.4s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition:all 1.4s ease-in-out;
}

Try this fiddle